Associating Collections to New Internal HDD ???

BuckSkin dmnmcg60 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 31 04:26:50 BST 2017 

Yes; Thanks; the way I blunder about I like to be certain of an emergency
plan; I will make a backup in case I mess up.

On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 9:26 PM, AndriusWild [via digiKam] <
ml+s1695700n4702666h23 at n4.nabble.com> wrote:

> Don't forget to do a backup
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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> Date: 2017-07-30 3:48 PM (GMT-07:00)
> To: [hidden email] <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702666&i=1>
> Subject: Re: Associating Collections to New Internal HDD ???
>
> Okay, Thanks !
> I can open and read digikamrc; now I just need to see if I can understand
> what I am seeing.
> I won't make any changes until I am certain of the outcome.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 3:49 PM, AndriusWild [via digiKam] <[hidden email]
> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702665&i=0>> wrote:
>
>> Your user probably has no write access to the folder or maybe digikam
>> isn't closed so it blocks access to the file. I am pretty sure the config
>> you are looking for is digikamrc
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: BuckSkin <[hidden email]
>> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702664&i=0>>
>> Date: 2017-07-30 2:42 PM (GMT-07:00)
>> To: [hidden email]
>> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702664&i=1>
>> Subject: Re: Associating Collections to New Internal HDD ???
>>
>> Thanks.
>> The first of the list = Notepad said it did not exist; however, Wordpad
>> opened it.
>> The rest of the list = I get a pop-up notice saying that the location
>> does not exist, please check my spelling and try again.
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 3:21 PM, AndriusWild [via digiKam] <[hidden
>> email] <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702663&i=0>> wrote:
>>
>>> Notepad if you are on Windows
>>> Or install double commander, navigate to the file and press F4 to edit
>>> or F3 to view.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: BuckSkin <[hidden email]
>>> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702662&i=0>>
>>> Date: 2017-07-30 2:15 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>> To: [hidden email]
>>> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702662&i=1>
>>> Subject: Re: Associating Collections to New Internal HDD ???
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Sorry to be such a dumbie; however, when I navigate to the first of the
>>> four paths you listed, I immediately get a pop-up window that asks me which
>>> program I want to open the file with; every program I have is listed (and
>>> there are many); what kind of files are these and what opens them ? Or, am
>>> I doing something wrong ?
>>>
>>> Thanks so much.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Andrew Goodbody [via digiKam] <[hidden
>>> email] <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702661&i=0>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, dll files are 'Dynamic Link Libraries' and contain executable code
>>>> that is needed to make programs run.
>>>>
>>>> The digikam configuration files are supposed to be
>>>>
>>>> ~/Local Settings/digikamrc
>>>> ~/Local Settings/digikam_tagsmanagerrc
>>>> ~/Local Settings/kipipluginsrc
>>>> ~/Local Settings/kipirc
>>>> ~/Local Settings/showfotorc
>>>> ~/Local Settings/digikam/*
>>>>
>>>> Where the ~ stands for C:\Users\<username> and you need to use \
>>>> instead
>>>> of / everywhere in that list.
>>>>
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>> On 29/07/17 19:16, BuckSkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Thanks.
>>>> > The closest thing I have found resembling a configuration file are
>>>> these
>>>> > three:
>>>> > libKF5ConfigCore dot dll
>>>> > libKF5ConfigGui dot dll
>>>> > libKF5ConfigWidgets dot dll
>>>> > Is one of these what you meant ?
>>>> > I found them in  Windows > Program Files > digiKam
>>>> >
>>>> > I have never opened a dll file before so I was afraid to mess with
>>>> them.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 10:26 AM, AndriusWild [via digiKam] <[hidden
>>>>
>>>> > email] </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702583&i=0>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >     I think you will need to close digikam, find configuration files,
>>>> >     change the drive letter there and start digikam. It might tell
>>>> that
>>>> >     drive ID has changed and ask you to confirm whether the new path
>>>> is
>>>> >     your collection and everything should work after that. I have
>>>> done
>>>> >     same on Linux but it is a bit easier on Linux since you can
>>>> connect
>>>> >     a new drive to the same mount point
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >     Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>>> >
>>>> >     -------- Original message --------
>>>> >     From: BuckSkin <[hidden email]
>>>> >     <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702582&i=0>>
>>>> >     Date: 2017-07-29 9:16 AM (GMT-07:00)
>>>> >     To: [hidden email]
>>>> >     <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4702582&i=1>
>>>>
>>>> >     Subject: Associating Collections to New Internal HDD ???
>>>> >
>>>> >     64-bit Windows 7 Pro
>>>> >
>>>> >     I have just installed a new internal secondary HDD, strictly for
>>>> my
>>>> >     photo
>>>> >     collection and gave it drive letter "A"
>>>> >     At the same time, for a back-up, I added an identical HDD in an
>>>> external
>>>> >     enclosure and assigned it "Z"
>>>> >
>>>> >     All of my digiKam collections/albums are associated with the old
>>>> >     out-grown
>>>> >     external HDD with drive letter "P"
>>>> >
>>>> >     In "settings" > Configure digiKam > Collections, I have tried
>>>> every
>>>> >     possible
>>>> >     trick that I could think of to change the old drive letter to the
>>>> >     new and
>>>> >     nothing I have tried will allow me to edit the folder path.
>>>> >
>>>> >     If I could just change all of those "P" to "A", everything else
>>>> >     remains the
>>>> >     same.
>>>> >
>>>> >     I have decided this is just not possible; if it isn't possible,
>>>> then it
>>>> >     should be; and if it is possible, then I would sure like to know
>>>> >     what I am
>>>> >     not seeing.
>>>> >
>>>> >     If I hi-lite a collection and double-click, it will allow me to
>>>> edit the
>>>> >     collection name, but nothing I do will allow me to edit the
>>>> folder path.
>>>> >
>>>> >     Thanks for reading.
>>>> >
>>>> >
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