Convert photoshop album SE 3.2 to Photoshop elements

It seems simple enough.
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"The conversion operation failed. Try repairing the catalog with the software that created it and retry conversion"
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Is there something obvious I am missing ?
I have about 20 days left on my trial and I want to make sure it works before I buy it.
Thanking you in advance.

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conversion log: C:/ProgramData/Adobe/Photoshop Album/Catalogs/My Catalog.psa to C:/ProgramData/Adobe/Elements Organizer/Catalogs/My Catalog elements1
storing catalog guid = 538b246d-3a7f-4db0-83f5-d84a928e10be
--- tag processing - reading tags ---
p:1 -> user tag a:7 "People"
p:2 -> user tag a:8 "Places"
p:3 -> user tag a:9 "Events"
p:4 -> user tag a:10 "Other"
p:5 -> discarding top level import tag
p:6 -> skipped
unable to process tag p:6 "Shared - Incoming", a=000b0004 fa=04 ia=0b parent=0 next=7 firstchild=0
p:7 -> discarding top level history tag
p:8 -> discarding top level day note tag
p:9 -> favorite rating 5
p:10 -> discarding top level collection tag
p:11 -> hidden tag a:12
p:12 -> discarding top level history tag
p:13 -> discarding top level history tag
p:14 -> noted as creation
p:15 -> discarding top level history tag
p:16 -> discarding top level offline tag
p:17 -> noted as stack
p:18 -> skipped
unable to process tag p:18 "", a=00130004 fa=04 ia=13 parent=0 next=19 firstchild=0
p:19 -> discarding top level history tag
p:20 -> skipped
unable to process tag p:20 "", a=00150004 fa=04 ia=15 parent=0 next=21 firstchild=0
p:21 -> skipped
unable to process tag p:21 "", a=00160004 fa=04 ia=16 parent=0 next=0 firstchild=0
p:22 -> user tag a:13 "Family"
p:23 -> user tag a:14 "Friends"
p:26 -> import a:16
p:27 -> import a:25
p:29 -> import a:30
p:30 -> print history tag a:37
p:31 -> collection tag a:41 "New House build"
p:32 -> collection tag a:46 "Mum"
p:33 -> collection tag a:51 "Dad"
p:34 -> collection tag a:55 "Felicia"
p:35 -> collection tag a:59 "Den"
p:36 -> collection tag a:63 "Auntie Kathrene"
p:37 -> collection tag a:66 "Uncle Brother"
p:38 -> collection tag a:69 "Auntie Helen"
p:39 -> collection tag a:72 "Yaya and Papau"
p:40 -> collection tag a:75 "Auntie Jodie, Jack, Katie & Brianne"
p:41 -> collection tag a:78 "Miranda"
p:42 -> collection tag a:81 "Joshua, Lauchlan, Jordan & Heather"
p:43 -> collection tag a:84 "Weddings and adult parties"
p:45 -> collection tag a:88 "Holidays"
p:46 -> collection tag a:91 "Outings"
p:47 -> collection tag a:94 "Dor's relos"
p:48 -> collection tag a:97 "Kids parties"
p:49 -> collection tag a:101 "School"
p:50 -> collection tag a:104 "Family birthdays"
p:51 -> collection tag a:107 "Jess"
p:52 -> collection tag a:110 "Easter"
p:53 -> collection tag a:113 "Beach"
p:54 -> collection tag a:116 "Bath time"
p:55 -> collection tag a:119 "Christmas"
p:56 -> collection tag a:122 "QLD House"
p:57 -> collection tag a:125 "Fathers Day"
p:58 -> collection tag a:128 "Maroubra home"
p:59 -> collection tag a:131 "Friends"
p:60 -> collection tag a:134 "Felicia's Christening"
p:61 -> collection tag a:137 "Bryan's relos"
p:62 -> collection tag a:140 "Den's Christening"
p:63 -> collection tag a:143 "Football"
p:64 -> collection tag a:146 "Den's birth"
p:66 -> user tag a:149 "Felicia"
p:67 -> user tag a:153 "Den"
p:68 -> user tag a:156 "Mum"
p:69 -> user tag a:160 "Dad"
p:70 -> user tag a:163 "Christmas"
p:71 -> user tag a:167 "Bath time"
p:72 -> user tag a:170 "Auntie Helen"
p:73 -> user tag a:174 "Auntie Jodie"
p:74 -> user tag a:178 "AuntKathrene"
p:75 -> user tag a:182 "Dad's relos"
p:76 -> user tag a:185 "Mum's relos"
p:77 -> user tag a:188 "Easters"
p:78 -> user tag a:191 "Birthdays - Den"
p:79 -> user tag a:194 "Birthdays - Mum"
p:80 -> user tag a:197 "Birthdays - Felicia"
p:81 -> user tag a:200 "Birthdays - Dad"
p:82 -> user tag a:203 "Birthdays - Jess"
p:83 -> user tag a:206 "Fathers days"
p:84 -> user tag a:209 "Yaya & Papau"
p:85 -> user tag a:212 "Friends"
