b3lt3r
IImmich
•Created by b3lt3r on 2/2/2025 in #help-desk-support
Archiving timeline photos removes them from external library folder
A question to check my understanding:
I have a "normal" album - upload a photo to it and it then appears in the library and on the main timeline. I go to timeline and archive that photo. It now appears in the album and the archive but not the timeline.
I have an external library configured. I scan it. All the photos are visible in the folder tree and the main timeline. I go to timeline and archive all those pictures. They disappear from the timeline. BUT if I look in the folder view, I can walk the tree structure but none of the pictures are visible. I then scan the external lib - no pictures in timeline and now the folder view is not visible.
If I un-archive the photos - they go back to timeline and the folder view is restored... My confusion is that the behaviour seems inconsistent between album and external. In all cases, the photo is in the archive so "visible" to Immich but it cannot be viewed via the external folder view. Is this as designed? I ask because I can't see an explanation in the docs. I like having the clean/empty default view on the main screen with just album/folders on the sidebar. I can work it as it is but the inconsistency makes me itch 🙂
If I un-archive the photos - they go back to timeline and the folder view is restored... My confusion is that the behaviour seems inconsistent between album and external. In all cases, the photo is in the archive so "visible" to Immich but it cannot be viewed via the external folder view. Is this as designed? I ask because I can't see an explanation in the docs. I like having the clean/empty default view on the main screen with just album/folders on the sidebar. I can work it as it is but the inconsistency makes me itch 🙂
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