Immich Custom locations

[herculespt]

H there,

what will happen if I set the custom location variables as indicated here: https://immich.app/docs/guides/custom-locations/

I have env. set with one custom location only, like this:

" # You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables

The location where your uploaded files are stored

UPLOAD_LOCATION=d:\cloudphotos\

The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"

IMMICH_VERSION=release"

In each user I have set a storage label, so I can identify to which user the media belongs. What I have understood is that all media are in those folders.

But after seeing the custom location setup, I imagine that if I need to change hard drive, would be easier to do it, like I only need to copy the folders set in .env and docker-compose.yml to the new disk, and I am set to go.

Also, my database is set to custom local folder in the same hard drive, so I think it will be easier to exchange an hard drive.

Is that correct? Am I right about that?

By the way, setting the custom location now, will have all my data copied from the current location to the new location, or will be set only from the time I set those custom locations?

Thanks for any help and/or advice.