Working with catalog, backup and restore.
There are already many topics here about the catalog workflow and also many concern about it.
As I did not find yet an answer to the question "how it works", I open this topic, as long with a support case, since it might be interesting for other users.
One of the main concern with catalog is about backup and restore of the adjustment.
Before v7, the previous C1 Express allowed the session workflow. Simple: backup your file system with the C1 sub folder containing the adjustment files and reuse them anywhere anytime.
Now, how/where are the adjustments of the raw files saved in the catalog?
In the "Capture One Catalog" folder, I see an "Adjustments" sub folder but remains empty (no files).
So is everything saved in "Capture One.cocatalogdb"? A big container with adjustments of all files inside?
How are the file referenced inside? With their absolute path? What if I move the rw2 files in my Filesystem ? Adjustment lost or some orphan data in the catalog?
Especially, if I change my computer or re install it, how to use the old catalog backup?
I indeed see the "backup" feature in C1, which only makes a copy of the "Capture One.cocatalogdb" file and the empty "Adjustments" sub folder.
But I don't see any "restore" feature!
So, how to restore a backup? Replace the file?
It seems there is no way to export adjustments only. The only alternative of the catalog backup would be the "export original" feature which does export the adjustments along with the raw file.
And to restore it, "Import files" with the option "include existing adjustments".
What should be the workflow of backup/restore with the catalog?
As I did not find yet an answer to the question "how it works", I open this topic, as long with a support case, since it might be interesting for other users.
One of the main concern with catalog is about backup and restore of the adjustment.
Before v7, the previous C1 Express allowed the session workflow. Simple: backup your file system with the C1 sub folder containing the adjustment files and reuse them anywhere anytime.
Now, how/where are the adjustments of the raw files saved in the catalog?
In the "Capture One Catalog" folder, I see an "Adjustments" sub folder but remains empty (no files).
So is everything saved in "Capture One.cocatalogdb"? A big container with adjustments of all files inside?
How are the file referenced inside? With their absolute path? What if I move the rw2 files in my Filesystem ? Adjustment lost or some orphan data in the catalog?
Especially, if I change my computer or re install it, how to use the old catalog backup?
I indeed see the "backup" feature in C1, which only makes a copy of the "Capture One.cocatalogdb" file and the empty "Adjustments" sub folder.
But I don't see any "restore" feature!
So, how to restore a backup? Replace the file?
It seems there is no way to export adjustments only. The only alternative of the catalog backup would be the "export original" feature which does export the adjustments along with the raw file.
And to restore it, "Import files" with the option "include existing adjustments".
What should be the workflow of backup/restore with the catalog?
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If you do a backup Catalog, you could "restore" it ie. opening as a normal Catalog file 😉
And the answer to the question "how it works" is .... BAD ;] In my opinion of course.
I have a Catalog at external HDD as referenced images to external HDD too. Today I lost all adjustments etc. becouse the name of my external HDD change (from F: to D:) I use a Locate function and It working, but when I close and open a Catalog I have only path to referenced images with 0 images 😉 The RAW still at HDD 😉 The Catalog destroy and I cannot repair it 😄 Very unstable feature :/ :/ It`s normal, i write about it on a forum some time ago ;/
Given my experiences a users should have a option to export adjustment or save it like a session 😊0 -
Thanks for your feedback. I got a pretty similar answer from the helpdesk: The files are saved in the database, in a proprietary format.
"With their absolute path?"
Yes and no. It is absolute but in a proprietary format that can be disassociated/reassociated if the files are moved.
"if I change my computer or re install it, how to use the old catalog backup?"
Just Open the backup and direct it towards the location of the files (if not also WITHIN the catalog).
"Is there any way to export adjustments only?" Not at this time.
The disassociated/reassociated is indeed the "locate" feature, either of file basis or on folder basis.
I just discovered it and for folder, it worked for me in a simple test.
By the really nature of it (i.e. changing all paths of the files recorded in the catalog), it seems however a little dangerous to integrate it in a normal workflow, as your experience showed.
In you case, did you try to change only the letter of your external HDD?
As an admin: Windows computer management / storage / disk management / (on your partition) right click "change drive letter and paths".
But actually not really a "normal" solution, especially when the files are copied between intern and external HDD.0
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