[Digikam-users] Migration problems - Digikam 1.8 to 2.0

[Rinus Bakker]

2011/9/12 Philippe Clérié <philippe at gcal.net>

> It has not been an issue yet, because I never bothered with tags. However,
> I
> recently decided to bite the bullet and use them. I'm still trying to get
> them in my workflow.
>
> However, recent postings on the list have made me a little anxious about
> 2.0
> or 2.1 (I am using 1.9). Hence my question.
>
> Apparently some people are having problems and the proposed work-arounds
> are
> not quite what I expected.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
>
>
> Philippe
>
> ------
> The trouble with common sense is that it is so uncommon.
> <Anonymous>
>
> On Monday, 12 September 2011 14:04:29 Anders Stedtlund wrote:
> > This is not going to help but I'm just curious. (I might have missed
> > something in the conversation...)
> >
> > Do you really mean that you lose all your tags whenever you upgrade to
> > a new version? I can't remember that I ever have had that problem when
> > upgrading to a new version.
> >
> > /Anders
> >
> > 2011/9/12 Philippe Clérié <philippe at gcal.net>:
> > > On Monday, 12 September 2011 05:06:19 Photonoxx wrote:
> > >> What Rinus means is if you write your tag inside your pictures files
> > >> (embedded in their), you don't need specifically to be able to read
> > >> your   old database.
> > >>
> > >> You just can start from scratch and digikam scans the embedded
> > >> metadatas   and recreates the database from this.
> > >
> > > If that is the _official_ method to upgrade
>
I can not remember someone who said that.


> , then what is the point of
> > > having a database in the first place?
>
to name one: you can have quick search, try that if all pictures have to be
read while searching.

> > >
>

> > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Philippe
> > >
> > > ------
> > > The trouble with common sense is that it is so uncommon.
>
And the great happinez we all share is to think we have more of it than
others do.

Rinus

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