switching to store tags in files

[Cecile Braun-Jones <cecile braun gmail com>]

greetings,

I have a question about the "store tags in files" option

if I switch to this option after using the database option for several years, will f-spot convert all the metadata for the thousands of photos I've already tagged/captioned/etc? if so, how do I know when it is done? (I'm assuming it will take a non-trivial amount of time)

Thanks!

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Cecile