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"Settings > Base path" is set to: /Users/me/Documents/images/

Removed the "base path" setting by clearing the contents of the field ...

I found a way to fix my predicament, by Export the Categories XML, repairing it with UNIX tools, then Import.
Plus a few other steps. I will repeat the process, and send another posting with my steps. Perhaps other people are in the same pickle.

Thanks so much for your assistance.

Ah there was one change. Now there are only 7 "Drainage" ones in that state.

Do "File's Categories > Export": ~/bug-xnview/xley-categories-20240114d-all.xml
diff xley-categories-20240114c-all.xml xley-categories-20240114d-all.xml > diff-c-d.txt

There are differences in the XML, with some new empty ...

No, there is no effect. Those 8 examples are still the same.

Restored ~/.xnviewmp from backup and analysed again. (Sorry for the length, but it is complex to explain.)

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Base path is set to: /Users/me/Documents/images/

Select Catalog Filter: Drainage (73)
Browser displays 73 thumbnails.
Only 8 have the Categorized icon (from 0829-035741.jpg ...

Since we spoke last i have been experimenting with that. There is now a different Categories problem.

Late at night here now, so i will report back tomorrow night.

The files are all only on this one computer internal SSD drive, and they are all stored in the directory "/Users/me/Documents/images" (with sub-folders).

I assumed that it is necessaray. Should that be removed?

Ah, possibly a long time ago when the images collection was moved from a previous computer.

I did again export the XML list of categories via "Categories" pane, menu dropdown: "Files categories > Export", this time with selected "Export all files from catalog". Then did a "diff" with the previous ...

Gah, forgot to say an example.

For Category "Drainage", etc.

Not displayed: Filename: 0717-132013.jpg
Properly displayed: Filename 0829-035741.jpg

Certainly. How is best to do that?

Well i do believe so. As noted earlier in this thread, i have exported it. Then randomly verified ones that do show their categories in the "Categories panel" and ones that do not show their categories in the "Categories panel". All categories do seem to be present in the XML file as expected.

I ...

Would the following steps (to export, and then import the same XML file) be a way to recover from this glitch?


via "Categories" panel, menu dropdown: "File's categories > Export".
via "Categories" panel, menu dropdown: "File's categories > Import".


There is no rush. So if you need me to ...

I do not use "Category sets", but i have enabled that panel now. The "Assigned" section is empty for such files. It does have entries for the files that do have a "categorized icon".

I did export the XML list of categories via "Categories" pane, menu dropdown: "Files categories > Export".

The problem files are properly listed there with their Keywords.

But as said, they are not displayed as selected in the "Categories" pane.

Also in the "Browser" the problem ones do not show ...