One point I forgot: sometimes Darktable's version of the database and XMP file format changes and this change might not be backward compatible. So make sure to have the same Darktable's version on all computers (probably with major version is enough). Best regards, Guillermo
On Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 07:34 Guillermo Rozas <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to complement Romano's answer: if that option is NOT selected, the > first time you open one of those pictures the corresponding XMP file will > be overwritten with the local database info (I don't remember if on > opening, editing or closing), without asking or telling you. On Darktable > by default the truth is in the database, the XMP is just an external backup. > Best regards, > Guillermo > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 07:03 Romano Giannetti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 10/10/18 15:08, Willy Williams wrote: >> >> I have three laptops on which Darktable is installed; two Windows 10 and >> one Ubuntu Linux. I generally sync the two Windows computers' photos >> folders, including JPEGs, RAW files and XMP sidecar files. I've begun to >> wonder if I'm shooting myself in the foot by doing so. The question is >> this - are the sidecar files closely tied to an internal Darktable database >> on the computer where the work was done? Am I making the dog's breakfast >> of things by syncing files and in doing so, inadvertently getting the >> sidecar files out of sync with the unique database associated with each >> computer? >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
