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Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:47 pm
by Fres
That is the location I would prefer, but for now XnViewMP only works correctly with the DB in C:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\XNViewMP.
Frans van Es
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:37 am
by xnview
Fres wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:47 pm
That is the location I would prefer, but for now XnViewMP only works correctly with the DB in C:\Users\<username>\appdata\roaming\XNViewMP.
In previous ini it was 'I:/Foto's/XnView/XnView/' not 'I:/Foto's/XnView/XnView/XnView.db/'
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:18 pm
by Fres
That is a correct observation, but when I want to stipulate the (adjusted) location in W11 XnViewMP requires to name a file; a folder isn't enough any more apparently. Re enclosed screenshot.
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:01 am
by xnview
Fres wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:18 pm
That is a correct observation, but when I want to stipulate the (adjusted) location in W11 XnViewMP requires to name a file; a folder isn't enough any more apparently. Re enclosed screenshot.
right, it's a bug, so you can edit the xnview.ini. Is it working now?
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:35 pm
by Fres
It does not change the result whether I take out the filename Xnview.db in the .ini file or not. The open db location button comes back with the desktop. Only when I stipulate the db location as 'user/system' XnviewMP works correctly.
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:32 pm
by xnview
if you edit and change in the xnview.ini, it should work...
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:27 pm
by Fres
Could you please be more specific on what I should change in .ini file? In my former reply I mentioned already that simply eliminating (or adding) the file name xnview.db in the file location of the db did not have any effect. Perhaps you want more or other changes?
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:35 am
by xnview
Fres wrote: Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:27 pm
Could you please be more specific on what I should change in .ini file? In my former reply I mentioned already that simply eliminating (or adding) the file name xnview.db in the file location of the db did not have any effect. Perhaps you want more or other changes?
you can change otherFolder/dbFolder
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:38 pm
by Fres
This suggestion does not affect the location of the db. In settings/paths I can only succesfully open the db location button if the setting is 'system(user)' i.e in the appdata location.
Kind regards
Frans van Es
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:39 pm
by xnview
you need to change dbFlag too, for exmaple
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:42 pm
by Fres
Sorry to reply to you negatively once more: Changing dbFag to 2 and maintaining my db location on I: does not seem to have any effect. Even after a cold reboot. XnView does not maintain the changes in the location settings.
Frans van Es
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:06 am
by xnview
Please send me your new xnview.ini, and which folder do you want to use?
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:14 pm
by Fres
My Xnview.ini is enclosed (as pdf-file). My preferred db location is I:\Foto's\XnView\XnView.
Frans van Es.
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:19 pm
by xnview
your dbfolder is I:/Foto's/XnView/XnView/XnView.db/ so change it to dbFolder=I:/Foto's/XnView/XnView/
Re: How to migrate XnViewMP to new PC?
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:50 am
by Fres
Dear Pierre,
Re to your latest advice: we have gone through that already. Re to my post on Nov 17th 9.198PM it did not work. Apparently XnViewMP (under W11) requires a filename for the DB. A foldername was not enough.
Frans van Es