On 2012.09.05 10:55, Kristian Rink wrote: > Is there sort of a > "best practise" setup how to deal with shotwell database and image files if > using both on multiple computers? Would keeping both on an USB drive be a > way to go? How do you do these things?
Hi Kristian. Your will be way better off if you avoid any setup where you use storage devices that are locally attached to your different computers, such as USB thumb drives or portables hard disk drives that you will have to plug and unplug, move around, and most importantly, will give your set of files different logical addresses across the different computer, which will make your workflow that much more loaded with overhead. Instead, by using a single, centralized source of storage, that is accessible via your local network (whether is uses physical cable connections, or a Wi-Fi network setup). All your computers, fairly independently of the different operating systems they may be running, can access them using the same network file sharing scheme, CIFS/SMB. You can choose any of your different workstations to act as that central storage point, or you could dedicate a whole computer to storing your files and making them accessible over your local network. If your picture collection starts to get too large, you can use a NAS devices made by companies like Synology, QNAP, or NetGear, which are computers designed to easily hook-up to your local network and let you put your files on it. Using a central storage point should also make it easier and faster to backup and restore your photo collection and "workshop" temporary files. Hope it helps, Lucas _______________________________________________ Shotwell mailing list [email protected] http://lists.yorba.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/shotwell
