Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Patrick Shanahan writes: ... darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-3.4 darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-master and if you want that these are "totally" independent from each other you should set the cachedir (with --cachedir) accordingly like these: darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-3.4 --cachedir ~/.cache/darktable-3.4 darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-master --cachedir ~/.cache/darktable-master darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
* Bruce Williams [01-18-21 05:36]: > Patrick, > Thanks for the info, although I don't know how to create an alias. Do those > commands go inside the bash script? > Also, I followed your advice to create folders inside .config (except I > called them darktable-3.4 and darktable-master) and then point the bash > scripts to those folders. > But when I launch darktable 3.4 from the bash script, it creates new > library.db, data.db etc in .config/darktable (not the folder > .config/darktable-3.4) script ??? you must start dt from the command line using the command I provided but changed to fit the way you named the config directories. the following command line invocations will accomplish that, darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-3.4 darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-master and library.db and data.db will be in the *correct* directories. there is no script involved and any script that you used probably did not have any idea of where you placed your new config directories. it was probably coded to default to the normail installation location, ie: ~/.config/darktable again, to start and use darktable master version, invoke darktable from the command line as: darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-master to use darktable version 3.4: darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable-3.4 note: using "-" in directory or file names is ill advised and asking for problems. about "alias", your ~/.bashrc must provided for it and more, another subject for another time. please for now, forget it. the commands above may be placed in scrpts to make it easier to call. I can help with that if you wish. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.orgopenSUSE Community Memberfacebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
You can simply put the 'alias' commands Patrick provided in your .bashrc. https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-create-bash-aliases/ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Patrick, Thanks for the info, although I don't know how to create an alias. Do those commands go inside the bash script? Also, I followed your advice to create folders inside .config (except I called them darktable-3.4 and darktable-master) and then point the bash scripts to those folders. But when I launch darktable 3.4 from the bash script, it creates new library.db, data.db etc in .config/darktable (not the folder .config/darktable-3.4) Cheers, Bruce Williams -- brucewilliamsphotography.com shuttersincpodcast.com e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> -- -- Forwarded message - From: Patrick Shanahan Date: Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 7:51 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: darktable-user * Bruce Williams [01-17-21 15:41]: > Michael, > Thanks for the suggested tweaks to my bash scripts. > Despite implementing those changes, I'm still unable to save presets of > Collected Images in 3.4, but CAN still save new presets of Collected IMages > in my master (3.5) branch. > Also, 3.5 is still seeing all the same presets I've created in 3.4. > #baffled move ~/.config/darktable to ~/.config/darktable.34 and copy to ~/.config/darktable.35 then call darktable version 3.4 as darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.34 and version 3.5 as darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.35 and I would create aliases rather than the long command lines. alias dt34='darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.34' alias dt35='darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.35' should accomplish what you desire note that you will start with matching configurations, only differences will show after you start using -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.orgopenSUSE Community Memberfacebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
* Bruce Williams [01-17-21 15:41]: > Michael, > Thanks for the suggested tweaks to my bash scripts. > Despite implementing those changes, I'm still unable to save presets of > Collected Images in 3.4, but CAN still save new presets of Collected IMages > in my master (3.5) branch. > Also, 3.5 is still seeing all the same presets I've created in 3.4. > #baffled move ~/.config/darktable to ~/.config/darktable.34 and copy to ~/.config/darktable.35 then call darktable version 3.4 as darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.34 and version 3.5 as darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.35 and I would create aliases rather than the long command lines. alias dt34='darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.34' alias dt35='darktable --configdir ~/.config/darktable.35' should accomplish what you desire note that you will start with matching configurations, only differences will show after you start using -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.orgopenSUSE Community Memberfacebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Fwd: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Michael, Thanks for the suggested tweaks to my bash scripts. Despite implementing those changes, I'm still unable to save presets of Collected Images in 3.4, but CAN still save new presets of Collected IMages in my master (3.5) branch. Also, 3.5 is still seeing all the same presets I've created in 3.4. #baffled Cheers, Bruce Williams -- Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 brucewilliamsphotography.com shuttersincpodcast.com