darktable : Possible to take a copy of a "local copy"

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Hi,

In Darktable, is it possible to take a copy of a “local copy” ?

Scenario: While working on local copies of my pictures, I would like to save a picture on a memory stick.

Brgds,
Michael

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darktable does not change the original image file. Instead, the sidecar file contains information (text), how the image was “edited”. If you generate a duplicate of your image in darktable, you get a second sidecar file.
Only when you export a photo, a new image is rendered.

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Thanks, Thomas_Do,

I know, but my question is not related to an “original” picture, it’s related to it’s “local copy”.

In the meantime, I think I found the solution : Exporting the “local copy” via “format options” “file format” = “copy” exists and generates both the raw file and its sidecar.

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Sorry, there seemed to be some misinterpretation on my side. But I still do not get your application scenario. You made a local copy of a raw image on an external drive. Afterwards want to copy this local image (orignal and sidecar) to a second external drive? Is that correct?

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That’s correct. The reason is that during my photo courses, where I’m working on local copies of my NAS, I want to share some pictures on my teachers USB stick.
I think above export should cover this need.

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Thanks for explaining!