> Message du 28/03/21 06:07 > De : "August Schwerdfeger" > A : "Darktable Users List" > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [darktable-user] changing directory > > A third option (which does not involve any hand-hacking of the database) is > to open the folders collection, right-click on the root folder containing all > the misplaced images, and click "search filmroll...". This will bring up a > dialog box in which you should select the new location of that same folder.
Well, this option did not exist (or, maybe, I could not find it in the manual), 5~6 years ago, as I had to merge my pictures from several small disks to a bigger one. As the db contained paths to files in each of them, I had to directly access the db (after doing a back-up) and replace the values. As for modifying the windows drive letter, it is not a hack but a system function that any basic windows user must be able to achieve. The OP did a new install thaat modified the drive letter, the safest and fastest way IMO is to tell the computer it is wrong and reasign the letter - if possible. This often happens when preparing new computers at work : the disk is split in two partitions, but after installing from the usb key it is the key itself that is assigned the D: letter, instead of the second disk partition. > -- > August Schwerdfeger > [email protected] > > > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 6:02 PM Jean-Luc CECCOLI wrote: > > > > Message du 27/03/21 23:36 > > > De : "Jean-Luc CECCOLI" > > > A : [email protected] > > > Copie à : > > > Objet : re: [darktable-user] changing directory > > > > > > > Message du 27/03/21 17:49 > > > > De : "Jan Minekus" > > > > A : [email protected] > > > > Copie à : > > > > Objet : [darktable-user] changing directory > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > The drive letter of my darktable folder has changed when I did a new > > > > install of my computer. All files have the same structure as before. > > > > How can I change this? I would like to keep all the changes I made and > > > > be able to go back to the original version of the files. > > > > > > > > In the darktablerc file I can change the entries containing the drive > > > > letter. > > > > Is there another way to do this? > > > > In the preferences is no entry containing the path. > > > > > > > > I'm using windows 10 home 64 bits and darktable 3.4.1.1 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Jan Minekus > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Better go to windows drive manager and modify the letter so it matches > > > the previous one. > > > > > > Rgrds, > > > > > > J.-Luc > > > > Well, yes, of course, you can do that another way : directly within the db > > - this is why I did not suggest it before. > > 1- First of all, backup your library.db file > > 2- open original library.db with any sql editor. > > 3- go to the sql console window > > 4- type the two following lines : > > update film_rolls SET > > folder = replace( folder, 'new_unwnated_path_to_the_files', > > 'old_expected_path_to_the_files'); > > Be aware to replace the values between single quotes by the actual ones ! > > 5- execute the code > > > > But I still think acting directly on the drive letter is better and safer. > > > > Rgrds, > > > > J.-Luc ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
