PSE 12 backup-two catalogs

I have PSE 12. I have two catalogs. I want to backup to DVD as outlined when going into organizer. Do I need to do a backup for each catalog?

Bruce bortz wrote:
I have PSE 12. I have two catalogs. I want to backup to DVD as outlined when going into organizer. Do I need to do a backup for each catalog?
Yes.
Very important : you should select two different folders, one for each backup. Each catalog backup is necessarily in its own folder; it contains renamed files that only the 'restore' process in the organizer can use; the backup folder contains both your catalog (database) and your image files.

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