migration data base

[Gilles Caulier]

See the screenshots and explanations here in the documentation :;

https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/collections_settings.html

Gilles Caulier

Le ven. 7 juil. 2023 à 22:53, Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a écrit :
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> The migration tool is not designed for migration from Windows to Linux. If the
> directory structure of your image collection hasn't changed, you can simply
> take over the SQLite database from Windows. You only have to update the base
> collection path in the digiKam settings under Collections (tool button with
> round circle icon).
>
> Maik
>
> Am Freitag, 7. Juli 2023, 19:35:56 CEST schrieb Remco Viëtor:
> > On vendredi 7 juillet 2023 12:57:39 CEST tomtom wrote:
> > > I want to move from windows(digikam 7.3) to ubuntu(digikam 8.0) on a
> > > new computer.
> > > I move all my images but i want to move tag and face tag on the new
> > > ubuntu computer.
> > > it's why I try to migrate the database. May be I do wrong?
> > > Best thomas
> >
> > If you still have the Windows installation, you can try to write xmp files
> > there, then move every over to the new machine and rebuild the databases.
> >
> > But that will take time, a lot of time if you have a large image
> > collection...
> >
> > Remco
> >
> > > Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > > > You are using Ubuntu's useless digiKam Snap package. Snap is a closed
> > > > container and has a sandbox. In addition, the Ubuntu Snap package does
> > > > not
> > > > include MySQL support and therefore the migration tool is not available.
> > > >
> > > > Use our AppImage under Ubuntu.
> > > >
> > > > Note: the migration tool is only required if you want to switch
> > > > databases
> > > > to SQLite <==> MySQL.
> > > >
> > > > Maik
> > > >
> > > > Am Donnerstag, 6. Juli 2023, 23:23:01 CEST schrieb tomtom:
> > > >> hello
> > > >> Where is Settings ‣ Database Migration in digikam 8.0.0 on ubuntu
> > > >> 20.04?
> > > >> In my digikam there is no data migration in the setting like it's say
> > > >> in the documentation.
> > > >> Best thomaS
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