0.84: How to wipe your entire catalog

[m.Th.]

Disclaimer: Do NOT try this on your production catalog - or make sure to have a WORKING backup ready!

Steps:

0. Have some folders cataloged. Have some images with Ratings, Color Labels and Categories

1. Go to Tools | Settings | Catalog
2. Click on Optimize...
3. Select the following options

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4. Press Ok. The „optimization” process begins...

Expected: Have only the files which are reachable (directories which are still on disk/LAN etc.)

Actual: The catalog is deleted entirely (!!)

[helmut]

I've just tried with 0.84 and I cannot confirm: Existing files are still assigned to categories.

[m.Th.]

I've just tried with 0.84 and I cannot confirm: Existing files are still assigned to categories.

Perhaps because the files are re-read from embedded metadata?

Re-test and look at Tools | Settings | Catalog - do you see in the Cached Directory list many directories?

[m.Th.]

Ok, found the problem - I will contact Pierre privately.

[helmut]

Ok, found the problem - I will contact Pierre privately.

O.k..

@Pierre: Please post here once you could reproduce m.Th.'s problem.

[xnview]

Ok, found the problem - I will contact Pierre privately.

O.k..
@Pierre: Please post here once you could reproduce m.Th.'s problem.

it was a new bug in the 0.85 beta

[helmut]

Ok, found the problem - I will contact Pierre privately.

O.k..
@Pierre: Please post here once you could reproduce m.Th.'s problem.

it was a new bug in the 0.85 beta

O.k.. Please make sure that there's a phase of beta testing for all forum users.

[m.Th.]

it was a new bug in the 0.85 beta

Fixed now.