XnView Software

Anyone tell me how to re-store or backup setting and database after reinstall Windows and XnView. Thanks.

The most important is to backup/restore your xnview.ini & .db

alee001 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:20 am Anyone tell me how to restore or backup setting and database after reinstall Windows and XnView. Thanks.

The location of the .ini and the various database files can be found in Tools > Settings... > Integration -- Paths tab.

Thanks, I can found about the files from C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\XnViewMP , Is there using both backup xnview.ini and Thumb.db only for re-store? or need other files like as registration file to cover？

Do they（*.ini & *.db) include all documented image categories, tags and rating?

alee001 wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:08 pm Thanks, I can found about the files from C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\XnViewMP , Is there using both backup xnview.ini and Thumb.db only for re-store? or need other files like as registration file to cover？

you can backup/restore all files here

Do they（*.ini & *.db) include all documented image categories, tags and rating?

yes

For many years, such as picture classification, marking, and rating, I am worried that if the picture or folder is changed after reinstalling windows, it will affect the re-store of the backup files?

do you use catalog only? (no embedded metadata)
Files must have same modified date as catalog

In XnViewMP, I only use categories filter with a rating, people, categories. What mean is no embedded metadata?

If the backup .db file as catalogs and path for D driver, is it only needed to restore/replace .db and .ini after reinstall windows easily?

alee001 wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:32 pm In XnViewMP, I only use categories filter with a rating, people, categories. What mean is no embedded metadata?

Settings to store rating/people in embedded metadata (Settings>Metadata)

If the backup .db file as catalogs and path for D driver, is it only needed to restore/replace .db and .ini after reinstall windows easily?

yes

alee001 wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:32 pm In XnViewMP, I only use categories filter with a rating, people, categories. What mean is no embedded metadata?

Hello
Some explanations about metadata and XnViewMP database here : viewtopic.php?p=179720#p179720
I hope it will help ...

Thank you for your explanation.