Photos and videos already on the hard drive connected to Monument can be imported into your Monument library. As the content already exists on the hard drive, Monument does not back it up to its own folder. To view the content in the Monument app, please follow the instructions below.
Part 1: Steps on computer
- Eject your Primary Drive from Monument
- Connect the drive to your computer
- Open the hard drive and create a new folder (example: "Import Folder")
- Move all photos into your new folder
Note: Do not move, rename, or delete the Monument folder
- Eject the hard drive from your computer
Part 2: Steps in Monument app
- Reconnect the primary drive to Monument
- Open the Monument app
- Go to Settings > Hard Drives > Select Primary Hard Drive
- Click "Import From Hard Drive"
- Select the new folder you just created
Note: Only a single folder can be selected to import
Warning: Do not move, rename, or delete the imported folder - Monument will begin importing all photos and videos inside that folder
Tip: The Monument app can be closed. Import will run in background.
Comments
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Could you please explain the following sentences in more detail?
"Please Note: All photos/videos from the Parent Folder will only be imported and analyzed. They will NOT be copied into Monument as an additional backup."
Normally importing means, it will be copied to the device. So how does it work differently?
Will the folder remain on the drive after the import and the library just references to it? So if you would remove the folder from the drive after the import, the photos would be gone again?
I cannot find where to eject the primary hard drive, either using the Mac desktop app or the iPad app.
After you select the drive under Settings>USB Drives, you will see the option.
@Heathcock
Here's how you can eject your primary hard drive: https://help.getmonument.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001607053-Remove-or-Eject-Drives
Can I keep adding more photos to the same new folder I created on the hard drive?
@LynnPattison
That's correct! After adding new photos/videos to the hard drive, please do the following:
(As always, do not delete the contents of this folder after importing).
To rescan a 4 terabyte drive after adding a folder does it have to take as long as it did the first time to rescan everything?
@ChrisKilroy
Hi Chris! Monument does not take as long to rescan the content - it quickly goes over the files and checks for only newly added content in the folder.
Hi Monument team,
"Only a single folder can be selected to import" is for each user or entire Monument device?
@KingPi
Great question! This is for the entire Monument device (only one user can add an existing folder). We have plans to change this in the future.
@Hunter
Thanks for the plan of change. Appreciate it!
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