Down loaded picture files from my previous windows 7 into Linux Mint, bumbling around I ended up creating a single file called Pictures.tar.gz. containing all my photos in my new LM picture file. Ideally I would have preferred the same format of seeing all the picture thumbnails laid out as before in windows instead of a single file that only identifies the photos by name. I see I can relocate them as individual thumbnails in the picture file one by one, this is going to take some time, GREAT!, one problem, they have a lock image over the thumbnail obscuring the view. BTW, my method of back up is burned DVD+R's.
I did do some researching on this and see that even though I'm the original owner of many of these photos, LM sees it as someone else's property and thus puts the lock image over the thumbnail.
My question is, could I have done or do any of this better and am I stuck with those lock images forever. I was thinking I could upload images to emails or something and create new files from old pics, but what a hassle for a couple thousand pics. I don't use 3rd party photo storage services btw, strictly old school digital camera and image search downloads.
I did do some researching on this and see that even though I'm the original owner of many of these photos, LM sees it as someone else's property and thus puts the lock image over the thumbnail.
My question is, could I have done or do any of this better and am I stuck with those lock images forever. I was thinking I could upload images to emails or something and create new files from old pics, but what a hassle for a couple thousand pics. I don't use 3rd party photo storage services btw, strictly old school digital camera and image search downloads.