Hi Benjamin, I just wanted to add another possibility: git annex.
I use it (successfully) for keeping my RAWs, the XMPs and the db in sync. Either over network or an external USB hard drive. Once it's set up, it's a simple matter of `git annex sync --all` and / or the usual git operations. And you can add additional backup locations easily. Cheers! On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 12:43 AM Benjamin Daines <ben@digitalsand.photography> wrote: > > In my workflow I find myself using multiple machines to work on the same > images. My configuration right now on both machines is to have DT look for > updated xmp files on start up and that seems to work pretty well. I usually > just ignore the window that pops up to tell me about newer xmp files, unless > the ones that I'm about to work on are listed, then I select those and let it > update the database. > > However, there have been some situations where my previous work has been > wiped out when opening a folder on another machine. Because of this, I now > habitually copy all my xmp files to a subfolder after working on them in > order to keep a back up, just in case. Occasionally I need to manually load > these sidecar files. > > Would an option to disable darktable's database and use just the xmp files be > a feasible option? How about using something like syncthing (Linux platform > here) to keep the database synced between multiple machines? Would doing that > cause any foreseeable issues? > > How are other people dealing with using multiple machines to work on > projects, any tips? > > Thanks. ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
