Renaming Files outside PhotoLab - "beware there be monsters"

[platypus (Canon & Mac)]

@skids

I have not found a command to force an update of either the dop file or to have the database re-read the parent folder of the files. I do note that some order is restored if the database is trashed and the raw file is loaded into customise, edited and then saved. Its o.k. for a single file but not so good for hundreds.

You can cast your vote for database management features here:

Database Maintenance

For those of us who rely on the database, some database maintenance functionality might be helpful to keep DPL running smoothly. I’d welcome the following functionalities Clear entries in database (incl. history) and cache per image or selection of images Clear “Advanced History” for more than one image at a time Clearing database and cache entries per selection of images helps to keep the database lean, e.g. in cases where we want to scrap an editing session. As of today, we can scrap the c…

You can also update sidecars and database through the import/export function in DPL’s menu.

It all works well as you can see in the screenshot below:

Took an image and created two VCs. Exported the sidecar and edited its content in a text editor.
Imported the sidecar and it brought back the VCs with the names I put in the sidecar.
Original file name ended in 8866, I added a 1, 2 and 3 respectively and I got file names ending with 88661, 88662 and 88663 on both the raw and exported files.

For a complete rename, the sidecar’s content must be edited too.