Maintaining your Source Folders

The Settings and Source Folders dialog (Database>Settings and Source Folders, Source Folders tab) contains a list of all folders you have nominated as file source folders for the current database.

Some Source Folders may contain special characters. A '%' symbol is a wild card that is generally used to refer to your CD-ROM drive. A '$' refers to the Smart Pix Manager program folder.

Displaying Source Folder Information

Clicking on the information button will provide extra details about the selected Source Folder, including the volume name of the drive and the number of files in the database from that folder.

Adding Source Folders

To add new folders click add. This will take you to the Add Folder dialog.

Removing Source Folders

To remove a folder from the database and all references to the files it contains (and all the references to the keywords that these files have), click Remove (it does not delete the actual folder from your hard drive only the reference to the files in it from your Smart Pix database) You can add them back again later by clicking "Add.." however you will need to re-assign their keywords.

If you are using:

False extensions for image files: When you remove this source folder any images referenced by the database from this folder will be renamed to their original names and removed from the database.
Database File Storage: When you remove this source folder any files stored in the database that are originally from this folder will be extracted from the database and saved back to the folder.

If you wish to remove this source folder but want to retain its files in your database use the relocate function instead.

Note: when deleting folders in Folders mode Smart Pix will automatically remove your source folder reference to it (after confirming with you)

Removing All Source Folders (Purging your database)

If you want to purge all your database files and start afresh then click on 'Remove All'. There is absolutely no way to undo a database purge, so do not select this option lightly.

If you are using:

False extensions for image files: Purging your database will leave all image files referenced by Smart Pix with your false extension so you will not be able to view them. Before deletion you should first convert your storage method back to Normal, this will rename all files to their original extension.
Database File Storage: Purging your database will also delete all files stored in your Smart Pix database! If you want to keep these files but still purge your database, you should first convert your storage method back to Normal, this will save all files to their original locations.

Relocating Source Folders

If you have renamed a folder or moved it from one drive/location to another, you can use the "Relocate" button to point Smart Pix to the new location of the folder and save you from reloading its files and re-assigning their keywords.

If you have moved the folder in Folders mode Smart Pix will have automatically updated your database reference.

Editing the Drive Name

For each of your Source Folders, Smart Pix stores a drive name, this is used so that when the file cannot be located Smart Pix can advise you which CD-ROM or other removable device to insert. By default Smart Pix uses the volume name of the drive, although when inserting a CD-ROM folder Smart Pix will prompt you for a name for the CD-ROM, if you have the relevant option set.

You can change the drive name for any source folder by selecting it and then clicking the 'Edit Drive Name' button and entering a new name. If you wish to rename all drive names for source folders on that drive or CD-ROM then select the option at the bottom of the dialog.

Changing the Default Keywords

For each source folder you can specify a set of default keywords by clicking the 'Default Keywords' button and adding keywords to the list on the right. Any files that are added to the database from this folder will be given its default keywords.

Wildcard

The wildcard value is generally only used when you have received a Smart Pix database on CD-ROM, or plan to ship a Smart Pix database on CD-ROM. See the 'Using Relative Paths' section for more information.

Controls:

Menu: Database|Settings and Source Folders

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