immich import existing library

[kaanvur]

immich was previously installed on docker. But I did a clean installation and moved it to the home assistant.
I moved all my files. I showed the way on the installed immich.
My existing images do not appear, but when I upload a new file, it works without any problems.
How can I import my existing gallery?

[alexbelgium]

Hi, i think immich documentation could help you better than me... You can access immich through command line with the portainer add-on, BTW. But I can help if there is an action to do from the add-on side

[kaanvur]

I saw that they only suggested adding it as an external library. But no path I enter is accepted by the external library.
Can you help me if you know a way?

[alexbelgium]

Do you know if the new files appear at the same place as your old librairies? What path are you using and what is the add-on startup log?

[kaanvur]

I have an external hard disk. I mounted it using samba nas. When installing immich, I used /media/WD/Gallery as the data location. When I upload a file from immich. It is uploaded to the /media/WD/Gallery/upload folder. My old photos are in /media/WD/Gallery/library/admin

[alexbelgium]

Immich uses 1000:1000 as permissions ; did you gave the same permissions to that folder? I don't remember if immich can run with PUID 0 PGID 0 you could try that

Or can you reimport your whole library? As anyway it still needs to be reindexed ?

[alexbelgium]

According to copilot there is several options : https://copilot.microsoft.com/sl/hvpEE3vCbyC