How to move the entire folder structure from one SSD to another?

Software darktable
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Currently, I know that using the “move” option within DT I can move all the selected photos to another folder, but this option does not allow me to move the entire folder with its subfolders. Does anyone know how to move the entire folder structure from one drive to another, within DT, without messing up the catalog?

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Close darktable, move the whole folder structure, open darktable. In the collections module, when used with the folder view, all the folders should be crossed out. Go to the root folder, right click, and you should be offered an option to update that path. The whole structure should auto-update with that.

https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/4.2/en/module-reference/utility-modules/shared/collections/#files

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Go with Guillermos explanation! Just like to mention: if you know SQL you can also open the library.db file with Sqlite3 and just update paths. I find that useful sometimes.

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There is also a lua script, rename_images (darktable lua documentation - rename_images) that will do this.

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