The Difference Between the Upload and Library Directories
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I run Immich on TrueNAS, and I’ve been trying to optimize where each directory lives across a mixed SSD/HDD setup. I noticed there are Upload and Library directories. Even after searching online and asking AI tools, I couldn’t clearly understand the role of each.
So I cloned the Immich repository to my PC and asked GitHub Copilot to investigate—what seemed like the most reliable approach available to me right now. The result was: the Upload directory temporarily stores files uploaded from devices like smartphones, and the Library directory is where those files end up in a finalized state after whatever processing Immich performs.
In other words, the Upload directory should eventually become empty over time. However, when I checked the directories in the terminal, I found a large number of files in Upload, while the Library directory had zero files.
Because of this, I still don’t understand what role the Library directory actually plays. I’d appreciate it if you could explain.
I’m using a translator; sorry if the text reads strangely.
I run Immich on TrueNAS, and I’ve been trying to optimize where each directory lives across a mixed SSD/HDD setup. I noticed there are Upload and Library directories. Even after searching online and asking AI tools, I couldn’t clearly understand the role of each.
So I cloned the Immich repository to my PC and asked GitHub Copilot to investigate—what seemed like the most reliable approach available to me right now. The result was: the Upload directory temporarily stores files uploaded from devices like smartphones, and the Library directory is where those files end up in a finalized state after whatever processing Immich performs.
In other words, the Upload directory should eventually become empty over time. However, when I checked the directories in the terminal, I found a large number of files in Upload, while the Library directory had zero files.
Because of this, I still don’t understand what role the Library directory actually plays. I’d appreciate it if you could explain.
I’m using a translator; sorry if the text reads strangely.
