How to add an External Drive as a Library on Windows?

[foggy coral]

I've installed Immich on Windows after a long battle. And now I just can't figure out how to Import my images that are sitting in an external drive? I want to add the Root of that external drive as a Library to scan and import all images/videos.

I Would appreciate some help. I've read all the other related questions and still haven't been able to figure it out.

[frank ingot]

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[crude mantle]

Have you read the doc yet? https://immich.app/docs/features/libraries/

[foggy coral]

Yea I read that doc but still cannot figure it out. Keep in mind this is first time I'm using Docker Desktop app on windows. Very new to all this.

[foggy coral]

Here's what I've tried:

• I've edited the "docker-compose.yml" file and added the following line under "immich-server" and "immich-microservices"

E:\ :/mnt/media/:ro

(So E:\ is the external drive location and /mnt/media is just a random location, this might be where I'm mistaking?)

I have then added /mnt/media/ in the user settings under External Path and also added it under Import path in the library settings but still nothing happens when I Scan Libraries.

[frank ingot]

@foggy coral uploaded

[marsh valve]

E:\:/mnt/media/:ro

could be fine, but then you need to use it also in the administration configuration and so on.

I tried to use the more standard mappings

    volumes:
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      # added for external libraries
      - ${EXTERNAL_PATH}/photo:/usr/src/app/external/common/photo:ro
      - ${EXTERNAL_PATH_GERMO}/Photos:/usr/src/app/external/photo:ro

An then I can use the /usr/src/app/external/ as described in the instructions.
But /mnt/media/ could also work.

if you follow this instruction https://immich.app/docs/guides/external-library then you need to enter your value in "Fill in the External Path field with /usr/src/app/external" but using your path

if you would mount E:\:/usr/src/app/external:ro then you could just follow the default instruction

And if you want to mount several external libraries, you could also try
E:\:/usr/src/app/external/e:ro