Large block of photos suddenly missing?
Greetings to all those who are undoubtably more elements 7 savvy than I am. Without my opening, moving, renaming or otherwise molesting them, 2/3s of the photos in one of my two catalogs have suddenly gone missing. I have exhausted all the trouble shooting info I can find online and have tried the reconnecting procedures, optimized the catalog, repaired the catalog, rebuilt the thumbnails and uninstalled and reinstalled elements 7 all to no avail. The missing files, a mix of jpeg and nef totaling 272, are grouped in one block starting from the first photos I ever downloaded two years ago except for one which is a recent download. Elements 7 win xp 1G ram. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Could registry problems in xp cause this?
I would sure like to know how I did this without even having that catalog open so I don't do it again because I don't even know to move files intentionally much less accidentally.
You didn't do this with the catalog open. You, or someone else using your computer, or those space aliens that beamed into your house a few days ago, or your cat or dog, moved or renamed or deleted the photos, probably accidentally, using Windows xp.
What I meant was I have no idea how to find lost files or how to move them and would have to go to sites explaining how to do that.
If you don't know how to do that, then here's the basic idea. In PSE, find the name of one of the missing files. Lets say it is DSC_0432.jpg
Then, in Windows XP, double-click on My Computer and enter DSC_0432.jpg into the search bar, press ENTER, and it will search for it.
This will work if the photos were accidentally moved. If the photos were accidentally renamed or deleted, then this will not work.
Nevertheless, give it a try and report back. If the photo is found, make a note of the exact folder that it resides in right now and let us know.
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