Library Management
Hello,
I've made several unsuccessful attempts to switch from Lightroom to Capture One.
And this time, I think I'm onto something :D
However, as much as the development tools are excellent, the library management is really confusing for me...
It's a disaster, I don't understand anything at all!
Several things completely elude me...
Why!?
I have 6445 images in "all images" and only 4751 on my "6TB Data" drive. Why!?
I have 1606 images in Catalog, and it seems they're not on the 6TB Data drive. Why!?
I thought the images in the catalog plus those imported into my 6TB drive should add up to the total number of images in "all images." Not even close :D Why!?
And the best for last, I just realized that Capture One doesn't delete my images from the disk when I ask it to.
For example, I put an image in the trash. I go to the trash / right-click / Delete (from disk)
The image disappears from Capture One, but the file remains on my disk... I checked, when I find it in my file explorer, it hasn't moved.
Are these bugs, or am I just not understanding and handling this mess correctly? I really don't understand.
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The 1606 images "In Catalog" are stored inside the catalog structure instead of on the 6TB data drive. This is what happens if you choose "copy to catalog" when you import. If you want imported images not to go "In Catalog" you should choose Add to Catalog, not copy to catalog, and specify that you want them stored in the appropriate location on the 6TB drive.
There is detailed guidance on importing images into a catalog here.
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002492617-Importing-images-into-a-Catalog
You can move images from "In Catalog" to the external drive if you want by just dragging and dropping them (within Capture One's Library tool).
There could be a number of reasons why the 1606 in catalog + the 4751 on the 6TB drive does not account for the whole total of 6445. One possible reason is that some of them are stored somewhere else again, perhaps in a location on a different drive, internal or external. But if that is the case then other locations would be seen in the Folders (Dossiers) section of the Library tool.
If you delete an image, and Capture One puts it in the Catalog Trash, you can right click the trash and choose to empty it. For images in the trash that were stored "In Catalog" Capture One will give you a warning checking that you want to delete, like this.
There are just two choices, have it deleted from disk, or cancel.
For images in the trash that are stored outside the catalog, you get three choices when you empty the trash
- Completely delete from disk
- Remove from the catalog, but don't delete from disk
- Cancel.
There is a lot of guidance on deleting images starting here
... but also going on to subsequent pages.
Ian
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