If files are moved to the Missing Files page, their events and tags should be preserved inside Shotwell. I attempted to reproduce this but couldn't.
How is the hard drive mounted (USB, network, etc.)? Is the hard drive selected as your library directory (Edit -> Preferences)? Or are you referring to the hard drive via a symlink on your local filesystem? ** Changed in: shotwell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684518 Title: shotwell lost all events after I forgot to mount hard drive first -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs