Is there a "flat" view for items from group hierarchies?

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I never really used DT for handling images, but finally I tried this today.

So far I am please, beside 2 points (second point in second post):

  1. I cannot find a “flat view” for groups

Meaning, if there is a group that contains groups of other groups (read: a hierarchy of directories), I cannot find a way to see all content from all groups - or for images, all images from all directories and subdirectories.

Most other Apps simply have this as a toggle in the View menu.

Is this possible with DT?
If not, could that probably be added? Would make DT such much more valuable for lots of secnarios!

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If you search for kind:any document within a parent group then this should give you a flat list with all items contained in that group and its subgroups

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And if you need such a flat list often you can create a Smart Group instead of doing the search manually each time.

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Ah, that’s a neat trick.

It’s not as convenient as a View option, but it even offers more flexibility.
Fantastic.

Many thanks!

This makes DT even more valuable to me :slight_smile:

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Yes, but this would need to be done to any relevant top folder …
I think the type:image or type:video will do it.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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Script: Create or change smart group(s) creates a Smart Group in every selected group.

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Thanks a bunch!

Will check this out!

But still, creating Smart Groups everywhere seems to be a bit of over-kill.
It may be appropriate for Inbox’es or Import-folders.

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I was curious how many folders I have:

(base) tja@mini:~$ find /Volumes/XTRMQ -type d 2>/dev/null | wc -l
451103

:smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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Ok … You can also see this via File > Database Properties.

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Like the global default smart group History.

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This was my external drive, only a tiny portion of that is indexed in DT.

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I see “History” in the list of Smart Group and searched the PDF for an explanation, but could not find one.

I also tried to click on this, but I have no idea what it does or shows :open_mouth: