Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-18 Thread Peter Mc Donough
Am 17.08.2015 um 23:24 schrieb john: > On 08/17/2015 01:13 PM, darktable-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > ... > I have learned that I should be using Darktable to copy the raw files to > the local drive, but somehow I never actually do it that way. I think > that would reduce the skull

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-18 Thread Jan Kundrát
On Tuesday, 18 August 2015 11:57:03 CEST, Patrik Marschalik wrote: > your approach with git-annex sounds very interesting. Could you please > explain it in a little more detail. Hi Patrik, I'm afraid I don't have anything to add -- just read git-annex' manual. There's nothing DT-specific in my wo

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-18 Thread Patrik Marschalik
Hi Jan, your approach with git-annex sounds very interesting. Could you please explain it in a little more detail. Thanks, Patrik On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:36:06PM +0200, Jan Kundrát wrote: > On Monday, 17 August 2015 23:24:55 CEST, john wrote: > > I know how I've been trying to do this, and

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread Urs Schütz
On 08/17/15 18:29, J. Paul Bissonnette wrote: > On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:16:07 -0700 > darkta...@911networks.com wrote: > >> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:04:37 -0300 >> "J. Paul Bissonnette" wrote: >> >>> First I use gparted to format the drive and give it a label >>> eg photos. then In darktable I would

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread Jan Kundrát
On Monday, 17 August 2015 23:24:55 CEST, john wrote: > I know how I've been trying to do this, and I also feel like I need > advice. I believe the OP means that he uses an external USB drive to > store his files, but does not always edit them directly on the USB > drive. For me, the external d

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread J. Paul Bissonnette
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:16:07 -0700 darkta...@911networks.com wrote: > On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:04:37 -0300 > "J. Paul Bissonnette" wrote: > > >First I use gparted to format the drive and give it a label > >eg photos. then In darktable I would import the files > >from /media/myhome/photos/. This wa

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread john
On 08/17/2015 01:13 PM, darktable-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Hi, Use a file manager and copy the files in question, go to your USB > drive and paste the files... Could you please clarify your question > and add more context to it? On 08/17/2015 09:40 PM, > darkta...@911networks

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread darktable
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:04:37 -0300 "J. Paul Bissonnette" wrote: >First I use gparted to format the drive and give it a label >eg photos. then In darktable I would import the files >from /media/myhome/photos/. This way I do not have to work where the >drive is mounted in, just that it it is mounte

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread J. Paul Bissonnette
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:13:40 -0400 Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * darkta...@911networks.com [08-17-15 > 15:42]: > > What the best way of using an external USB drive to store the raw > > files? > > If it is not permanently mounted, I don't believe there is a > "best"way as your library/database wil

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread darktable
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:52:36 +0200 Sebastian wrote: > >Could you please clarify your question and add more context to it? I have over a 600Gb on an external USB drive (my external library). I'd like to start using DT on it. I have been using DT for the last 3 month. Lightroom has the smart prev

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* darkta...@911networks.com [08-17-15 15:42]: > What the best way of using an external USB drive to store the raw > files? If it is not permanently mounted, I don't believe there is a "best"way as your library/database will be inconsistant, ie: files will be missing when the external drive is not

Re: [Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread Sebastian
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, Use a file manager and copy the files in question, go to your USB drive and paste the files... Could you please clarify your question and add more context to it? On 08/17/2015 09:40 PM, darkta...@911networks.com wrote: > Hi, > > What the best

[Darktable-users] External USB drive

2015-08-17 Thread darktable
Hi, What the best way of using an external USB drive to store the raw files? -- sknahT vyS -- ___ Darktable-users mailing list Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://l