Operating from an external hard drive

[Isaac Witmer]

I'm not sure what you mean but you can "write metadata to files"
Normally it's written to the database, sqlite file.

Which, incidentally, you can store anyway, including on that hard drive.
When I want my collection to be portable, meaning database and pictures
together, I usually put the database in my "Photos" or "Pictures" folder.
I might create a folder titled "digikam" and put all those sqlite databases
there.
Dive into the settings and see if you can find those options.  I'm not
familiar enough with windows to know how to guide you.

- Isaac


On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 10:25 AM Mark Dirksen <markdirk at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have installed DigiKam 3.0 on my C:// hard drive and have now imported
> some 2,500 pictures over to it from my D:// drive.  Looking ahead, however,
> I'm concerned that I'm making unnecessary work.
>
> Can one run DigiKam on / from an external hard drive, meaning that all the
> tags and metadata changes are registered THERE?  Or must it run on the
> primary operating system.  I see it can't run both places!
>
> If so, hooray!  But if so, how can I transfer those 2,500 pix back over to
> D:// with all their metadata intact?
>
> Thanks for your assistance and best practice thoughts.
> Mark Dirksen
>
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