Not my call. I’d like sidecars to be “backups” of the database (excluding history) so that the DB can be trashed if needed, which can be necessary - until PhotoLab gets proper database maintenance.
- Database Maintenance
- https://forum.dxo.com/t/three-features-for-database-management-required/21439
- https://forum.dxo.com/t/catalog-database-management-and-multiple-databases-for-discussion/18068
Note: This also means that DxO will have to sort out priorities concerning metadata import and export between sidecars (xmp and dop) and the database 