Re: [Shotwell] photo files and database

[dave boland <dboland9 fastmail fm>]

Thanks Jens!  Looking forward to getting a lot of photos organized.

Dave,

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016, at 12:46 PM, Jens Georg wrote:
> > Does Shotwell keep the photos in the database, or is that just the
> > info
> > on the photo?  The reason I ask is that I would not want my photos in
> > the database that would lock me into Shotwell.  The problem that can
> > happen is if I need to move to another computer running a different
> > photo app that can't import Shotwell.
>
> It's just the information on the photos and the information where to
> find them
>
> > If I allow Shotwell to import photos from the camera, do the photos
> > go
> > to the database, or to my file structure, or both?
>
> Files go to your structure, information goes to the db.
>
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