e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> -- -- Forwarded message - From: Patrick Shanahan Date: Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 5:33 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: * David Vincent-Jones [01-17-21 12:57]: > After using dt for many years I find myself totally confused with the latest > filing system. I have always relied on a date based hierarchy and augmented > with extensive tagging. I have used tags for both simple elements as well as > 'projects'. I assume that what I called projects now forms the basis of > collections. Being unable now to simply sort by folder hierarchy is really > quite a nuisance. > > On 2021-01-16 9:53 p.m., Bruce Williams wrote: > > OK, just made an interesting discovery which might give somebody an idea of > > what's going on. Hint: I still don't have a clue! > > I've installed 2 versions from github. > > The afore-mentioned 3.4 build in opt/darktable/3.4 AND a build of 3.5 > > installed in opt/darktable/master > > I have 2 bash scripts (big thanks to CodingDave for the assistance there!) > > which I use for launching. > > The first looks like so: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ > > > > And the master version looks like this: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/ > > > > Now, I THOUGHT that by putting the library and config files into separate > > directories, I would be free of any conflicts. > > But I've just noticed that Collections I was saving in 3.4 are showing up > > in my copy of 3.5 as well. So somewhere, a directory or a file is being > > shared. > > Can anyone help me out with what I've missed here? > > Many thanks (in advance). > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams > > -- > > Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 > > > > brucewilliamsphotography.com > > shuttersincpodcast.com > > > > e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | > > LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook > > <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud > > <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora > > <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- Forwarded message - > > From: Bruce Williams > > Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM > > Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: darktable-user > > > > > > Anton, > > No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect > > images" module. > > I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back > > to a certain batch of images. > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams. > > > > -- Forwarded message - > > From: Anton Aylward > > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 > > Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: > > > > > > On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be > > saved. > > > But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, > > darktable can > > > no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any > > NEW > > > Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. > > > I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. > > > I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user > > filesystem area. > > > > Yes, that's where the database and the 'more i
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
* David Vincent-Jones [01-17-21 12:57]: > After using dt for many years I find myself totally confused with the latest > filing system. I have always relied on a date based hierarchy and augmented > with extensive tagging. I have used tags for both simple elements as well as > 'projects'. I assume that what I called projects now forms the basis of > collections. Being unable now to simply sort by folder hierarchy is really > quite a nuisance. > > On 2021-01-16 9:53 p.m., Bruce Williams wrote: > > OK, just made an interesting discovery which might give somebody an idea of > > what's going on. Hint: I still don't have a clue! > > I've installed 2 versions from github. > > The afore-mentioned 3.4 build in opt/darktable/3.4 AND a build of 3.5 > > installed in opt/darktable/master > > I have 2 bash scripts (big thanks to CodingDave for the assistance there!) > > which I use for launching. > > The first looks like so: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ > > > > And the master version looks like this: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir > > ~/.cache/darktable/master/ > > > > Now, I THOUGHT that by putting the library and config files into separate > > directories, I would be free of any conflicts. > > But I've just noticed that Collections I was saving in 3.4 are showing up > > in my copy of 3.5 as well. So somewhere, a directory or a file is being > > shared. > > Can anyone help me out with what I've missed here? > > Many thanks (in advance). > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams > > -- > > Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 > > > > brucewilliamsphotography.com > > shuttersincpodcast.com > > > > e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | > > LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook > > <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud > > <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora > > <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- Forwarded message - > > From: Bruce Williams > > Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM > > Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: darktable-user > > > > > > Anton, > > No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect > > images" module. > > I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back > > to a certain batch of images. > > Cheers, > > Bruce Williams. > > > > -- Forwarded message - > > From: Anton Aylward > > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 > > Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? > > To: > > > > > > On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be > > saved. > > > But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, > > darktable can > > > no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any > > NEW > > > Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. > > > I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. > > > I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user > > filesystem area. > > > > Yes, that's where the database and the 'more intimate' Darktable files are, > > ~/.config/darktable > > > > But what do you mean by "Collections"? Do you mean the image files? > > Those are kept on disk where ever you've chosen to keep them. > > I keep all of mine under ~/MyPhotographs/ > > The unclassified I organise by date (year, month) with each year on a > > separate XFS > > filesystem, the file systems being managed by LVM. > > Why XFS? Why LVM? So I can grow it later if needed. > > The "Classified" are according to the reason for classification - event, > > location, > > project... > > The point is that there is always file space to grow into, space were the > > images > > can be saved. > > > > Trust me: disks are cheap. > > SSD is getting cheaper, bu
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
David Vincent-Jones schrieb am 17.01.21 um 19:00: After using dt for many years I find myself totally confused with the latest filing system. I have always relied on a date based hierarchy and augmented with extensive tagging. I have used tags for both simple elements as well as 'projects'. I assume that what I called projects now forms the basis of collections. Being unable now to simply sort by folder hierarchy is really quite a nuisance. not sure what you are puzzled about. I'm on 3.4 stable and everything works like all the 6 years I use darktable now. I have something like ~/archive/year/event and also most of the DAM is based on tags. When I select "Folder" in the collections module in lighttable I can browse through my folders ... Collections simply are presets in the "Collect images" module https://www.darktable.org/usermanual/en/lighttable/digital-asset-management/collections/ so ... nothing new to worry about ... -- regards Bernhard https://www.bilddateien.de darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
After using dt for many years I find myself totally confused with the latest filing system. I have always relied on a date based hierarchy and augmented with extensive tagging. I have used tags for both simple elements as well as 'projects'. I assume that what I called projects now forms the basis of collections. Being unable now to simply sort by folder hierarchy is really quite a nuisance. On 2021-01-16 9:53 p.m., Bruce Williams wrote: OK, just made an interesting discovery which might give somebody an idea of what's going on. Hint: I still don't have a clue! I've installed 2 versions from github. The afore-mentioned 3.4 build in opt/darktable/3.4 AND a build of 3.5 installed in opt/darktable/master I have 2 bash scripts (big thanks to CodingDave for the assistance there!) which I use for launching. The first looks like so: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ And the master version looks like this: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/master/ Now, I THOUGHT that by putting the library and config files into separate directories, I would be free of any conflicts. But I've just noticed that Collections I was saving in 3.4 are showing up in my copy of 3.5 as well. So somewhere, a directory or a file is being shared. Can anyone help me out with what I've missed here? Many thanks (in advance). Cheers, Bruce Williams -- Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 brucewilliamsphotography.com shuttersincpodcast.com e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> -- -- Forwarded message - From: Bruce Williams Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: darktable-user Anton, No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect images" module. I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back to a certain batch of images. Cheers, Bruce Williams. -- Forwarded message - From: Anton Aylward Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: Hi all! I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be saved. But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, darktable can no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any NEW Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user filesystem area. Yes, that's where the database and the 'more intimate' Darktable files are, ~/.config/darktable But what do you mean by "Collections"? Do you mean the image files? Those are kept on disk where ever you've chosen to keep them. I keep all of mine under ~/MyPhotographs/ The unclassified I organise by date (year, month) with each year on a separate XFS filesystem, the file systems being managed by LVM. Why XFS? Why LVM? So I can grow it later if needed. The "Classified" are according to the reason for classification - event, location, project... The point is that there is always file space to grow into, space were the images can be saved. Trust me: disks are cheap. SSD is getting cheaper, but I'd use it for things like need more rapid access like the root file system. As long as my chassis and motherboard can handle it I can keep adding 'bulk storage'. If all fails I can add a NFS server for the purely 'data' storage, and the image files+sidebars fall into that category. So: what do you mean by 'Collections'? /a darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
On 16/01/2021 21:33, Bruce Williams wrote: Anton, No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect images" module. I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back to a certain batch of images. Ah. But yes, I achieve the same end by a different means, outside of Darktable /a darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Bruce Williams schrieb am 17.01.21 um 06:53: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ And the master version looks like this: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/master/ that /.cache/ should read /.config/ in all cases AFAIK and that's the way I do this https://www.bilddateien.de/blog/bilder/2020-07-07/starter-erstellen-kpl.png -- regards Bernhard https://www.bilddateien.de darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Re: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Hi Bruce, > No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the > "collect images" module. > I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly > get back to a certain batch of images. Ok, that's presets for the collect module. The presets (for every module) are saved into data.db. Cheers, -- Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) The best way to travel is by means of imagination http://www.obry.net gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
