Error "Damaged or unknown format"

When I try to "Get photos from Files and Folders" I get the error massage "The file is damaged or is a format that cannot be included in the organizer".
The photos are in a JPG format and can be read by a number of photo programs I use including Pacasa 3 without a problem. In addition, the photos were read at the same time and from the same card as a number of other similar photos that Photo Elements 9 was able to import. Does any one have any hints as to why this happons? It has happoned on more than one occassion.

Many times, especially with images downloaded from the Web, the JPG configuration data is corrupted just enough for PSE to choke on it. As you've seen, other programs can still read the images OK.
Try opening the offending files in another program and use that program to save the file, which will over-write the JPG information with the correct data.
Ken

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