Editing on external drive

[billy-gs]

Hi,

I tried to sort and edit raw files on an external ssd. As long as the drive is connected, all changes I did are saved. But when I disconnect and then reconnect the ssd all changes are gone. How can I properly edit raw files on an external ssd with an iPad Pro?

Thanks

[billy-gs]

I just found the “restore edits” option in the menu. It seems to work now.
Why doesn’t raw power restore the data automatically when the hard drive is connected?

[Nik Bhatt]

RAW Power does restore the data but only for drives that maintain stable “inode” values (this is a file identifier that each file on a disk gets). It is supposed to remain unchanged as long as the file is present on the drive (it will change if the file goes to another drive). It’s not a unique identifier or fingerprint. It’s just a simple number. However, some drives do not keep the inode stable (perhaps they use a different file system – not sure) and that breaks the link between the original file and the RAW Power editing data.

[billy-gs]

Thanks. So it depends all on the hard disk? Can the formatting of the hard drive also have an effect?

I don’t know if it’s any helpful but the hard drive I use is a SanDisk Extreme 500 240GB formatted in exfat (just for info).

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