Adding existing photos into immich | Immich | Page 1

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 7:29 AM

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How do I add an existing photo album in my hard drives into Immich?

halcyon lionBOT Dec 13, 2023, 7:29 AM

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:wave: Hey @neon heron,

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austere sinew Dec 13, 2023, 7:38 AM

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Either via the web upload function (just select all photos to upload) or via command line, depending on how your Immich is set up. For one album, web upload is by far the easiest.

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 8:00 AM

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I dont want to upload it, I want to more of import existing pictures that is already on the server's hdd

halcyon lionBOT Dec 13, 2023, 8:06 AM

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https://immich.app/docs/features/libraries

halcyon lionBOT Dec 13, 2023, 8:59 AM

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@neon heron uploaded

📎 docker-compose.yml

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 8:59 AM

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2023-12-13 16:59:09 [Nest] 7 - 12/13/2023, 8:59:09 AM WARN [LibraryService] User has no external path set, cannot refresh library
2023-12-13 16:59:22 [Nest] 7 - 12/13/2023, 8:59:22 AM WARN [LibraryService] User has no external path set, cannot refresh library

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why cant i import?

open turret Dec 13, 2023, 9:08 AM

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The error message is incorrect?

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 9:59 AM

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neon heron 2023-12-13 16:59:09 [Nest] 7 - 12/13/2023, 8:59:09 AM WARN [LibraryService] ...

This is from the console

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is this the correct way of mounting the folder?
/Users/kahmeng/Documents/Photo Server/Library:/mnt/media:ro

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 10:00 AM

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neon heron 2023-12-13 16:59:09 [Nest] 7 - 12/13/2023, 8:59:09 AM WARN [LibraryService] ...

I followed the steps here and added /mnt/media and this pops up

open turret Dec 13, 2023, 10:00 AM

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neon heron This is from the console

Have you added the external path to your user as the error message suggests?

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 10:01 AM

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I don't quite get what you mean

open turret Dec 13, 2023, 10:02 AM

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https://immich.app/docs/features/libraries#set-external-path

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 10:05 AM

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omg i feel so dumb

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i look at the docs for so long

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it works now

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thank you so muchhh

open turret Dec 13, 2023, 10:17 AM

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neon heron i look at the docs for so long

haha didn't you scroll down far enough?

neon heron Dec 13, 2023, 10:17 AM

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was in the wrong settings

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went into user > settings instead of administrations > users > settings

open turret Dec 13, 2023, 10:19 AM

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Ah so you read the docs but didn't know where to add the external path?

#Adding existing photos into immich

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