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Backup Shotwell files

Asked by Paul Holbrook

I would like to backup the Shotwell files using Ubuntu One. Is that possible and if so, what are the file names? (I think they are called the catalog). Can the Shotwell photos be shared with multiple computers using U1?

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

This is a known bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-user-share/+bug/536766

Install the following packages:

apache2.2-bin
 lib-apche2-mod-dnssd

You can either do this from the graphical interface, or you can open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T, or from applciations menu) and paste the following command

sudo apt-get install apache2.2-bin lib-apche2-mod-dnssd

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Paul Holbrook (pshlbrk) said : 		#2

This is the output from my terminal command. It looks like it didn't work. All my Ubuntu maintenance is current.
paul@paul-Inspiron-560s:~$ sudo apt-get install apache2.2-bin lib-apche2-mod-dnssd
[sudo] password for paul:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package lib-apche2-mod-dnssd
paul@paul-Inspiron-560s:~$

When this is installed, will it tell me how to identify to Ubuntu One all the Shotwell files and directory that need to be backed up?

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#3

Uh sorry...
I posted that as an answer to a different question -- I don't use shotwell, so I can't answer your q; perhaps someone else will soon.

Sorry for the mixup

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Best Vera Yin (vera-yorba) said : 		#4

Hi Paul,

The Shotwell photos are stored in your home directory under Pictures (~/Pictures) by default. You can verify by going to Edit->Preferences and checking the Library Location.

The Shotwell database is stored in ~/.shotwell. (This is a normally hidden folder, you can press Ctrl-H in Nautilus to see it.) The Shotwell FAQ also has a section on backing up the Shotwell database: http://trac.yorba.org/wiki/Shotwell/FAQ#Backup.

You can back up both of these directories in Ubuntu One.

Right now, Shotwell doesn't support sharing across multiple computers. There is a ticket for this: http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/1292.

Cheers,
Vera

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Paul Holbrook (pshlbrk) said : 		#5

Thanks Vera Yin, that solved my question.

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Paul Holbrook (pshlbrk) said : 		#6

Vera,
Thanks for your answer. I looked at the BACKUP FAQ and created the shotwell-backup.tar.gz file. I assume I have to recreate that file every time I want to make a backup.

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Vera Yin (vera-yorba) said : 		#7

Hi Paul,

Yes, you should recreate shotwell-backup.tar.gz each time you make a backup or have Ubuntu One point to the ~/.shotwell directory.