re-import the folder where it is located now (or folders if there are multiple) and you should be fine - shotwell will update the paths in its db and all events, tags and editing modifications will be as before.
On Fre, 2011-05-20 at 09:48 -0400, Dago Pacheco wrote: > uf .... now I have all my pics into missing files and shotwell doesn't > try to fix them. > I tried changeing it's folder location and updating shotwell library > setting, but after a couple of minutes I just got an empty > library .... don't know what to do =( > > 2011/5/10 Dago Pacheco <[email protected]> > I already checked it .... no pics > > > > 2011/5/10 Andreas Brauchli <[email protected]> > if the event id is -1, then they're listed in a > special event called "No > Event" listed as last event. > > > On Die, 2011-05-10 at 15:06 -0400, Dago Pacheco wrote: > > ok... but why pics aren't displayed in shotwell but > it's entries exist in > > database? > > > > 2011/5/10 Jim Nelson <[email protected]> > > > > > -1 means the photo is not associated with any > event, so that's not a > > > problem. > > > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Dago Pacheco > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> Lookin inside database I noticed that all > old-profile picture has "-1" > > >> value > > >> in "eventid" field from "PhotoTable" table.... is > this a problem. > > >> > > >> I really need to get those pics back... and I > kinda afraid that if I > > >> import > > >> them again, I'll loose some modifications that > I've made (couse those > > >> modifications are kept in a PhotoTable field) > > >> > > >> 2011/5/9 Dago Pacheco <[email protected]> > > >> > > >> > Didn't work =( > > >> > Actually, my pics doesn't even appears as > "missing files" .... they just > > >> > not appears at all in shotweel, but they exist > in file system and > > >> database > > >> > PhotoTable table. > > >> > I already update PhotoTable "filename" field to > target to my current > > >> > username profile, but still no change. > > >> > What should happen if I manually import files > from folders? Should I > > >> say > > >> > shotwell to copy or link files? ... couse those > files reside in the > > >> actual > > >> > library path whit the default "year/month/day" > hierarchy. > > >> > > > >> > What should I do? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > 2011/5/6 Dago Pacheco <[email protected]> > > >> > > > >> >> Ok... I'll try that. > > >> >> Thanks > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> 2011/5/6 Adam Dingle <[email protected]> > > >> >> > > >> >>> Dago, > > >> >>> > > >> >>> you don't need to use SQL to solve this > problem. If you move any > > >> photo > > >> >>> file to a new location, Shotwell will > consider it missing. There are > > >> two > > >> >>> ways to tell Shotwell where the file is now > located: > > >> >>> > > >> >>> 1. On startup, Shotwell scans the library > directory looking for > > >> photos. > > >> >>> If any missing photos are found there, it > will update their paths and > > >> mark > > >> >>> them as no longer missing. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> 2. When you manually import photos, if any of > those photos were > > >> >>> previously missing Shotwell will update their > paths and mark them as > > >> no > > >> >>> longer missing. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> So in your situation you should only need to > do one or two things: > > >> >>> > > >> >>> 1. Make sure that Shotwell's library > directory (specified in Library > > >> >>> Location in the Preferences dialog) points to > your new home directory. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> 2. Drag the folder currently containing your > photos from Nautilus into > > >> >>> Shotwell. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> adam > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> On 05/06/2011 05:59 AM, Dago Pacheco wrote: > > >> >>> > > >> >>>> Hi everyone. > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> I have this problema. Recently I change my > unix username so my > > >> profile > > >> >>>> start from scratch. > > >> >>>> Normally I move all app hidden folders from > the old profile so I can > > >> get > > >> >>>> my > > >> >>>> preferences and configuration. At first > sight, this seems to worked > > >> for > > >> >>>> shotwell, but then I realize that old pics > weren't there. So I > > >> decide > > >> >>>> to > > >> >>>> exanimate the sqlite database file... an I > found that there is a > > >> >>>> "PhtoTable" > > >> >>>> table where there is a "filename" field > which contain static file > > >> path > > >> >>>> (I > > >> >>>> think this is a design mistake... it should > be a relative path) and, > > >> of > > >> >>>> course, old pics contained file path > targeting to old profile. > > >> >>>> Well... I thougt that running a SQL > sentences for updating that field > > >> >>>> should > > >> >>>> work fine. I ran: > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> UPDATE photoTable set filename = > replace(filename, '<old_username>', > > >> >>>> '<new_username>'); > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> I ran this script from SQLite Mannager > firefox plugin. And at first, > > >> it > > >> >>>> seems to work. All field were updated > correctly. But when I startup > > >> >>>> shotwell, pics aren't there. An when I > checked the database again, > > >> >>>> "filename" field has been changed again (to > old username). > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> Is there an other configuration file? > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> Thanks > > >> >>>> > _______________________________________________ > > >> >>>> Shotwell mailing list > > >> >>>> [email protected] > > >> >>>> > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > >> >>>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ > > >> >>> Shotwell mailing list > > >> >>> [email protected] > > >> >>> > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > >> >>> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Shotwell mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Shotwell mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
