How to Recover Photoshop Elements 13 Albums

Question

I did a clean install of Windows 10 on a new drive and afterwards downloaded Photoshop Elements 13. Thanks to the forum, I have gotten it to work. I copied my existing , saved photos onto the new drive and was able to transfer my ratings and tags. However, I cannot find the albums I created. Before installing Windows 10, I did create a catalog stored on an independent drive. My questions are:

* Can I restore my albums without first deleting all of the photos now resident on my new drive?

* If I restore my catalog, do I need to first delete the photos I transferred in?

* Will restoring my catalog provide the albums?

Thanks,

Bernie

MichelBParis · Accepted Answer

So, you are going to do a new 'restore' from your backup drive?

The 'backup folder' should contain a file named 'backup.tly'.

When you start the File >> Restore command, you are asked where you want to restore your files.

It's not on the original location, so you'll have to indicate to which drive and master folder you want to restore.

I would not state the location where you already have copied your files.

Instead, I would create a new master folder like 'MyPhotos' and choose it for the destination. That way, you restore both your catalog folder and your folder hierarchy without risking overwriting any file. If the restore is successful, you can safely delete the photos previously copied by using the Explorer/Finder.

If you restore on the master folder where you already have copies, you'll get the usual prompts to tell if you want to skip or overwrite existing files.

MichelBParis · Answer

bernardh49972356 wroteI did a clean install of Windows 10 on a new drive and afterwards downloaded Photoshop Elements 13. Thanks to the forum, I have gotten it to work. I copied my existing , saved photos onto the new drive and was able to transfer my ratings and tags. However, I cannot find the albums I created. Before installing Windows 10, I did create a catalog stored on an independent drive. My questions are:* Can I restore my albums without first deleting all of the photos now resident on my new drive?* If I restore my catalog, do I need to first delete the photos I transferred in? * Will restoring my catalog provide the albums?Thanks,BernieBernie,What is not clear in your post is if you have used the Backup and Restore process to move your photo files as well as your catalog (which contains the album lists) or if you have simply copied your photo file tree on the new drive?Move Elements Organizer catalog It seems it's the latter.- Albums are simple lists of links to the real files on your computer. They are stored only in the catalogs.- if you simply copy your media files tree on another computer, then 'Import' your files, you can only recover tags and ratings from the file themselves (if you have 'written metadata to files'. You can't recover albums, stacks, version sets or creations.- if you follow the above process, you'll recover everything. You'll need to create a full backup from your original drive: is it still possible?

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