[digiKam-users] repointing new 7.5 upgrade to old 6.0 collection with existing files

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

To be sure to not break something in config files, I recommend to create a
new user account, and to start digiKam 7.5.0 from this account as well
without touching all settings from the original account. Like this there is
no risk of losing/breaking something.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mer. 26 janv. 2022 à 06:24, Ty Mayn <tyrus.mayn at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Now returned to digikam, It's time to upgrade from 6.0 to7.5
> Unfortunately I have to use windows10 for the benefit of a non linux
> collaborator.
> i have looked but not found a howto on upgrade. Can I describe my strategy
> and receive warning away from any wrong assumptions.
>       I plan to install new 7.5 with all evidence of the old 6.0 hidden.
> I will hide the existing config file digikamrc and the 4 database files.
>  After the install, I guess I will find a new default digikamrc in the path
> User/AppData/Local (if that default has not changed)
>     I expect to be greeted by a welcome wizard that will ask to point to
> some brand new folders to become albumsbut rather than follow the wizard:
>    I hope to return the database files into their original location
> specified in the older digikam RC
>     I plan to examine the new config file and pause to compare some of its
> config variables compared to the older.
>    Then  manually edit the path variables in digikamrc which point to the
> database files.
>        I am not trying to circumvent any tools that might be in the wizard
> and  may be its not oriented to starting up an all new album collection
> from scratch.
>       I am guessing the database files can serve the new version and may
> change or be repaired with  ongoing use  (unless warned away)
>     This seems to be a worthwhile approach for pointing a new program
> install to an existing collection..... unless this helpful list warns me in
> other directions.
> Thanks
> Ty
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-users/attachments/20220126/7f7beb2d/attachment.htm>