PSE 11 - Where is folder view?

I just upgraded from PSE 9 to 11. Where is the folder view that allows me to browse my hard drive, right click a folder and import all of the images in that folder that are not already in the catalog? Thanks.

For a quick tour of the Photoshop Elements 11 interface, watch this video on Adobe TV http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-elements-11/the-new-photoshop-elements-11-user-i nterface-/
You will find the folder options talked about at 1:06.

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use tags and captions and notes to organize in Thumbnail view, and not use Folder Location View
stop using Organizer, use your operating system to browse your folders, only use the PSE Editor
switch to Lightroom, which has a quality Organizer (called the "Library Module") that doesn't seem to have this particular bug, and in general seems very solid, behaves well and is relatively bug free. (Lightroom 3 currently on sale in the vicinity of $79 (USD) as the anticipation is that Lightroom 4 will be released soon)
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See here:
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99jon wrote:
Perhaps it’s a design feature to speed up the Organizer launch.
I am sure it is.
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- The folder view is useful even for those using normally the thumbnail view, but that is only for rare cases when you must change the folder organization, for instance moving files to another drive. The folder view is here to prevent you from changing things from the explorer and outside of the Organizer.
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So yes, the purpose is:
- to speed up switching modes
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Folder View - Folders arranged alphabetically first than all other files ..

Hi,
is it possible to view folders like windows or linux?
I found nothing in the internet, only a lot of of people having the same problem like me.
I want a folder view, where the folders came first sorted alphabetically than all other files ( not sorted after kind ) arrange alphabetically.
Making a "space" or other symbol like "!" oder "_" is no option for me.
If you use "Pathfinder" or "muCommandr" or "xFolder" you have this view. why is this not possible to select this view out of the box.( This should be no problem or ?)
And please no discussion whether this view makes sense, for me it makes sense for other maybe not.
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No. Not something that Apple incorporated.
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How do I sort photos WITHIN folder view?

Okay, I'll admit, to me, Adobe has always been defined as "too many features and too confusing to me," but I'll give it a shot.
I looked through help, etc. and I have a seemingly simple question - how do I sort photos, new to old, WITHIN folder view of the browser? I don't WANT to show ALL my photos, just folder by folder, oldest to new, NOT by filename!
This is a simple right-click context menu in Paint Shop Pro, has been for many versions. Why can't I find how/where to do this in Photoshop Elements? It's the kind of thing that makes simpletons like me keep running away from complex Adobe products.
Help me, SOMEONE, through this seemingly simple task and... I'll be most appreciative.

>how do I sort photos, new to old, WITHIN folder view of the browser? I don't WANT to show ALL my photos, just folder by folder, oldest to new, NOT by filename!
Well since folders are not the primary method of using the Photo Browser in Elements, I don't think that folder view has everything that you want.
If you want to look at a single folder in this sequence you could use the Instant Tag function to apply the tag to all photos in that folder, then use a Tag search by clicking on the box to the left of the tag that is the folder name and then choose oldest first while displaying just the photo files from that folder. This may sound long, but it takes lees time to do than it takes to type a description.

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