How do I merge overlapping catalogs??

Julieanne Kost tutorial mentions that when you have overlapping catalogs there is a different problem. Unfortunately, she doesn't tell how to deal with that. When I merged my catalogs with LR4 (they were created in LR3), I got the new catalog with new folders but no photos available. I am trying to consolidate several overlapping catalogs (don't ask how that happened.) onto a new external hard drive where most of my folders now reside. I moved the foldes to the new drive with LR3, not by dragging the folders themselves. I also want to transfer some photos from a pocket drive usedn ona trip to the new 2TB external drive.

When you import a catalog into another, Lightroom is supposed to recognize whicf file is new and which file is already in the catalog.

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I'm wondering how i can merge Lightroom catalogs? I have a laptop that I carry around and I used lightroom on that to initial capture and keyword (and categorize) my photos. When I get home, I want to merge those results with my main computer (both are Macs).
Is there a way to do this? Either merge (it would be nice if there was simply a merge command which did the right thing, but I don't have my hopes up), or do i need to export from one and import into another? If it's the latter, then do I lose all of my keywords and categorizations when i do that?
thanks
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See this section of the Help: Lightroom Help | Import photos from other catalogs

How to correctly merge users folders from one catalog to another?

Hi gurus,
Here's the scenario we have right now and would appreciate any guidance:
Several months ago, in our 11g Test server, we upgraded our 10g production catalog to 11g and have been developing/correcting dashboards in this 11g Test server.
Now we are ready to go to production with our 11g changes. What is the correct way to merge the catalog so that at the end, I'll have an 11g Production catalog with my updated 11g dashboards but we have the users' personal content from 10g?
Specifically, my question/concerns are:
1 - Should I be using 11g Test server catalog as the base and then upgrade current 10g catalog and copy and paste just the /root/users folder into the 11g Test server catalog using Catalog Manager?
or
Should I use the upgraded 10g production catalog as the base and then copy and paste in the /root/shared folder from 11g Test server catalog using Catalog manager?
2 - What about the /root/system folder? Do I keep the 10g upgraded /system folder or the 11g test /system folder?
Thanks for your help.

Hi User,
Follow this approach,
1. Upgrade the existing prod catalog to 11g
2.Open the test catalog in Catalog Manager
3.Select the shared folder which has the new reports, goto file ->archive and save the archive file
4.Open the upgraded prod catalog, select the shared folder ->File -> Unarchive and select the saved archived file
5.Deploy this catalog in dev or test environment and verify the changes.
Regards,
Dpka

PSE 6 Missing Photos How Can I merge ALL photos to PSE6?

I have three versions of elements on my pc..
starter 3
PSE4
PSE6
in all the programs there are photos missing with the (?) or the torn photo image..
in PSE6 when I click on the (?) the program searches and finds the photo quickly BUT I dnt want to do that for thusands of photos.
I WANT to free up space on my hard drive and delete copies of my photos and ran a duplicate photo program which found some photos to have as many as 6 copies most have doubles..
I have 54,000 files of photo duplicates and about 120GB of space taken up.
I am sure that is double the amount of actual photos but as I started to delete the ones with 5-6 duplicates first saving just one copy I realized the
duplicate finder is not perfect...sometimes the one duplicate to be saved is in an odd location compared to the ones it listes as the duplicates.
I have deletd about 5,000 duplicates so far and got back about 10GB of space on my hard drive but I am afraid I am making it harder for the PSE6
to find all the photos. There is a one click button that will highlight ALL the duplicates and delete them in one swoop but I am worried PSE6 will not be able to find them and with just a (?) and a date I have no idea what photo is missing or how to find it.
I just deleted a trial version PSE6 and was finally able to install the one I was given on CD.
but when it loaded hundreds of photos have the (?) and so I opened ALL 3 versions of PE to see if the photos are still on my hard drive or if I deleted
them with this duplicate finder program.
I really just want to have ALL the photos in ONE place and delete the early versions of PSE4 and starter but I am afraid I will be deleting the photos
that are loaded in that catalog....
How can I merge ALL my photos to PSE6?

Here's a method for finding duplicates using PSE 6:
http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#_Find_and_delete
The advantage of this method is that you can control which duplicate you want to delete based on catalog information (e.g. one duplicate may have been tagged, the other not). And you don't need to worry about reconnecting files after you delete.
This method requires that all the files be imported into your PSE 6 catalog.

