Hello everybody I’d like to split my photo workflow to two computers using one external hard drive: 1.) Import photos from my camera to the usb drive, sort the new phosot into projects, and let my wife select which photos to process using the red/green tags on her MacBook air. 2.) Swap the usb dr…

Not really. Projects are only stored in the database on each machine. Why not simply sort them into folders on the USB drive?

Is it possible to tag the photos red/green, then grab all “green” photos and move them to a new folder on the USB? If not the sorting would have to be done outside Photolab. This is very inconvenient in the Finder.

@Joanna Could’t it work having both the database and the files copied on the disc that is passed from the main machine after finishing a project / session? If they have two discs and the first computer always is upstream and master and always is used solely on the first computer and both the files…

[image] Joanna: Projects are only stored in the database on each machine. Project association could easily be stored in the sidecar files which would enable better collaboration across multiple devices either via network drives or usb drives or cloud based synchronization. But it’s not handl…

This is a good idea. I added it to the feature request forum, maybe give it a vote: [image] Make the same photo library accessible to different users/computers Feature requests It would be nice to have the data stored in the Library accessible to more than the current user…

Unfortunately, this would mean having to search every single DOP file on the hard drive, just to gather all the images for a single project. Which is why they stored in a relational database. This allows bi-directional searching and is implementing but using three table linked together like this… …

[image] Joanna: Unfortunately, this would mean having to search every single DOP file on the hard drive, just to gather all the images for a single project. Nope. The info would also be stored in the database for quick access. However if, when a sidecar file is accessed when a new directory…

[image] MikeR: Virtually no performance penalty as the sidecars are being opened and read/interpreted to find things like star ratings… But the same thing applies. PhotoLab’s searching is from the selected directory downwards. Without the database cache, which is not guaranteed to be up to da…

[image] Joanna: Without the database cache Who said there is no database cache???

This is getting too technical for me now, sorry. The way to go for me at the moment is: Do what I want to do on the first computer, then export the Library to the USB drive. Then connect the USB drive to the other computer and import the library. After finishing work on this computer, do the same …

Using projects on two different computers / external USB drive

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Bunnahabhain May 17, 2023, 12:55pm 6

This is a good idea. I added it to the feature request forum, maybe give it a vote: