"move" instead of "copy" for "import and sort" funciton

[gharbeia]

Hallo,

It would be great to have an option in the "import and sort" function to move the image files instead of copying them.
My main use case for using this function is to organise image files from amalgamations into a date-oriented directory-tree.

Being able to move files instead of copying has the following benefits:

• Saving working space

• Much faster, if both source and target are on the same filesystem, when the OS's filesystem moving function is used

• Preserves file creation dates, which is sometimes preferred, again, if the OSs filesystem function is used.

Additionally, an option to prune empty directories from the source would help speed things, and make troubleshooting easier and safer.

[m.Th.]

It is, in fact, this is THE standard use case.

Many of us need this huge small improvement in Import & Sort subsystem.

I would implement it by using the same UI panel from the „Batch Convert” dialog:

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NOTES:
1. change in the above UI „conversion” with „Import”
2. Use „Move” engine instead of „Copy” if the „Clear the Input file(s)” is checked. Perhaps Pierre can put the appropriate caption on that checkbox but this is optional.

In fact, I would dare to say that the default state of the checkbox (state which should be preserved between the sessions) should be Checked, because the main use case of the dialog is to Import the photos from the memory card to our computer.

Another note: the same request was discussed here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=29752&p=134952

...and here: viewtopic.php?p=138056#p138056

[m.Th.]

Ping....

[m.Th.]

Actually this is a problem because many times we forget to manually delete the files from the source, and, then, we import them two times...

[Gwenael Q.]

+1 !!

furthemore, I have been using for years now a download manager to transfer images from memory card.

This small, handy and very reliable software allows to import image but also delete them in the source, only and only if, the same image (name, size...) are found in the target folder. No way otherwise to delete anything.

I find this feature invaluable since I'm completely confident about the fact that I won't loose anything.

The feature request about moving image would make this deleting feature less usefull (because user should not end with duplicated images) but I'm pretty sure that it could also be useful !!

Thanks for listening

[m.Th.]

Ping...

[xnview]

See issue for current status and some details.

[Gwenael Q.]

Issue fixed.

New option "Move" added to the "Destination" section solves the issue.

Good point (probably not new) is that side car files (tested with .arp) are handled and follow their image correctly.

Thanks for fixing !

1.4.0 beta2

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.4.0. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.