> There's a shotwell option to rename to lowercase on import maybe it got > renamed to lowercase? > > -Joe
I tried this but still only one copy of the photo on my system: # updatedb && locate 144420 /home/grant/photodump/IMG_20130303_144420.jpg # - Grant >> How are you importing the photos? Drag-and-drop or with File -> Import >> From Folder? >> >> -- Jim >> >> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks to me that you're attempting to import the same file (not a >>>> duplicate, but the same file) a second time. In other words, the file >>>> you're attempting to import is already in the library. >>>> >>>> -- Jim >>>> >>> locate only finds the file in my target folder, not in my destination >>> folder: >>> >>> # updatedb && locate IMG_20130303_144420 >>> /home/grant/photodump/IMG_20130303_144420.jpg >>> # >>> >>> But it refuses to import the file with the log message indicating it >>> has already been imported. Could shotwell have renamed the file when >>> it was copied to the destination folder? I'm on 0.14.1. >>> >>> - Grant >>> >>> >>>> There's many reasons. At the end of an import, Shotwell should give you >>>> a >>>> list explaining why photos were not imported. In Shotwell 0.14, it will >>>> offer to save a text file giving a full report. The most likely cases >>>> are >>>> that the photos were byte-for-byte duplicates of other photos (Shotwell >>>> won't import duplicates), that they are not photo files (corrupted or >>>> named >>>> incorrectly), or that Shotwell doesn't support their data format (GIF >>>> is the >>>> most prominent for example). -- Jim >>>> >>>> Hi Jim, I import and copy my photos from /home/grant/photodump/ to >>>> /home/grant/Pictures/. I have: # updatedb && locate IMG_20130303_144420 >>>> /home/grant/photodump/IMG_20130303_144420.jpg # "Shotwell Import >>>> Log.txt" >>>> says: /home/grant/photodump/IMG_20130303_144420.jpg duplicates existing >>>> media item /home/grant/photodump/IMG_20130303_144420.jpg Can you help >>>> me >>>> reconcile this? - Grant >>>> >>>> I imported/copied a large number of photos into shotwell from a folder >>>> and I >>>> was about to delete the folder but I noticed at least several photos >>>> that >>>> did not import or copy. Why would some photos import and not others? - >>>> Grant _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
