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Bavarian110154238
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November 25, 2021
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watch folder on a server

  • November 25, 2021
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My photos are stored on an external server (cloud). The catalogs on my PC. The software does not allow to set a watch folder on a server. Is there a solution?

I can see the folder structure of the external server drive on the left side of the PSE. It shows me all the photos that are on it. Only the folder monitoring does not work. The catalogs are on my PC.

Thanks for your help.

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Doug Price
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November 27, 2021
Sorry, I have no idea what this is about.
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MichelBParis
MichelBParis
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November 25, 2021

I don't use an external server (cloud) and I am not sure to understand how you do it. What is possible with images stored in Cloud solutions like Dropbox or OneDrive is to use their syncing ability to a local copy on your hard disk. I don't know of a way to manage files 'in the Cloud' from the Organizer.

That said, there has been a number of posts about the inability of the 'watch folders' service to work with files on a NAS.

My advice is to forget about watch folders in your situation. Just use the 'Import' from folders command selectively from the folders you want to 'watch'. All already imported files will be skipped and only the new ones will be imported. Same process, but not automatic, not in background task and totally controlled by yourself when you decide to.

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Bavarian110154238Author
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November 25, 2021

first of all, thank you very much for your help!


I also had the impression that several users have problems with it. I will then do it as recommended.
My storage situation is as follows:
- all my photos (over 40000) I have stored at Strato, a German provider
- the catalogs (3 in total) I have, as recommended by the software on the PC
- there were no problems to display the photos and the file structures in the organizer. It works like on a local hard disk
- in fact, one would think that with these conditions, the monitoring of the file structures in question should also be successful
- You can also select "File" and "Monitor folder". However, if you return to the window after selecting, it remains empty. It seems to me that this is a bug in the program.

 

Again, thank you!

Bodo

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Bavarian110154238Author
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November 25, 2021

Hi Michel,

yes it´s true - it is working just fine.

In the attachment I have attached the desired excerpt.
So far, your advice has not been necessary, because I had no new photos. But I am sure that it will work.
Since I have the photos on a cloud, I don't need another backup as I can use my provider's utilities to restore the files.
But I will try to make a backup from the cloud to the PC with a tool and then report back to you.

By the way - the black and white pictures - thats me 73 years ago 😉

 


Michel,

I have successfully made a small test backup from the server to my PC using a backup tool (Syncovery).

Bodo

 

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