How can I tell which catalog a missing image belongs to?

How can I tell which catalog a missing image belongs to?
Beating a dead horse.....Everytime I need "missing images" in LR4.2, I cannot access them, even though I am looking right at the location they presntly occupy because thye image is ALREADY IN ANOTHER CATALOG.
HOW frustrating is this...going on 8 months now. But I need the images and I suppose I could just go back and reprocess 10,000 images that are missing in my collections but I have tried many solutions offered over the months that are just impractical.
So Now I want to approach this thing from the other direction...
If let's say one image is already associated with another catalog that houses that collection, ( and the collection is important because it has the edits), i want to go to that catalog instead.
How do I do this?
Any Ideas?

So Now I want to approach this thing from the other direction...
If let's say one image is already associated with another catalog that houses that collection, ( and the collection is important because it has the edits), i want to go to that catalog instead.
How do I do this?
It sounds as if you have been using separate catalogs for sets of images which are in separate folders. Perhaps you have had good reason to do that. But I would now make three linked observations:
It seems that you are now more able to both find, and distinguish, things via a folder structure - rather than via whatever classification of different catalogs you may have thought were going to be helpful to you
accordingly, having these mutiple catalogs is now getting in your way
using folders works just the same inside one big catalog, as it does inside each of two smaller catalogs.
The solution to the first two, IMO, is to merge your separate catalogs into one catalog. Then the third will kick in. You can still keep the current separate catalogs for archive or reference purposes, but the "Import from Another Catalog" function will MERGE copies of all their contents into a combined, larger catalog that you can use going forward. (The images and folders themselves, do not change in any way when you do this.)
If you wish to track which catalog each image is currently inside, you could apply some kind of keyword across all images in that catalog, before carrying out the merge. However, it sounds to me as if your folder arrangement currently mirrors the different catalogs in some way anyway - and will continue to convey the same information once combined.
Lightroom is designed to be able to work with large numbers of images more or less the same as with small numbers; and this has been anecdotally confirmed in many cases. AFAICT the main performance issue is not the size of the database, but the size and nature of the image data involved and the complexity of things you do with that, per image, also the ability of your computer system to carry these operations out, per image. (Another overall productivity issue is: do you need to keep navigating to and opening different catalogs; or... not!)
Even if you merge catalogs and then change your mind about all or some of that, you can either: retain and go back to the previous un-merged catalogs - or: to preserve further work done since merging, you can use Export as Catalog to copy out a certain highlighted set of images. Then you can Remove what you wish from the main catalog - using the exact same means of identifying which images require this - for example, the image set you have only just exported to a new catalog will still be highlighted inside the source catalog.
RP

How do I merge my LR4 and LR5 .lrcat?

I just upgraded to LR5 from 4. I see there is in my Pictures folder:
Lightroom 5 Catalog Previews.lrdata
Lightroom 5 Catalog.lrcat
Lightroom 4 Catalog.lrcat
Q: How do I merge these two catalogs into one?
Running Win7 64 bit

Here is what I tried:
1: "Import from another Catalog"
2: Chose Lightroom 4 Catalog.lrcat
3: Checked Save Upgraded Catalog => Start Background Upgrade
4: This is what I get after ~ 30 minutes
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How can I make a catalog avaiable for all accounts on a laptop?

At the moment the PSE11 (windows-version) catalog is saved in my pictures folder. Because my wife also uses the laptop (with Win 8.1) I now want to move the catalog from my private folder to a public folder on the laptop that is accessible for both accounts.
1 Question: how can I move the catalog?
2. After moving: are both accounts able to access the catalog with PSE11?
3. After moving the catalog: do I need to move the folder with the pictures too (i suppose: yes)?
Any hints much appreciated.

The inability to merge accounts has been around since they first started using Apple IDs. An issue almost ten years in the making, that one.
What I did was just use my Apple ID for my iTunes purchases and create the @me.com address to go with it. However, you can sign in with both on your devices to use one for your email and sycning and the other for purchases.
Apple did include this article for us in that department: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895

How do you merge EXS24 instruments?!?

