PSE 5: saving of catalog impossible ?

I had a bad crash on my PC, but to copy all files including catalog worked fine. After this I just tried to make a backup of my actual catalog of PSE 5. Now it is not possible to change the location of the catalog folder with "saving under...". It is not possible to make copy (and paste) of the catalog, too.
Any Ideas ? Thank You
HGBMZ from Germany

File->Catalog->Save As should allow you to save a copy anywhere you want
Or you can do this in Windows

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