

If the user account is not present, Photoshop Elements creates a folder with the account name in the C:\Users folder.
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If your catalog contains photos from other user accounts, make sure that user accounts with the same names are present on Windows Vista/7/8.If you choose the Original Location option during restore, log in to Windows Vista/7/8 using the same user account name that you used on Windows XP.
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Some of your photo creations could be missing in the converted catalog.įor more information about converting and managing your catalog files, see Common catalog upgrade issues.
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The folder also contains important related files, such as the thumbnail cache and the offline items folder. Inside the Catalogs folder, each individual catalog file (catalog.psedb) is located inside a folder. Macintosh: /Users//Library/Application Support/Adobe/Elements Organizer/Catalogs.Windows Vista/7/8: C:\Program Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\Catalogs.Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\Catalogs.Important: On your new computer, a default installation of Photoshop Elements or Premiere Elements creates the Catalogs folder in the default location: Or, you can discard or erase the old CD or DVD discs used for the old backup.
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After a new full backup, you can delete the old backup on your external hard drive. Note: Before you can use the Incremental Backup option on the catalog in a new location, first back up the catalog from that location. When the catalog is restored, the photos are placed in C:\My Picture Album\Photos\Vacations\2015\Hawaii. The catalog is restored to the C:\My Picture Album folder on the new computer. On the old computer, the photos were stored in the C:\Photos\Vacations\2015\Hawaii folder. The table below shows an example of how the folder structure changes (and how the Restore Original Folder Structure option impacts the process). The folder structure for the photo files is preserved within the new location. New Location with the Restore Original Folder Structure copies the catalog and photo files to a new location that you specify.When the catalog is restored, the photos are placed in C:\My Picture Album\Hawaii. The folders containing the photos aren't created within other folders like they were on the old computer. The folder structure for photo files is flattened. New Location copies the catalog and photo files to a new location that you specify.Also make sure that the same number of disks are available and that they use the same drive letters (Windows only). Make sure that you are logged in to the new computer using the same user name as the old computer. Original Location copies the catalog and photo files to the same location on the new computer as they were on the old computer.


Elements Organizer provides three different methods to restore your catalog files:
