Comment 10 for bug 975636

Hi Eric,

~/Pictures/shotwell exists and has correct permissions
gconftool reports that /apps/shotwell/preferences/files/import_dir is set to ~/Pictures/shotwell
gconftool also reports that /apps/shotwell/preferences/files/auto_import is set to false

However, in its preferences dialog, Shotwell has "import photos to" set to ~/Pictures and "watch library directory for new files" checked. In other words, it seems to completely ignore its gconf settings. Also, changing the settings in the preferences dialog does not make any difference: next time Shotwell starts, the settings are reset to the defaults and Shotwell starts to automatically index my ~/Pictures folder (though the gconf values remain unchanged to ~/Pictures/shotwell and false, respectively).

Let me know if I can provide any further info.