Importing photos into digiKam while leaving them in their current location?

[Tariq Khokhar]

Hi,

Is there a way to import pictures into digiKam without having them copied into a new location / albums?

I'm attempting to migrate to digiKam from another image management system and would like it to just walk the existing directory tree of images stored on a local drive.

I'm afraid Googling / RTMing / IRC didn't scare up any answers.

Thanks,

tk

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[Jim Householder]

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:58 -0500
Tariq Khokhar <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to import pictures into digiKam without having them
> copied into a new location / albums?
>
> I'm attempting to migrate to digiKam from another image management
> system and would like it to just walk the existing directory tree of
> images stored on a local drive.
>
> I'm afraid Googling / RTMing / IRC didn't scare up any answers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tk

Configuration > Collections > Add Colection

Just point it to the top of the new directory tree.  It will leave the
photos in place and create database entries for them.
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[Tariq Khokhar]

That's exactly what I was after - thanks!

tk

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Jim Householder <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:58 -0500
Tariq Khokhar <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to import pictures into digiKam without having them
> copied into a new location / albums?
>
> I'm attempting to migrate to digiKam from another image management
> system and would like it to just walk the existing directory tree of
> images stored on a local drive.
>
> I'm afraid Googling / RTMing / IRC didn't scare up any answers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tk

Configuration > Collections > Add Colection

Just point it to the top of the new directory tree.  It will leave the
photos in place and create database entries for them.
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