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Title: All my files are now on a different drive
Post by: MichaelBate on February 17, 2020, 11:47:30 PM
My previous PC had an small SSD drive C: and a very large drive D: where all my photos were stored.

My new PC has simply a very large drive C: and no drive D: (well actually drive D can be a thumb drive, an optical drive, or an external drive.

Is there some way to tell the database that all the files are on C: now?

Thanks in advance for any help.
Title: Re: All my files are now on a different drive
Post by: jch2103 on February 18, 2020, 12:37:30 AM
Short answer: See the Help topic at https://www.photools.com/help/imatch/#file_management.htm#a_relocate

Good luck!
Title: Re: All my files are now on a different drive
Post by: Mario on February 18, 2020, 08:14:12 AM
QuoteIs there some way to tell the database that all the files are on C: now?

Yes. As jch2103 pointed out, you simply need to relocate your files in IMatch from their old location to the new location. This tells IMatch that your files are now on a different disk.

There is a dedicated section in the help for this common issue: Off-line Folders and Files (https://www.photools.com/help/imatch/#offline-files.htm)

Don't forget to make a backup (https://www.photools.com/help/imatch/#backup.htm?dl=h-4) of your database before you start with relocate. This way, if something goes wrong, you can just restore the database from the backup and start over.