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Database Management Menu

Use File → Database to load a database, switch to a recent database, migrate, create, or back up a local database.

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Use File → Database to load a database, switch to a recent database, migrate, create, or back up a local database.

The File → Database menu manages local database locations.

Open the Entry

Wait for the local service and database to become ready, then open File → Database.

Load Database: select an existing database directory containing database.db.
Recent Databases: switch directly to a recent database that is still accessible and is not the current database.
Migrate Database: copy the current database to a new location and switch to it.
Create Database: create a new empty database in the selected location.
Back Up Database: copy the current database without switching locations.

On Windows, avoid Chinese characters in create, migrate, or backup destination paths.
The destination must not already contain a database folder.
Create, migrate and backup use a database subfolder under the selected destination parent. Loading an existing database instead requires selecting the directory that directly contains database.db.
Database backup or migration does not back up or move every original material file. After switching, check the database location and counts and open source files; visible cached thumbnails do not prove the originals remain accessible.
Finish long refresh, repair, or export tasks before changing the database location.