are the picts in /data the "originals"?

neerav

Joined: 2007-03-14
Posts: 10
Posted: Wed, 2007-03-21 12:33

The scenario:

1) uploaded picts via ftp
2) imported them into gallery 2.2 from a server path
3) manipulate the picts (comments, resizing, thumbnailing, watermarks, etc).

Gallery does not alter the originals. I am interested in using the server as a full repository of all original images. My question: are the images in the /data directory (above the document root) considered the "original" and not touched by manipulations? Or do I still have to keep the uploaded picts as the repository?

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Neerav
 
valiant

Joined: 2003-01-04
Posts: 32509
Posted: Wed, 2007-03-21 12:40

all files you upload are stored as the original in g2data/albums/. g2 doesn't change these pictures. if you apply a watermark, it creates a copy of the original and applies the watermark to that copy (in g2data/cache/derivatives/).

> Or do I still have to keep the uploaded picts as the repository?

you don't have to, but we highly recommend keeping an offline copy / backup of your data.
at least create a regular backup of your gallery.

if this data means something to you (personal value or $$$), then create backups. neither g2 nor your webhost give you any guarantees.

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neerav

Joined: 2007-03-14
Posts: 10
Posted: Wed, 2007-03-21 12:59

Perfect. Concerning the backups: YES, YES, YES! I've been burned enough, despite keeping multiple types of backups on different media types and locations. :-( Just looking to g2data/albums/ as the central and always-on repository for easy access, which it is.

Thank you.

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Neerav