Real production libraries move across editors, machines, and drives.
If retrieval context breaks on every migration, teams lose hours before editing even starts.
Migration checklist
Before moving drives:
- confirm indexing is complete for active folders
- keep folder hierarchy unchanged during transfer
- align destination path conventions with collaborators
After reconnecting on another machine:
- verify mount paths
- run a small validation query set
- rebuild only affected indexes when needed
Portable indexing is not a nice-to-have. It is what keeps retrieval operational in multi-device workflows.