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I heavily use Immich for images and am very happy. Since you can specify custom storage locations it might be worth a shot adding your external storage, let it index everything and then test how it behaves when the external storage is offline. Maybe it keeps thumbnails separate too then you could even browse the library visually and you would only run into errors once you try to open an image.

What kind of media files? For a typical media collection something like Emby or Jellyfin is quite nice. Then you have your collection and it would just refuse to play media if the file in question isn’t mounted.

Dalu - Universe of Dreams

Ah ok, thanks for the clarification. In the end I also use Sunshine for game streaming, but for pure remote desktop access RustDesk is far nicer, since I can also quickly move files back and forth. RDP is even nicer in that regard, where I can remote-mount local devices.

Where does rustdesk not have a good reputation? I see it being recommended regularly and also use it myself heavily. Never had issues or heard about issues (that I would attribute to reputation).