Pros/Cons of Immich upload vs. read-only gallery
I'm about to move my photos into Immich and am curious on which method to follow. Are there any pros/cons to consider for each option? What are others doing?
Note: the majority of my photos are divided into albums already (i.e. images within a folder - folder name being the album).
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Pros for import include:
- Keeping your existing folder structure
- Potentially faster import process (not uploaded over http)
- Files only ever exist in one location after import
- Mount volume as read only (reduce risk of data loss due to application bug)
Pros for upload include:
- Unified (custom) storage structure for all assets
- Upload from anywhere (remote)
I think most people use upload since import has only been around for a short time. I think a lot of people that use import have existing libraries (that are potentially very large). And/or like the added benefit of giving immich access to photos via a read only mount.
Thanks @jrasm91 . Appreciate the details.