Where Does Rapid Photo Downloader Store Settings?
Rapid Photo Downloader keeps ingest profiles, naming patterns and device jobs in a config tree on Linux. Path and photos pattern.
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Rapid Photo Downloader separates ingest behavior from image files. Profiles with naming patterns, metadata options and device jobs live in a config tree. Photos land in picture folders outside it.
That split keeps the config portable across machines with matching card readers. Copy the tree with the app quit and the workflows return. Missing devices after restore point to mounts, not settings.
Where Rapid Photo Downloader stores this, by platform
~/.config/Rapid Photo Downloader
Ingest profiles, naming patterns and device jobs below one root. Back up with the app quit. Photos land outside in picture folders with dated trees.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Rapid Photo Downloader?
Copy the rapid-photo-downloader folder with the app quit. Profiles, naming patterns and device jobs travel with it. Photos themselves land in picture folders, so include those for full moves across machines.
Where are my downloaded photos?
In picture folders named in preferences, commonly Pictures with dated trees per device. The config only decides naming and destinations. Check the download folders setting for the active roots.
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