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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>talking just from my anecdotal experience, I have been using the
8.0.0 previews for several weeks now and I didn't have any
problems regarding the database, the program just opened as usual
and I could already see my photos. From a user perspective it's no
different from opening a 7.x version, no visible migration or
anything.</p>
<p>I even accidentally opened the 7.9 version more than once
afterwards, and I didn't have a single issue either.</p>
<p>So yeah, make a backup of your database, but personally I
wouldn't worry, things just worked for me.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">El 16/2/23 a les 10:56, Bob Bourg ha
escrit:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
am eager to try out the new features of the 8.0.0 pre-release
especially related to exiftool and HEIC images, but I was
hoping you could comment
on database compatibility. <span></span>I will
backup my database before proceeding, and I accept any risks
in the pre-release.<span></span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1)
I assume that I can upgrade to 8.0.0 without rebuilding my
existing 7.9.0 database?<span></span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2)
If I make updates to the database and to image metadata with
the exiftool backend in 8.0.0, would it be possible to
downgrade back to 7.9.0 but use the modified database? I
don't anticipate wanting to do this, but I am just trying to
understand what work might be lost if I have to downgrade.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks
to the team for a great application!<span></span></p>
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