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Workflow suggestions for work with external drive

Anatoliy Babiychuk
Hello, i have a stand alone PC with Eizo monitor for non plus ultra editing and notebook for quick handling of my pictures in c1. I do not work on both machines at the same time. I connect external drive to computers via USB3. Obviously I want to have last edited stand all the time I connect the external drive to PC or notebook. How should I organise my workflow? Thank you for all tips.
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  • OddS.

    > Anatoliy Babiychuk: How should I organise...

    Catalogs or sessions?

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  • Anatoliy Babiychuk

    Both is possible. What is more convenient for scenario with external hard drive?

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  • OddS.

    > Anatoliy Babiychuk: Both is possible

    I am not providing an answer or advice here, I asked because I believe you should disclose that kind of information with you question. When using catalogs, Capture One offers two methods for the image repository  (embedded or referenced). And your intend to use "both", right? Let's hope someone else will chime in with the best advice.

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  • Kevin Pinkerton

    I use catalogs and I store my files and their xml, outside of the catalog. For the best performance, I use an internal hard drive for the recent photos and then I move them to another hard drive. If you open C1 and the image you are editing has been moved or is missing then you will only see the thumbnail in C1 and it will flag the image as missing.
    It is easy enough to "Locate..." drop down menu to tell C1 to go and find them. But everything you disconnected the drive? hmmm...

    Let me share how I move directories that have been edited and stored on the hard drive:

    Outside C1:
    1) Copy the existing directory (2022, 2021, etc) over to another drive.
    2) rename the existing directory so C1 says that all the files are missing when you go into the catalog in C1

    Inside C1:
    Use the locate (right click) function to show C1 where the files are now (new drive location)
    It should find all the files. With perhaps some trial and error

    DO NOT DO THIS:
    Inside C1:
    Use the move function to move the files to the new drive. That will lose all of the editing you have done on the files. 

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