OK, just made an interesting discovery which might give somebody an idea of what's going on. Hint: I still don't have a clue! I've installed 2 versions from github. The afore-mentioned 3.4 build in opt/darktable/3.4 AND a build of 3.5 installed in opt/darktable/master I have 2 bash scripts (big thanks to CodingDave for the assistance there!) which I use for launching. The first looks like so: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable-3.4/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/darktable_3.4.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/3.4/ And the master version looks like this: #!/bin/bash /opt/darktable/master/bin/darktable --library ~/.cache/darktable/master/darktable_master.db --configdir ~/.cache/darktable/master/ Now, I THOUGHT that by putting the library and config files into separate directories, I would be free of any conflicts. But I've just noticed that Collections I was saving in 3.4 are showing up in my copy of 3.5 as well. So somewhere, a directory or a file is being shared. Can anyone help me out with what I've missed here? Many thanks (in advance). Cheers, Bruce Williams -- Mobile: +61 41 250 6349 brucewilliamsphotography.com shuttersincpodcast.com e-mail | Twitter <http://twitter.com/@audio2u> | LinkedIn <http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-williams/1/318/489> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/audio2u> | Soundcloud <http://www.soundcloud.com/audio2u> | Quora <https://www.quora.com/profile/Bruce-Williams-5> -- -- Forwarded message - From: Bruce Williams Date: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:33 PM Subject: Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: darktable-user Anton, No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect images" module. I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back to a certain batch of images. Cheers, Bruce Williams. -- Forwarded message - From: Anton Aylward Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: > Hi all! > I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be saved. > But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, darktable can > no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any NEW > Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. > I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. > I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user filesystem area. Yes, that's where the database and the 'more intimate' Darktable files are, ~/.config/darktable But what do you mean by "Collections"? Do you mean the image files? Those are kept on disk where ever you've chosen to keep them. I keep all of mine under ~/MyPhotographs/ The unclassified I organise by date (year, month) with each year on a separate XFS filesystem, the file systems being managed by LVM. Why XFS? Why LVM? So I can grow it later if needed. The "Classified" are according to the reason for classification - event, location, project... The point is that there is always file space to grow into, space were the images can be saved. Trust me: disks are cheap. SSD is getting cheaper, but I'd use it for things like need more rapid access like the root file system. As long as my chassis and motherboard can handle it I can keep adding 'bulk storage'. If all fails I can add a NFS server for the purely 'data' storage, and the image files+sidebars fall into that category. So: what do you mean by 'Collections'? /a darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
Fwd: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored?
Anton, No, I meant the collections that you create and save through the "collect images" module. I create collections based on shoot date (mostly) so I can quickly get back to a certain batch of images. Cheers, Bruce Williams. -- Forwarded message - From: Anton Aylward Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021, 13:30 Subject: Re: [darktable-user] Where are Collections stored? To: On 16/01/2021 01:01, Bruce Williams wrote: > Hi all! > I THOUGHT I'd found a limit to the number of Collections that could be saved. > But it looks more and more like wherever my Collections are stored, darktable can > no longer write/execute on that location, as not only can I not store any NEW > Collection, I can't delete an existing one either. > I'm on Linux MInt 20 and dt 3.4.0+88~g0e4ecc1fa-dirty. > I have library, keyboardrc and .db files located in .cache in my user filesystem area. Yes, that's where the database and the 'more intimate' Darktable files are, ~/.config/darktable But what do you mean by "Collections"? Do you mean the image files? Those are kept on disk where ever you've chosen to keep them. I keep all of mine under ~/MyPhotographs/ The unclassified I organise by date (year, month) with each year on a separate XFS filesystem, the file systems being managed by LVM. Why XFS? Why LVM? So I can grow it later if needed. The "Classified" are according to the reason for classification - event, location, project... The point is that there is always file space to grow into, space were the images can be saved. Trust me: disks are cheap. SSD is getting cheaper, but I'd use it for things like need more rapid access like the root file system. As long as my chassis and motherboard can handle it I can keep adding 'bulk storage'. If all fails I can add a NFS server for the purely 'data' storage, and the image files+sidebars fall into that category. So: what do you mean by 'Collections'? /a darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org