On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:14:00 -0700 David Vincent-Jones <david...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to update the database other than shutting dt down? > > I am still having some system failures and find it annoying that > recently updated tags etc are lost when this happens. > Since the darktable database is stored in a sqlite3 database you can manually make a backup if you have sqlite3 installed. Darktable uses two databases: data.db and library.db. A quick way is the following (darktable needs not be shutdown when you do it) sqlite3 library.db ".backup 'library_backup.db'" sqlite3 data.db ".backup 'data_backup.db'" -- Hilsen/Regards Michael Rasmussen Get my public GnuPG keys: michael <at> rasmussen <dot> cc https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xD3C9A00E mir <at> datanom <dot> net https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xE501F51C mir <at> miras <dot> org https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?search=0xE3E80917 -------------------------------------------------------------- 'During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.' -George Orwell /usr/games/fortune -es says: He is now rising from affluence to poverty. -- Mark Twain
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