I have drums in one instrument, and cymbals in another. (mapped not to overlap)
In the AKAI, I just assigned them to the same MIDI channel.
How do you merge instruments in the EXS24?
Thanks and sorry if this seems basic (I did do a search first!)
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I have drums in one instrument, and cymbals in
another. (mapped not to overlap)
In the AKAI, I just assigned them to the same MIDI
channel.
How do you merge instruments in the EXS24?
This should work:
- Open an environment window
- Make sure "Protect Size & Positions" is NOT checked
- (Also: simpler if "Show Cables" is off.)
- Now, "Create New Instrument". The new object should have a little arrow on the top right hand side of its icon...
- If you hold down the 'alt' (or 'option') key and then click and hold the mouse button over this little arrow, you should get a scrolling vertical list of possible cable destinations. Select the first EXS (ie "Instrument 4") in the list.
- You should now see a cable heading off from the newly-created instrument, and a second little arrow beneath the one you just connected. Alt-click on this one and select the second EXS.
- Now, if you select this new instrument in the Arrange, your MIDI input should be routed to both of the EXS instruments.
I hope this helps.....

How can I merge iTune libraries?

I have a MacBook Pro and a Mac Pro tower. Each has iTunes 10. Each computer has its own iTunes music library. There is about 70 % overlap of music. How can I merge the libraries so they are the same on each computer? Many thanks for any help.
Russ

RussKendall wrote:
How can I merge the libraries
take a look @ these 3rd party apps:
PowerTunes
TuneRanger
SuperSync
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I brought my itunes library onto a mac from a windows machine and now i have two separate libraries. How can I merge them?

I moved to Mac from a Windows machine where I had downloaded all of my CDs into iTunes. When I got my Mac it only put my purchased items into my library. So I merged my windows library and it created a whole new user account with that on it. I now have two libraries and can only sync music with one account or I lose all of my imported CDs. Help! How do I merge them.

The easiest way is to get both computers on your home network and copy the files over the network. It's easier than you think
Check this earlier thread:
[How do I move my itunes library to new computer|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7937172&#7937172]
That thread mentions Target Disk Mode, which won't help moving from a PC to a Mac. But you can use file sharing to copy the files.
As the articles all say: don't forget to de-authorize your PC before you get rid of it.

I have two apple Id accounts how do I merge them into one account

I have two apple Id accounts how do I merge them into one account

you can't merge Apple ID's
From the FAQ: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.

I have 3 itunes accounts. How can I merge them into one?

I have 3 itunes accounts. How can I merge them into one?

Sorry, but the only answer is that you can't.

How do I merge my Itunes account with my Icloud account

Hi Readers!
I bought a Macbook Pro Retina today but I am running into a registration issue with Itunes and Icloud.
When I try to register the Macbook I have to put in my Itunes account (name: mflentge), because of the use of Icloud I have to put in an e-mailadress to register Icloud to my Itunes account.
Unfortunately my main e-mailadress already has an Icloud account attached to it, so I'm not able to register this e-mailadress.
I would very much like to use I-cloud and Itunes from the same Itunes account (mflentge), and it being connected to my main e-mailadress.
My question:
How can I merge my Itunes and Icloud account?
There are no important purchases or data on either of the accounts, so I don't mind deleting one if that means I can use my Apple ID + my main e-mailadress as one account.
Thank you for your help! It is much appreciated.
Best Regards,
Max

Thanks for your reply Winston Churchill,
My main problem with dropping my Icloud account is that my Icloud account is registered under my main e-mail adres.
Can I use my current ICloud account to be my Itunes account aswell?
Also i've been thinking to switch to the @me.com e-mailadress, are there any known limitations on the use of this e-mail (I have a Android Phone for instance, will I be able to set up an Apple e-mail account on it?).
Best regards,
Max

HT204053 I setup an apple id using my gmail email address from my iphone and then I decided to change my email to icloud. So I setup an icloud email account. Now I want to change my apple id to my icloud email account, but it wont let me. How can I merg

I just got an iphone recently and I started my apple id using my gmail email address. I decided to change email from gmail to icloud so I setup an icloud email account and now I have two apple id accounts. All my primary information is in the gmail apple id account and i just want to merge the two together. I've tried changing the apple id on the main account to the icloud email, but it says it already exists. How can I merge these two accounts without deleting one or the other?
Thanks
pallhues

You can't merge iCloud accounts.
You could move all your calendars contacts etc over from the account you don't want to the one you do, it's not simple but about all I can suggest.

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I set up my Mac prior to migrating from my PC and this created one log-in for me. When I migrated info from my PC, another log in was created. How do I merge the two, so all information is in one place? Thank you!

Open the Users folder on the internal drive and drag one account's home folder to the other's desktop.
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