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0001 .. meta:: 0002 :description: digiKam Import from Remote Computer 0003 :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, remote, computer, import 0004 0005 .. metadata-placeholder 0006 0007 :authors: - digiKam Team 0008 0009 :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html) 0010 0011 .. _remote_import: 0012 0013 Import from Remote Computer 0014 =========================== 0015 0016 .. contents:: 0017 0018 This tool allows to download files from a remote computer to your collections using network. It available from the :menuselection:`Import --> Import from remote storage` :kbd:`Alt+Shift+K` menu entry or the corresponding icon from the **Tools** tab in Right Sidebar. 0019 0020 .. figure:: images/import_remote_dialog.webp 0021 :alt: 0022 :align: center 0023 0024 The Import from Remote Computer Dialog 0025 0026 To choose files to import press **Select Import Location**, a native desktop urls selector as below must appear where you can see the discovered remote devices selecting the network section: 0027 0028 .. figure:: images/import_remote_selection.webp 0029 :alt: 0030 :align: center 0031 0032 The Urls Selector Dialog Under Linux Choosing Files from a NAS Sharing Contents trough Samba File System. 0033 0034 In this dialog, you can use the protocols as **fish** (ssh), **ftp**, **smb**, etc, to be connected to the remote computer. For example, 0035 0036 - **fish://user_name@remote_computer**: connect to the *remote_computer* with *user_name* using SSH protocol (Secure SHell). 0037 - **ftp://user_name@remote_computer**: connect to the *remote_computer* with *user_name* using FTP protocol (File Transfer Protocol). 0038 0039 .. note:: 0040 0041 The native url selector dialog is only available if you turn on the right option from the **Misc/Appearance** section of the :ref:`configuration panel <appearance_settings>`. 0042 0043 After selecting the files to import and closing the native desktop urls selector, these ones must appear to main dialog in the list below **Select import location** button. 0044 0045 Below this list of files, the main dialog propose the hierarchy of physical **Albums** from your collection. Selected one target entry to import files, or if you want a new one, just press **New Album** button to create a nested entry in the tree-view. 0046 0047 When you select right target album to download files, press **Start Import** button to process files. You can abort operation pressing **Close** button.