Allow me to change the folder structure pattern via the Settings page

mrm · September 6, 2021, 2:31pm

Howdy!

I agree, the best solution here would be proper UI support for editing advanced settings:

Until that’s implemented, the simplest solution is to use environment variables for your custom advanced settings.

If you’d rather edit the system and library settings files, just set this environment variable to true: PS_START_PAUSED=true

github.com

photostructure/photostructure-for-servers/blob/1f6d907769fd2b01900eb88ce64bf0d732998aa0/defaults.env#L2173


      
          # PS_SKIP_MODEL_UPDATES="false"
          
          
          # +---------------+
          # |  startPaused  |
          # +---------------+
          #
          # Should processing be paused by default when PhotoStructure starts? You'll
          # have the manually resume processing via the system tray or nav menu.
          #
          # PS_START_PAUSED="false"
          
          
          # +----------------------+
          # |  statTimeoutSeconds  |
          # +----------------------+
          #
          # Filesystem traversal can be dangerous business with scratched CDROMs and old
          # busted hard drives. To prevent PhotoStructure from getting "stuck" when
          # trying to read these devices, it will timeout directory iteration if reading
          # a directory entry exceeds this value. The default of 30 seconds should cover

After you go through the welcome and settings pages, shut down PhotoStructure, edit the setting files to taste, unset PS_START_PAUSED, and restart PhotoStructure, at which point sync will start for the first time with your desired settings.