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Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:54 pm
by nji9
... what's the difference between the two?
Moreover:
Is there a way to add a directory including all its subdirs
with one command?
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:43 am
by xnview
"Add folder" in Settings>Catalog??
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:52 am
by nji9
Sorry, the correct location is Tools / Settings / Catalog for both.
In Catalog directly: "Import Folder",
in Catalog / Excluded/Included: "Add folder".
What's the difference between them?
And second question:
Is it possible (by one of them) to include a folder with all its subdirs
without having to visit all directories?
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:17 pm
by xnview
nji9 wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:52 am
In Catalog directly: "Import Folder",
import all files info/metadatas in catalog, it imports files+subfolders
in Catalog / Excluded/Included: "Add folder".
Add a folder that must not be added in catalog
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:22 pm
by nji9
xnview wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:17 pm
nji9 wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:52 am
in Catalog / Excluded/Included: "Add folder".
Add a folder that must not be added in catalog
Thank you.
... but why is it called "Excluded/
Included"?
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:28 pm
by xnview
you can include "d:\folder" and exclude "d:\folder\subfolder"
Re: Options / Catalog / "Import folder" vs. "Add folder"
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:48 pm
by nji9
Weird... isn't it
BTW
A mean to prevent dumb questions (like mine
) might be to provide tooltips
(for every GUI element).
As there probably will never be a docu for XnViewMP...