From 99a6843010100ca6e675b3712bde0c6c72be1ecb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:24:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Ask strategy before photo location in Immich setup

The user should decide *what* they want (import vs external library)
before being asked *where* their photos are. The "what" frames the
context for the "where" question.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01NAtxAkC5t6YVb3gcP1VcX8
---
 ubuntu-post-install.sh | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ubuntu-post-install.sh b/ubuntu-post-install.sh
index a2168c7..402697d 100644
--- a/ubuntu-post-install.sh
+++ b/ubuntu-post-install.sh
@@ -2833,13 +2833,6 @@ else
         EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE=""
 
         if [ "$HAS_EXISTING_PHOTOS" = "y" ] || [ "$HAS_EXISTING_PHOTOS" = "Y" ]; then
-            echo ""
-            echo "  Where are your existing photos now?"
-            echo "  Default: $PHOTOS_DIR"
-            prompt_text "  Existing photos path:" "$PHOTOS_DIR" EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE 2>/dev/null || EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="$PHOTOS_DIR"
-            EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="${EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE/#\~/$ACTUAL_HOME}"
-            EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="${EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE%/}"
-
             echo ""
             echo "  How should Immich handle your existing photos?"
             echo ""
@@ -2862,6 +2855,13 @@ else
                 read -p "  Choose [1/2]: " IMMICH_STRATEGY
                 IMMICH_STRATEGY="${IMMICH_STRATEGY:-1}"
             fi
+
+            echo ""
+            echo "  Where are your existing photos now?"
+            echo "  Default: $PHOTOS_DIR"
+            prompt_text "  Existing photos path:" "$PHOTOS_DIR" EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE 2>/dev/null || EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="$PHOTOS_DIR"
+            EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="${EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE/#\~/$ACTUAL_HOME}"
+            EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE="${EXISTING_PHOTOS_SOURCE%/}"
         else
             IMMICH_STRATEGY="1"
         fi