Indexed files and folders

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Hello everyone,

I have many folders and files saved on a NAS that are normally indexed in groups in DTP.

Often, to add a new file, I drag it from the Desktop to the corresponding group, and DTP indexes it after copying it to the right folder on the NAS.

Unfortunately, I realize that when the NAS was accidentally turned off, the folders and files were copied directly to the DTP database, without being saved on the NAS and indexed.

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How can I get these many files and folders saved in the database transferred to the NAS and indexed?

Thanks for your advice!

Claude

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Select the item in DEVONthink and choose Data > Move to External Folder. This will move the file to the indexed parent group in the Finder (a process we call ‘deconsolidating’, incidentally).

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Sure I’m doing something wrong, but the Data > Move to External Folder option is still grayed out in the menu (the NAS is mounted)…

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See page 144 of the outstanding “DEVONthink Handbook”.

Move To External Folder: Use this command to move a non-indexed item, e.g.,imported or created in DEVONthink, out to an indexed folder in the Finder

is “firefox deved-3.png” an indexed file, e.g. already external to DEVONthink?

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It’s ok, I had to select the parent folder (which was not indexed either) and not just the files… of course!

Thanks a lot for your help.

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