Moving folders onto a different drive
I have my photos in a catalogue on an external SSD drive. I now want to move this onto my NAS. This should be possible - I've read online - via drag and drop WITHIN C20 and keep the files referenced. However when I try to add my NAS location as a folder....nothing happens. How can I get C20 to see my NAS to move the files??
thanks
David
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I'm not sure you can add the drive as a folder. But you could create a folder on it called, say, Image Archive, and add that.
Ian0 -
Apart and in addition to from Ian3's tip, I suggest a slightly different approach. I am preparing an article on this since it is asked frequently, but it is not ready yet.
What I suggest is a 3-step process.
a) copy, not move, your images to your new location with Finder; you can do all in one go, or in smaller batches
b) in Capture One relocate, you can use the parent folder of your images folder tree in Library > Folders section, depending on how you did step a
c) remove the images from your old location
The reason that I do not move images around in Capture One is that it is prone to error and there is no way of going back if the file move went bad. I leave the heavy lifting to Finder and only let Capture One change the file locations in the database.
Tip: verify your catalog database before and after the relocation task!0 -
Thank you for your prompt replies. I’ll give that a go. The catalogue is not too big as I am creating a new catalogue for each year, with the photos on the external SSD then transferring onto the NAS at the end of the year. This however is my first year with Capture One, so I was unsure of the correct procedure, coming from Lightroom where moving folders outside of Lightroom led to deep unhappiness! 0 -
Paul_Steunebrink wrote:
Apart and in addition to from Ian3's tip, I suggest a slightly different approach. I am preparing an article on this since it is asked frequently, but it is not ready yet.
What I suggest is a 3-step process.
a) copy, not move, your images to your new location with Finder; you can do all in one go, or in smaller batches
b) in Capture One relocate, you can use the parent folder of your images folder tree in Library > Folders section, depending on how you did step a
c) remove the images from your old location
The reason that I do not move images around in Capture One is that it is prone to error and there is no way of going back if the file move went bad. I leave the heavy lifting to Finder and only let Capture One change the file locations in the database.
Tip: verify your catalog database before and after the relocation task!
I tried this recipe but it did not work (at least so far). I verified the catalog database, all ok. I then copied the image folder tree over onto the other drive. Subsequently within C1 I had to addin the the folders section the copied folders. Thus the folder tree shows up, but the subfolders with images do not show that they contain images. I then started the verify again and C1 told me that the database verification FAILED. I then tried to repair it, but this procedure is now stuck by displaying messages "Transfer in progress" endlessly. Any thoughts? Does a rebuild/repair take that long (more than 1 hour)? It is a catalog with about 5000 images.0 -
Martin24 wrote:
Paul_Steunebrink wrote:
Apart and in addition to from Ian3's tip, I suggest a slightly different approach. I am preparing an article on this since it is asked frequently, but it is not ready yet.
What I suggest is a 3-step process.
a) copy, not move, your images to your new location with Finder; you can do all in one go, or in smaller batches
b) in Capture One relocate, you can use the parent folder of your images folder tree in Library > Folders section, depending on how you did step a
c) remove the images from your old location
The reason that I do not move images around in Capture One is that it is prone to error and there is no way of going back if the file move went bad. I leave the heavy lifting to Finder and only let Capture One change the file locations in the database.
Tip: verify your catalog database before and after the relocation task!
I tried this recipe but it did not work (at least so far). I verified the catalog database, all ok. I then copied the image folder tree over onto the other drive. Subsequently within C1 I had to addin the the folders section the copied folders. Thus the folder tree shows up, but the subfolders with images do not show that they contain images. I then started the verify again and C1 told me that the database verification FAILED. I then tried to repair it, but this procedure is now stuck by displaying messages "Transfer in progress" endlessly. Any thoughts? Does a rebuild/repair take that long (more than 1 hour)? It is a catalog with about 5000 images.
Following my instructions, you should NOT add the folders to your catalog. When you relocate, Capture One will add them for you as part of the location process. That is the beauty of it.
I suggest you restore the database from the backup just before starting the process and do the relocate.0 -
All right, so the whole process in convoluted IMO and even prone to error following this FAQ. By the way you said you were writing an article on this as it is a frequently asked question, yet it's been 2 years since you wrote this and you didn't add a link to the article you were writing. Why not and where is this FAQ / article?
I ask because my head is exploding with the management of sessions/catalog and in particular the relocation of files from within these to other locations / external SSD devices.
Searching the community FAQs is tiresome and the articles I read e.g. 'How do I move a Catalog?', 'What is the difference between a referenced and a managed Catalog?', 'Moving/relocating a Session' etc etc didn't really help. Also I keep getting various errors "reason unknown" when attempting to move to SSD, that's if it even does anything. It is just so frustrating and no matter how much I like C1 it may be the reason to use another product in the end :(
Reading your notes it seems that you advise NOT to use C1 to move files, which is kinda odd, but I am going to have to move them manually by the look of things as I simply haven't got the time to search and read countless FAQ / articles to achieve what should be a seamless experience!
Basically I want to be in total control where my files live at any time and have complete flexibility to move them wherever I choose i.e. no matter what location and I just want my RAW processor to work effortlessly with these files. Is this to much to ask?
Please can someone create a clear article on how to achieve this with C1 and to have it posted on the main User Manual section.0 -
Basically I want to be in total control where my files live at any time and have complete flexibility to move them wherever I choose i.e. no matter what location and I just want my RAW processor to work effortlessly with these files. Is this to much to ask?
Maybe. If you want the abilities and advantages of using a DAM (Digital Asset Manager) then you must live with any limitations imposed by that DAM. Doesn't make any difference if you are using Capture One or some other software. You try to match your desires to the software. If you can't make a match then the software is not for you.
If you want unlimited flexibility to move anything anyplace at any time you may not want to use a DAM. Capture One can kind of work that way. Create a Session. Ignore the "Session Folders". You don't have to use them. Use the "System Folders" to navigate anyplace on any of your hard drives. If photos exist in the folder Capture One can see and edit them. You can move photos or folders either within Capture One or Finder. If you move individual images using Finder you will need to be aware of how CaptureOne stores edits and move the associated files with the image. This is not an issue if moving folders in Finder.
It's not exactly what you want -- I don't know anything that is other than running a stand-alone image converter and use Finder for everything else.
As for moving files.... What is your current organization?
- Session only using Session Folders?
- Session referencing System Folders (folders that live somewhere on your system)?
- Session referencing System Folders marked as Favorites?
- Catalog with all images stored inside the Catalog?
- Catalog with all images stored outside of the Catalog?
- Catalog with a mixture of images stored both inside and outside of the Catalog
The process is different for each of those organizations. This can be further complicated in that you may have multiple catalogs and/or sessions using different methods of organization.
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Ivan,
Who are you addressing in your post above?
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