Move immich to another drive
how can I move immich to another drive without removing/deleting currently uploaded photos (server is on Windows, setup via docker)
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If this ticket can be closed you can use the /close command, and re-open it later if needed.Copy paste then docker compose up -d
docker compose down, move the folders as a whole, compose up?
Is your postgres in a docker volume as recommended?
I don't have to change the location in the .env or dockercompose file or anywhere else?
yes... I think
Well obviously you need to do that
in the .env
Just move the entire folder, including the .env file
I moved thrice that way and it didnt break once
Maybe check your path if you're moving operating systems but if not then there's really nothing else you need to do
what exactly do I have to rename in the .env, the upload location and db data location right
Yeah just make sure the path is set to the correct location if you're using absolute path
and I can just put it to a new drive which I'm moving to like D:/immich/library
Just make sure you're moving the whole folder, they contain hidden files
yes I copied the whole immich folder
Pretty sure, no idea how immich deals with windows paths but it should work
it created a brand new folder on the old location
Post your en please
Env
That's weird, did you check the compose.yml file?
that's the .env from my R drive (where I want to move immich to)
You can't mix / and
\, use proper windows pathsafter trying UPLOAD_LOCATION=R:\Immich\library it still creates a new Immich folder on the old location
Does your compose have the postgres volume at least, because that's not what I see here
it does
immich itself worked fine (before I started moving it to a new drive)
And how are you stopping/starting the whole ordeal?
via docker
ah wait
Wait hold on
Then did you start it using the docker app as well?
You gotta go to the location of the new folder
Then docker compose up -d there
He probably means the cursed docker desktop app
Lololol
I'm glad I ditched it
Never figured out how it worked
it works
Aaaaaaayy
Lesson of the day
dont use gui
Don't use the desktop app for docker 💀
yeah 😂
thanks for helping
Np lolol
Enjoy your new setup
This is btw why I ask how you were doing it
"via docker" is not exactly the fine-grained answer I was looking for 😛
🙂