Copying the catalog to laptop and/or external hard drive
I have a rather complex task.
I am using PSE 4 on a Windows XP Desktop. I copied my folder and subfolders with my pictures to an external hard drive. My catalog, I think, is in a hidden file under Documents and Setting\all users\application data\Adobe. How do I copy this to the external drive so that PSE 4 knows where it is.
I will upgrade to PSE7 when I get this all figured out.
I have a new Windows Vista Laptop and want to install PSE 7 and use the external hard drive to edit/save etc my photos.
Do I need to copy the files and catalog in a different way to the external hard drive?
Is there a simpler way to do this?
Thanks for your help.
Sandra
To move the catalog, you have to find it in Windows and move it in Windows.
But more importantly ... are you doing all this so you can get your PSE catalog up and running on the laptop? If so, the easiest way to do this is to first install PSE7 on the desktop. It will convert your catalog for you. Make sure everything is working properly, and then, move things. To move to a new computer, use the File->Backup Catalog command on your old desktop, make sure everything is written to the external hard drive, and then on the new laptop, install PSE7, use File->Restore Catalog. This way, you don't have to move files, you don't have to know where things are or where things are supposed to be. It's the easiest way to go, you let the software do the work and keep track of details instead of you doing the work and keeping track of details.
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