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Database maintenance

Photo Library Database Backup and Restore

Pix42 stores practical review state locally, so the database matters. The app includes backup, restore, verification, cleanup, and scheduled backup policy tools for users who revisit folders and keep long-running image decisions.

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Pix42 image viewer with local library database workflows

A local database needs visible maintenance tools

Ratings, flags, thumbnails, metadata cache, timeline data, duplicate signatures, and non-destructive settings are useful only if they stay trustworthy. Pix42 uses SQLite with WAL mode and foreign-key checks, then exposes maintenance actions from the app instead of hiding the catalog away.

Backup workflows include manual backup, manual restore, verify catalog, integrity check, orphan cleanup, scheduled backup frequency, retention by count and age, and reminders when backups are missing. This keeps the local-first workflow practical for serious use.

For review work that lasts longer than one session

Pix42 is still a fast viewer first, but persistent state turns it into a working environment. Backup and restore support make that state easier to trust when ratings, flags, edits, and catalog identity become part of a real workflow.

Database backup and restore complements Pix42 persistent ratings, stable asset IDs, duplicate matching cache, FITS stretch persistence, and non-destructive editing state.

Try Pix42 from your own folders.

Download the app and use these workflows with real image collections, mixed media folders, and long-running review projects.

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