[solved]Lost photos in G2, but still in g2data album

christ8

Joined: 2010-02-19
Posts: 53
Posted: Mon, 2010-03-01 22:49
Quote:
Gallery URL = http://shum-i7/gallery2/main.php
Gallery version = 2.3.1 core 1.3.0.1
API = Core 7.54, Module 3.9, Theme 2.6, Embed 1.5
PHP version = 5.2.6-1+lenny4 apache2handler
Webserver = Apache/2.2.9
Database = mysqli 5.0.51a-24+lenny3, lock.system=flock
Toolkits = ArchiveUpload, Exif, ImageMagick
Acceleration = none, none
Operating system = Linux shum-i7 2.6.26-2-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Feb 11 00:59:32 UTC 2010 x86_64

I reload my Linux Debian /root image to one that was saved 2 weeks ago (due to some system problem). Now I can only see photos that were loaded up to that time. I looked into g2data directory (which is in /home directory), and all the albums and photos are still there. How can I reload these into G2?

I have looked at faq, etc, and searched, but did not find anything (I have to admit I am not a good searcher using proper keywords).

Thanks for any help.
 
nivekiam
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Posted: Mon, 2010-03-01 23:45
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I reload my Linux Debian /root image to one that was saved 2 weeks ago (due to some system problem). Now I can only see photos that were loaded up to that time. I looked into g2data directory (which is in /home directory), and all the albums and photos are still there. How can I reload these into G2?

Delete those from your g2data/albums directory and re-upload them is the only way.
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christ8

Joined: 2010-02-19
Posts: 53
Posted: Tue, 2010-03-02 00:09

Thanks for quick reply. I am pretty newbie to sql, apache2, G2. Please give me more details:

Delete - I guess you mean to delete all photos and album from g2data directory.

Reload - Do you mean copying the photos to some other file, and then copy them back to g2data/album?

Or do you mean to delete all photos and albums (using the G2 remove album) and then recreate everything from scratch? I have about 300 photos in 4 albums, and they are still intact in g2data/album.

Sorry for these stupid questions.
 
christ8

Joined: 2010-02-19
Posts: 53
Posted: Wed, 2010-03-03 05:09

I found some instructions on how to save my albums and photos, but lost all the descriptions. So not bad for this mistake. Via this mistake, I learned how to re-install and back-up and restore. So, I'll backup often from now on.

Here is the instruction in case someone falls into the same mistake:

Recovering Gallery 2 from the storage directory only:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:How_To_Restore_From_Backup