Better library management & offline files

Having recently converted from Aperture (mostly on account of more fluid editing, more intuitive brushes [I can go into detail if desired], and IMHO better image quality for my main camera), I do miss one aspect of Aperture's file management: the fact that the hierarchy of "projects" and folders that I see within the program can (though need not) be decoupled from the physical file organization. This means I can start a library with, e.g., all photos arranged in folders according to date, and all on my local disk initially. I can then select an arbitrary subset of the files (e.g., as the result of a search) and "relocate" those files off my local disk and onto a server. The key here is that in the hierarchy that I have created inside Aperture (and hopefully one day Lightroom), the photos still appear in the same place as before I relocated them! (There's just an optional badge in the right corner telling me that the photo is "referenced"; this also similarly indicates when a photo is currently offline.)
In Lightroom, the only way I have managed to simulate something vaguely equivalent is to have two hierarchies, one on the local disk and one on the server. So I might have a folder ONLINE/2010/august/19 which I could then move (in toto) to SERVER/2010/august/19. But for one, unless I remember which photos have moved offline, I now have to look in two different places in my hierarchy. Moreover, it only really makes sense for entire folders; moving individual photos seems like a recipe for massive confusion. Ugh.
Note that I am not suggesting that Lightroom store files in a proprietary folder hierarchy ("managed" in Aperture parlance), but I really do like the ability to have the physical location distinct from the "logical" organization I have created within the program. This is just an additional level of indirection internal to the database, and oughtn't be that hard to implement --- and compared to Lightroom's current approach, it is way more flexible when it comes to managing large libraries IMHO.
Oh, and incidentally, if a photo has gone offline, Aperture indicates that fact via a discreet little icon (which can be turned off). Lightroom insists on splashing "This file is offline" all across the preview. It's a useful message, to be sure, but if I just want to show someone the previews of some pics that happen to be offline, I'd like to be able to turn that message off so I can see the entire picture.
Anyway, add the ability to "relocate" without changing the "virtual" hierarchy of folders, and let me turn off that annoying message for offline files, and I'll be in heaven. And major kudos on the improvements in image quality in Lightroom 3!

Use collections. They are the equivalent of your projects and albums.

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Karen Hu
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Hi,
Please know that Offline Files in Windows 7 uses Bitmap Differential Transfer. Bitmap Differential Transfer tracks which blocks of a file in the local cache are modified while you are working offline and then sends only those blocks to the server. In Windows
XP, Offline Files copies the entire file from the local cache to the server, even if only a small part of the file was modified while offline.
How the synchronization in Windows 7 Offline Files works
http://blogs.technet.com/b/netro/archive/2010/04/09/how-the-synchronization-in-windows-7-offline-files-works.aspx
That should be the cause of the issue that your script didn't work.
Considering that the issue should be related to the script, I suggest to post the question on Script Center forum for further help.
Script Center forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home
The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us.
Thanks for understanding.
Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

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(Sorry for my bad English)

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Hello Steven,
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Hi, I need your help to solve this problem whit the offline files.
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OMG!!!!THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!You have no idea how long I've been trying to get rid of those files!I've had those files for about a year or longer & no one could tell me how to
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You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.
That indicates that that is your library. Put it in your Pictures folder if it already isn't there and make sure it's named "iPhoto Library". It should look like this:
Now launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and select that library to open. If you get that same message close iPhoto and try the following;
Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
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I don't know what to do - please help !!!!
can someone shed some light please ?

So it appears you have only one library on the hard drive. Apply the two fixes below in order as needed to that library:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

Will Photo Library Manager help without library file

I recently upgraded to Leopard and added ilife to upgrade my iphoto from a reeaaally old version. I imported photos from the old version and Iphoto was working fine a couple weeks ago. Today, however, when I tried to open it, I got the Choose Your Library message. There is no library listed, nor can I find one. I have not done anything to iphoto or the library file since it was last opened and working fine. Will Photo Library Manager help if there is no library file? Is the albumdata.xml file in the iphoto database or is it somewhere else in my computer? Surely the files are there somewhere! What else can I do? I have a back-up but it has run since I last opened iphoto and I can't find a library file in there either. What is the library file called? Maybe I'm not looking for the write thing...
Thanks for your help. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Did you use Spotlight to try to find your library. If the library was inadvertantly moved to certain areas of the HD Spotlight will not find it. Download and run Find File to search for "Library6.iPhoto". If you get a hit it's a good chance it's the library. Good Luck.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

IPhoto Library Manager--File Size difference of merged library

I just use iPhoto Library Manager to merge 2 libraries and it worked great. There is a huge difference in the size of the libraries. The original library is 17.48 GB. The merged library which had an additional 4.03 GB of pictures/events added to it is only 11.28 GB. I would have expected 17.48 GB + 4.03 GB to add up to 21.51 GB. Can anyone explain? What has been lost?
Additional info: I get the same 244 events and 4426 pictures whether I open the iPhoto Library or the "Merged Library" through the finder window.
I have iPhoto 7.1.3 and iPLM 3.4.2 installed.

Do you sync your photos with an iPod using iTunes? If so this creates a cache file that can be very large indeed. It would not be carried over in the Merge.
Regards
TD

Offline Files sync gives Access Denied on Windows 8.1 Enterprise

A small number of our staff have now been issued with Windows 8.1 Enterprise hybrid tablet computers, however there is a problem with using Offline Files on them - when synchronising, it responds "Access Denied".
The tablets have Windows 8.1 Enterprise with all the latest updates on them. Staff users have a home folder on the network under \\server\staff\homes\departmentname\username which gets mapped to U: and their My Documents is redirected there. The server is currently
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2.
We have tried:
Resetting the Offline Files cache using the FormatDatabase registry key
Using Group Policy Objects to force Offline Files synchronisation at logon and logoff
Clearing the local cached copy of the user's profile from the machine and getting them to log back on to recreate it
Setting up Offline Files event logging to the event viewer - this provides no useful information as it only logs disconnect/reconnect and logoff/logon events
Forcing Group Policy update using gpupdate /force
Forcing synchronisation using PowerShell and https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb309189%28v=vs.85%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
As suggested by http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275461 we gave the All Staff security group Read permissions on F:\Staff (which is the one that is shared as \\server\staff) and then blocked inheritance for folders below that
We also checked the following:
The CSC cache has not been relocated
No error 7023 or event 7023 errors relating to Offline Files are present in the event logs
The Offline Files service is running
The OS is already Windows 8.1 Enterprise, so installing the Pro Pack is not applicable
In HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserState\UserStateTechnologies\ConfigurationControls all the values are set to 0 and not 1
We do not use System Center Configuration Manager
No errors were found in the Folder Redirection event logs
None of these solved the problem, does anyone have any suggestions?
Here is the error we are seeing:
Thanks,
Dan Jackson (Lead ITServices Technician)
Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge, UK

Hi,
Generally speaking, this problem is most probably occurs at File Server Client.
Firstly, please check the sharing file Sync Settings.
Shared file properties\Sharing\Advanced Sharing\Caching
Also check shared file user list, make sure these problematic user account have full permission.
On the other hand, could you able to access to the shared file directly in Windows Explorer?
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Yes, the user can access the shared folder in Windows Explorer. The user has the following permissions:
Traverse Folder/Execute File
List Folder/Read Data
Read Attributes
Read Extended Attributes
Create Files/Write Data
Create Folders/Append Data
Write Attributes
Write Extended Attributes
Delete
Read Permissions
Here is a screenshot of how the Caching settings are set up on the top-level Staff share.

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