p:86 -> user tag a:216 "Joshua, Lauchlan, Heather or Jordan"
p:87 -> user tag a:219 "Singapore"
p:88 -> user tag a:222 "Vincentia"
p:89 -> user tag a:225 "Gold Coast"
p:90 -> user tag a:228 "Lake Macquarie"
p:91 -> user tag a:231 "Coffs Harbour"
p:92 -> user tag a:234 "Port Stephens"
p:93 -> user tag a:237 "Mothers days"
p:94 -> user tag a:240 "Sporting events"
p:95 -> user tag a:243 "Museum"
p:96 -> user tag a:246 "Easter show"
p:97 -> user tag a:249 "Canberra"
p:98 -> user tag a:252 "Fitness at Sydney Olympic"
p:99 -> user tag a:255 "Fairy rides"
p:100 -> user tag a:258 "Indoor play areas"
p:101 -> user tag a:262 "Shows"
p:102 -> user tag a:266 "Symbio Park"
p:103 -> user tag a:269 "Parks & beaches"
p:104 -> user tag a:272 "Taronga Zoo"
p:105 -> user tag a:275 "NYE"
p:106 -> user tag a:278 "Aquarium with Jess"
p:107 -> user tag a:281 "Miranda home"
p:108 -> user tag a:284 "Uncle Brother"
p:109 -> print history tag a:287
p:110 -> user tag a:290 "Jess"
p:111 -> print history tag a:293
p:112 -> print history tag a:296
p:113 -> import a:299
p:114 -> import a:304
p:115 -> user tag a:309 "Schools"
p:116 -> user tag a:313 "Kids parties"
p:117 -> import a:316
p:118 -> print history tag a:321
p:119 -> print history tag a:324
p:120 -> import a:327
p:121 -> import a:332
p:122 -> print history tag a:337
p:123 -> print history tag a:340
p:124 -> import a:343
p:125 -> import a:348
p:126 -> import a:353
p:127 -> import a:358
p:128 -> import a:363
p:129 -> print history tag a:368
p:130 -> import a:371
p:131 -> import a:376
p:132 -> import a:381
p:133 -> import a:386
p:134 -> import a:391
p:135 -> user tag a:396 "Weddings & adult parties"
p:136 -> import a:399
p:137 -> import a:404
p:138 -> import a:409
p:139 -> print history tag a:414
p:140 -> print history tag a:417
p:141 -> print history tag a:420
p:142 -> print history tag a:423
p:143 -> print history tag a:426
p:144 -> print history tag a:429
p:145 -> print history tag a:432
p:146 -> print history tag a:435
p:148 -> import a:438
p:149 -> import a:443
p:150 -> import a:448
p:151 -> import a:453
p:152 -> import a:458
p:153 -> import a:463
p:154 -> user tag a:468 "New Car"
p:155 -> user tag a:471 "Maroubra"
p:156 -> import a:474
p:157 -> print history tag a:479
p:158 -> print history tag a:482
p:159 -> import a:485
p:160 -> import a:490
p:161 -> user tag a:495 "Snow"
p:162 -> print history tag a:498
p:163 -> print history tag a:501
p:164 -> print history tag a:504
p:165 -> print history tag a:507
p:166 -> print history tag a:510
p:167 -> print history tag a:513
p:168 -> user tag a:516 "Christenings"
p:169 -> import a:519
--- tag processing - reparenting user tags ---
p:1 children = a:13 a:14
p:2 children = a:219 a:222 a:225 a:228 a:231 a:234 a:281 a:471 a:495
p:3 children = a:163 a:167 a:188 a:191 a:194 a:197 a:200 a:203 a:206 a:237 a:240 a:243 a:246 a:249 a:252 a:255 a:258 a:262 a:266 a:269 a:272 a:275 a:278 a:313 a:396 a:468 a:516
p:4 children = a:309
p:22 children = a:149 a:153 a:156 a:160 a:170 a:174 a:178 a:182 a:185 a:209 a:284 a:290
p:23 children = a:212 a:216
--- tag processing - reparenting collection tags ---
p:10 children = a:41 a:46 a:51 a:55 a:59 a:63 a:66 a:69 a:72 a:75 a:78 a:81 a:84 a:88 a:91 a:94 a:97 a:101 a:104 a:107 a:110 a:113 a:116 a:119 a:122 a:125 a:128 a:131 a:134 a:137 a:140 a:143 a:146
can't fix children for unmapped collection p10
--- media processing - creating media ---
adding volume for path "C:/Users/User/Pictures/Maroubra Lions.jpg", serial=471491471, description="VistaOS"
created media a:525 for file "C:/Users/User/Pictures/Maroubra Lions.jpg"
adding volume for path "G:/Pictures/Adobe/Digital Camera Photos/Den's Bday.jpg", serial=1881293147, description="G:"
created media a:541 for file "G:/Pictures/Adobe/Digital Camera Photos/Den's Bday.jpg"
created media a:549 for file "G:/desktop my documents 20080612/My Documents/My Pictures/Singapore old/DSC00549.JPG"
created media a:557 for file "G:/desktop my documents 20080612/My Documents/My Pictures/Singapore old/DSC00550.JPG"
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