[digiKam-users] Digikam database basic questions

[Michael Levin]

I’ve installed the DigiKam .pkg file (5.9.0) on my Apple running High Sierra. When I try to choose where the database goes, all I see on the left panel of the choosing menu is Computer or my home directory - I don’t see any way to choose one of the other hard drives (USB). What am I missing?

Also, I’m trying to import a huge library of photos that was exported from iPhoto by iphoto2xmp. It will actually copy all those photos (and meta-data) into the database, which will then also become huge, right - the database doesn’t just index locations of the image files and leave them in place (links)?

[Gilles Caulier-4]

2018-09-13 2:24 GMT+02:00 Michael Levin <[hidden email]>:

I’ve installed the DigiKam .pkg file (5.9.0) on my Apple running High Sierra. When I try to choose where the database goes, all I see on the left panel of the choosing menu is Computer or my home directory - I don’t see any way to choose one of the other hard drives (USB). What am I missing?

Go to Configure dialog, Misc tab and turn on the native file dialog option and try again. 

Also, I’m trying to import a huge library of photos that was exported from iPhoto by iphoto2xmp. It will actually copy all those photos (and meta-data) into the database, which will then also become huge, right - the database doesn’t just index locations of the image files and leave them in place (links)?

yes exactly. A metadata scanner is used at import time and extract the most important information from Exif and XMP to populate the database.

The photo still at the original place (collection). There are not duplicated as iPhoto or Photos applications (I never understand this concept to overload your computer with duplicated files).

Best

Gilles Caulier