[digiKam-users] Migrating from Digikam 4 to 6

Posted by J D on Jan 16, 2021; 1:00pm
URL: http://digikam.185.s1.nabble.com/digiKam-users-Migrating-from-Digikam-4-to-6-tp4714854.html

Hi,

I lately installed a new Linux distribution, and along with that change, got new version of Digikam (4 -> 6.4). How can I import the meta-data created using the old one to the new one?

The meta-data is in a database file. I don't like the idea of embedding it into the picture files because that way, changes in meta-data would mean changes in picture files, and that would complicate making back ups.

I found a dialog for migration in the new Digikam, but got immediately confused, as it seems to require me to move (or copy, that was unclear) the pictures from a directory to another along with the migration. There are roughly 35000 pictures taking 475 GB of space so proceeding with that dialog is not something I will try before I know better what is going happen and why.

BR,

angrdtsk