How to move computers?

[Gilles Caulier]

Le mer. 12 mars 2025 à 18:33, <digikam at sritch.com> a écrit :

> I'm planning on getting a new laptop and want to make sure that I
> don't screw up!
>
> My current setup is linux with the dk8.5.0 appimage.
>
> * The db is on the local ssd.
> * the images + xmps are on an external usb toaster hard drive (fully
>   backed up).
>
> The new laptop will also be linux with the dk8.5.0 appimage. It will
> be a 2 step process:
>
> 1. new laptop (this/next week)
> 2. new usb-c external ssd during the next black friday sale.
>
> * The db will on the local ssd
> * the images are on an external usb toaster hard drive, then
>   eventually moved to the external ssd.
>
> I was thinking of:
>
> 1. deleting all the xmps from the images
> 2. getting to rewrite all the xmps.
>
> this is to delete a lot of crud that is in the xmps that were
> also written by other apps that I haven't used in years.
>
> A: is this feasible?
>

yes. The UUID of the external disk must be the same between the 2 computers
which must be the case. UUID is stored in the database to identify where
the collections are stored in the device.

About the XMP in files, and update is just enough.

B: what about storing the DK configs?
>

Take a look to the list of config files used by digiKam in the online doc :

https://docs.digikam.org/en/getting_started/installation.html#configuration-files

Best

Gilles Caulier
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