We'v e been unable to reproduce this since it was reported, although we have some suspicion that the GConf to GSettings conversion is behind some of the reported problems.
I noticed you're running Shotwell 0.12.3. That's quite old and a great deal of bug work has been done in the interim. I recommend upgrading to 0.14.1, available on the Yorba PPA: https://launchpad.net/~yorba/+archive/ppa -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to shotwell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975636 Title: Trouble setting library location to Pictures/Photos To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shotwell/+bug/975636/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs