Hello and thank you

Sorry, I did not write it correctly, since I was copyig the config and cache folders between laptop and desktop backwards and forwards and in one of these operations some things were (presumably) not copyed and I get the full informations on xmp's. But I do have a full copy of some ten days ago.

Anyway thank you for the help

Regards Peter Schlaufer

Am 08.07.22 um 15:53 schrieb Willy Williams:

I, like Maurizio, would prefer to understand what you term "unnecessary things".

If you're going to do a clean install of darktable 4.0, on which operating system, Windows, Linux or Mac?  The locations will vary with the O/S.

To address your specific questions:

  * Is this a good idea? - Don't know since you haven't been more
    specific.
  * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the
    files, do they automatically fit in the new import? - If you tell
    darktable where to look for the files, it will also find the
    sidecar files associated with the image files, if they're
    maintained in the same folder as the images.
  * Do I have to delete  the config and cache folders manually? - If
    you're uninstalling a prior version of darktable, first back up
    all your darktable user config and library files (on Windows -
    C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\darktable), then delete the
    folder in Windows before doing the delete/reboot/installation.
  * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new
    setup. - This is YOUR option when it comes to importing.
  * Does anyone have a recommenation? - See the above four responses.

Willy Williams

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On 7/8/2022 at 5:29, Peter Schlaufer wrote:

Hello everybody

I am with darktable since three years, in this time a lot of unnecessary things have accumulated in the database. For this reason I am thinking about setting up the program completely new an I think the new darktable 4.0 woul be a good time to do this.. My data are on a external ssd drive. Of course I woul make a saving of these data before deleting the existing application.

I am aware, that I would have to import all the pictures again, now my questions:

  * Is this a good idea?
  * As the xmp files are also stored on the external drive with the
    files, do they automatically fit in the new import?
  * Do I have to delete  the config and cache folders manually?
  * Off course I can then only import, what I want to have in the new
    setup.
  * Does anyone have a recommenation?

I appreciate your help

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