config.ini

[Paths]
# directory to store log files
# default is LOG_files in the folder of the script
# or e.g /home/user/logs/LOG_files or C:\Users\user\logs\LOG_files
logging_dir = LOG_files

[Processing]
# number of images to process in each batch
batch_size = 100
# maximum number of concurrent threads 
max_workers = 24

[Database]
# name of the database file
db_name = statistics_image_metadata.db

[Security]
# Enable/disable security blocklist (WARNING: Disabling is NOT recommended)
enable_blocklist = true

# Additional custom paths to block (comma-separated)
# Example: /mnt/sensitive,/home/user/private
custom_blocked_paths =

# Allow network paths (UNC/SMB shares) without confirmation
# WARNING: Network paths may be slow or contain untrusted data
allow_network_paths_without_confirmation = false

[ErrorHandling]
# Continue processing even if some files fail
continue_on_error = true

# Maximum time (seconds) to wait for ExifTool per file
exiftool_timeout = 30

# Skip files larger than this size (MB) to avoid hanging
# Set to 0 to disable size check
max_file_size_mb = 100