@Joanna @John7 @platypus @jch2103 What a mess I got myself into trying to test Joanna’s PL4 to PL5 issue because I tried using my original 4 photos which were already known to PL5! I managed to hang PL5 3 times, discovered why I have never stuck with any DAMn DAM when deleted entries are preserved by IMatch thereby cluttering up my “nice” display.
The display has two file managers showing the DOP, they were set up for the RAW testing and one was to monitor the DOP while the other monitored the xmp sidecar.
PL4 to PL5 migration via DOP works on Win10:-
I followed Joanna’s procedure from PL4.3.6.32 Ghosting Ratings for Same image in different directories (Win10) - #21 by Joanna and it worked as my other tests have indicated Lost all ratings in PhotoLab Elite 5.1.0 ??? - #18 by BHAYT where when moving from PL4 to PL5 the DOP was taken in all cases as the starting point for PL5, when present. Where in Joanna’s tests PL5 takes the rating as 5 from the photo in my test it took the ratings as 3 from the DOP! Is this a WIN10/MAC difference or pollution in my database so delete DB and test again!
For some bizarre reason PL5 wants to make my backup for PL5db in the default location for the PL4 database (something I did or didn’t do!?). I messed up the tests and managed to hang PL5 with an essentially empty database on a 1 photo folder and have lost the will to …
I just repeated the test and PL5 took the value from the PL4 DOP, changed the photo setting Rating=3 and HUNG, HUNG, HUNG yet again @sgospodarenko
