Catalog convert Elements Organizer 8 to 10 fails

I just purchased Elements 10. The Catalog Convert runs for a while, stops at 34% complete for a long time, then completes with "catalog converted successfully". But, only part of the catalog is available in 10 after the conversion. No photos afdter 2009 are there. I ran a repair on the Elements Organizer 8 catalog (no errors), then an optimize. Ran the converion again with the same results. Any and all help will be much appreciated.
Thanks !!

I have never met the situation described here, with the "catalog converted successfully" message.
Other suggestions :
- Install psedbtools to find out if there is a drive letter or serial number problem.
http://johnrellis.best.vwh.net/psedbtool/
- Try a backup from pse8 to an external media, then a restore from pse10. I have found this is able to show offending files that would not be caught by the normal converson. The principle is that PSE10 first restores the files, then converts the catalog to version 10. In the first stage, you may get a message during the restore, telling you there is a problem with some files which are shown. For instance I had a plugin installed for jpeg 2000 files in my old version, and nothing in PSE10. The files were found which enabled me to install the plugin in PSE10.

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photocrazy12 a écrit:
I am trying to do a full backup of my catalog in Organizer 12 (this is the first time have tried backup) and it is coming up with 0 bytes of data and gets error message 'Error encountered while writing files'.
The first stage of the backup process tells you what is the size needed for the backup: how much space do you need ?
(I was trying to put the backup on the C drive -- is that causing any problem).
It's not recommended for safety and speed reasons, but that's not a reason in itself for your problem. The general rule is that you must store the backup on a separate folder; you must have enough free space (twice the size of the above calculation is recommended).
Also, is there any way to backup just the catalog (location of files, tags, metadata, comments, stars, and thumbnail etc), and not the full files? I will have over a terabyte for sure.
Yes, simply look for the locataion of your catalog in the Help menu, System Information, and copy the whole folder somewhere. Simply look at the total size of that folder.
I will have over a terabyte for sure.
Otherwise I will have to get another external hard drive to backup the catalog to. But I already backup all the photo/video files to an external hard drive.
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Anything besides reconnecting all the files, such as switching the drive letter (if that is even possible)?
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Hello,
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kdrozzen a écrit:
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