Re: [darktable-user] Setting up darktable newly from scratch
Hallo Peter, a new setup and a new import will take long time and maybe the result is nearly the same as before because database and xmp-files "should have" the same content. But you will loose your preferences, styles, preview-cache, ... > some things were .. not copyed You can use "preferences / storage / look for updated xmp files on startup" to synchronize the database with the xmp's. Changes on pictures, done with a second system (laptop/desktop) will be imported. Switch to "on", restart darktable, switch "off" after sync for a quicker start. > a lot of unnecessary things have accumulated in the database. Have a look at "history stack" / "compress history". This will delete all iterations and attempts and reduce the stack to the final result. (This compression will not happen with a re-import.) To clean up you can manually delete unused styles or unused tags (assigned to 0 pictures). Frank Am 09.07.22 um 07:24 schrieb Peter Schlaufer: Hello and thank you Sorry, I did not write it correctly, since I was copyig the config and cache folders between laptop and desktop backwards and forwards and in one of these operations some things were (presumably) not copyed and I get the full informations on xmp's. But I do have a full copy of some ten days ago. Anyway thank you for the help Regards Peter Schlaufer Am 08.07.22 um 15:53 schrieb Willy Williams: I, like Maurizio, would prefer to understand what you term "unnecessary things". If you're going to do a clean install of darktable 4.0, on which operating system, Windows, Linux or Mac? The locations will vary with the O/S. To address your specific questions: * Is this a good idea? - Don't know since you haven't been more specific. * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the files, do they automatically fit in the new import? - If you tell darktable where to look for the files, it will also find the sidecar files associated with the image files, if they're maintained in the same folder as the images. * Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? - If you're uninstalling a prior version of darktable, first back up all your darktable user config and library files (on Windows - C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\darktable), then delete the folder in Windows before doing the delete/reboot/installation. * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new setup. - This is YOUR option when it comes to importing. * Does anyone have a recommenation? - See the above four responses. Willy Williams ** On 7/8/2022 at 5:29, Peter Schlaufer wrote: Hello everybody I am with darktable since three years, in this time a lot of unnecessary things have accumulated in the database. For this reason I am thinking about setting up the program completely new an I think the new darktable 4.0 woul be a good time to do this.. My data are on a external ssd drive. Of course I woul make a saving of these data before deleting the existing application. I am aware, that I would have to import all the pictures again, now my questions: * Is this a good idea? * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the files, do they automatically fit in the new import? * Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new setup. * Does anyone have a recommenation? I appreciate your help -- Kind regards from Switzerland Peter Schlaufer pe...@schlaufer.ch darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: [darktable-user] Setting up darktable newly from scratch
Hello and thank you Sorry, I did not write it correctly, since I was copyig the config and cache folders between laptop and desktop backwards and forwards and in one of these operations some things were (presumably) not copyed and I get the full informations on xmp's. But I do have a full copy of some ten days ago. Anyway thank you for the help Regards Peter Schlaufer Am 08.07.22 um 15:53 schrieb Willy Williams: I, like Maurizio, would prefer to understand what you term "unnecessary things". If you're going to do a clean install of darktable 4.0, on which operating system, Windows, Linux or Mac? The locations will vary with the O/S. To address your specific questions: * Is this a good idea? - Don't know since you haven't been more specific. * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the files, do they automatically fit in the new import? - If you tell darktable where to look for the files, it will also find the sidecar files associated with the image files, if they're maintained in the same folder as the images. * Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? - If you're uninstalling a prior version of darktable, first back up all your darktable user config and library files (on Windows - C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\darktable), then delete the folder in Windows before doing the delete/reboot/installation. * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new setup. - This is YOUR option when it comes to importing. * Does anyone have a recommenation? - See the above four responses. Willy Williams ** On 7/8/2022 at 5:29, Peter Schlaufer wrote: Hello everybody I am with darktable since three years, in this time a lot of unnecessary things have accumulated in the database. For this reason I am thinking about setting up the program completely new an I think the new darktable 4.0 woul be a good time to do this.. My data are on a external ssd drive. Of course I woul make a saving of these data before deleting the existing application. I am aware, that I would have to import all the pictures again, now my questions: * Is this a good idea? * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the files, do they automatically fit in the new import? * Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new setup. * Does anyone have a recommenation? I appreciate your help -- Kind regards from Switzerland Peter Schlaufer pe...@schlaufer.ch darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org -- Freundliche Grüsse Peter Schlaufer pe...@schlaufer.ch darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: [darktable-user] Setting up darktable newly from scratch
Ciao Peter, I am really curious about this but cannot understand what kind of "unnecessary things" can clutter the database. Can you be more precise? Thanks, Maurizio Il giorno ven 8 lug 2022 alle ore 12:06 Peter Schlaufer ha scritto: > Hello everybody > > I am with darktable since three years, in this time a lot of unnecessary > things have accumulated in the database. For this reason I am thinking > about setting up the program completely new an I think the new darktable > 4.0 woul be a good time to do this.. My data are on a external ssd drive. > Of course I woul make a saving of these data before deleting the existing > application. > > I am aware, that I would have to import all the pictures again, now my > questions: > >- Is this a good idea? >- As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the >files, do they automatically fit in the new import? >- Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? >- Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new >setup. >- Does anyone have a recommenation? > > I appreciate your help > > -- > Kind regards from Switzerland > Peter schlauferpe...@schlaufer.ch > > > > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
[darktable-user] Setting up darktable newly from scratch
Hello everybody I am with darktable since three years, in this time a lot of unnecessary things have accumulated in the database. For this reason I am thinking about setting up the program completely new an I think the new darktable 4.0 woul be a good time to do this.. My data are on a external ssd drive. Of course I woul make a saving of these data before deleting the existing application. I am aware, that I would have to import all the pictures again, now my questions: * Is this a good idea? * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the files, do they automatically fit in the new import? * Do I have to delete the config and cache folders manually? * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new setup. * Does anyone have a recommenation? I appreciate your help -- Kind regards from Switzerland Peter Schlaufer pe...@schlaufer.ch darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
