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Cannot search for files by tags
Posted: 26 Sep 2014 21:32
by stebobibo
I have a collection of picture files that I have applied tags to in windows explorer. XYplorer cannot see these tags for some reason. In the search menu there is a tab for tags, but it only recognizes tags that were applied to the file inside of XYplorer itself. Another issue is that tags applied to files inside of XYplorer do not appear in windows explorer.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
Re: Cannot search for files by tags
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:07
by highend
Tags made in WE and XY are completely different (and unrelated). You have to decide which of them you want to use in the future and retag your files accordingly.
About where the tags are stored (Windows based tagging):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6080 ... -meta-data
Re: Cannot search for files by tags
Posted: 27 Sep 2014 17:58
by highend
In the meantime I wrote a script that is able to import .jpg files (that were tagged inside Windows Explorer) into XY's tag.dat dabase...
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12584
... to make the transition a bit easier

Re: Cannot search for files by tags
Posted: 28 Sep 2014 01:26
by stebobibo
Thanks a lot, good sir!