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ThumbsPlus v7-v9 Questions / tp5 and a query about changing file path
« on: 2012-09-13 19:05:53 »
> if the tp database understands the folder path to be "program files\paint shop pro\images", if i created such a path on another computer without actually installing the psp program, wouldn't the tp database recognize that path anyway?
The PSP program is irrelevant - don't worry about it.
As for TP, it will only be able to match its thumbnail records to the corresponding image files if A) the volume label of the drive on which the images reside is identical to that of the previous drive and B) the path in which they reside is also identical.
> the location might be "new" in a sense that it is on a new computer, but the path is still the same. so just create the "program files\paint shop pro\images" and copy the old tp4 file to the new computer.
Yes, that would work but only if you give that drive the same name (volume label) that the drive on the old computer had. Do not run ThumbsPlus before that time (that might lead to complications).
> another question. if i want to get a newer version of tp, can i just copy the tp4 file from my version5 into the new version?
Versions 6 and 7 can read the tp4 database, but v8 and v9 can't.
With those (v8/9) you can either convert the .td4 database to the new format, or you can just create a new database and re-scan all your image files (but if you have painstakenly entered thousands of keywords or annotations in your current database, that wouldn't be a good idea).
The PSP program is irrelevant - don't worry about it.
As for TP, it will only be able to match its thumbnail records to the corresponding image files if A) the volume label of the drive on which the images reside is identical to that of the previous drive and B) the path in which they reside is also identical.
> the location might be "new" in a sense that it is on a new computer, but the path is still the same. so just create the "program files\paint shop pro\images" and copy the old tp4 file to the new computer.
Yes, that would work but only if you give that drive the same name (volume label) that the drive on the old computer had. Do not run ThumbsPlus before that time (that might lead to complications).
> another question. if i want to get a newer version of tp, can i just copy the tp4 file from my version5 into the new version?
Versions 6 and 7 can read the tp4 database, but v8 and v9 can't.
With those (v8/9) you can either convert the .td4 database to the new format, or you can just create a new database and re-scan all your image files (but if you have painstakenly entered thousands of keywords or annotations in your current database, that wouldn't be a good idea).