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I’m doing a restore to a new computer of a pretty large catalog. (250k items). The backup goes without issue. The new computer has a single drive c: drive instead of two c:/d: in the old with the catalog on c: and all the files stored in D:. The restore seems to go ok and I restore without bringing over the old file structure. It takes around 4 hours to copy all the files from the external drive. Afterwards it moves to the Preparing Catalog and it seems to just hang on that. Windows thinks it not responding and it’s been that way for about 4-5 hours now. This is the second attempt to move it and the first attempt I ended after and then I had thousands of files that needed to be reconnected.  Am I not waiting long enough enough? What is it doing after the file copy and it says complete. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My old computer is running out of space and can’t be upgraded to Win11 because of age.  Thanks

I have been a Photoshop Elements user for many years, upgrading from one version to a subsequent one. In theory, the newer software reorganizes and updates the photo database. In practice, I’ve sometimes been left with digital soup. I’m presently using Photoshop Elements 2026. My organizer file has over 21,000 images in it. Keywords are divided between “Other,” “Imported Keyword Tags,” “People Tags,” “Family,” “Friends,” “Places,” and “Events.” There are people’s names in “Other” and “Imported Keyword Tags, places and evens in “Other,” and a few other oddities I can’t recall right now. Is it possible to move keyword tags from one category to another? I’d like to have all the names in “People,” geographic locations in “Places,” etc. I’d also like to be able to create new “Places,” tags, but when I try, the software brings up a U.S. map and requires me to pinpoint a location. It’s a topographical map, with no streets or addresses. I’d rather just input a city or an address. 

That titles was supposed to be “tags,” not “tabs,” but I can’t edit that part. Damn you again, Adobe.I have been a Photoshop Elements user for many years, upgrading from one version to a subsequent one. In theory, the newer software reorganizes and updates the photo database. In practice, I’ve sometimes been left with digital soup. I’m presently using Photoshop Elements 2026. My organizer file has over 21,000 images in it. Keywords are divided between “Other,” “Imported Keyword Tags,” “People Tags,” “Family,” “Friends,” “Places,” and “Events.” There are people’s names in “Other” and “Imported Keyword Tags, places and evens in “Other,” and a few other oddities I can’t recall right now. Is it possible to move keyword tags from one category to another? I’d like to have all the names in “People,” geographic locations in “Places,” etc. I’d also like to be able to create new “Places,” tags, but when I try, the software brings up a U.S. map and requires me to pinpoint a location. It’s a topog

This has been asked before, but never answered, and those threads are locked. For example: https://community.adobe.com/questions-716/theme-files-disconnected-1210159My Win10 PC had PSE 2019 (with ElementsPlus in case that matters). I reconnected all files and did a backup to a USB drive. On my new PC I installed PSE 2026 and restored the backup. Everything was successful except that in the new version Reconnect Files says there are some missing files: theme1.theme, theme2.theme…theme6.theme. These do not exist on my disk, and they do not appear anywhere in my Catalog’s Organizer screen so cannot be removed (as suggested in other answers). I searched the contents of all the XMP files for the text “theme” and they don’t appear there either.I suspect they are now there forever but a solution to this, and one that I think would be generally helpful anyway, would be if the Reconnect > All missing files > [Browse] screen included an option “Delete from Catalog” as well as the existing

I purchase Elements 2020 6 years ago and downloaded. When I now installed it in Windows 11 a licens is requested. How can I deal with this?

Ich bin von Photoshop Elements 2025 auf Elemts 2026 gewechselt. Als ich nun von einem konvertierten Catalog auf einen andere noch nicht konvertierten Catalog wechseln wollte, werde ich darauf hingewiesen das die Daten meines aktiven Catalogs bei Wechsel zu einem anderen Catalog in der Cloud gespeichert werden. Ich möchte aber keinesfalls ein Speichern in der Adobe Cloud. Wie kann ich die Speicherung verhindern?

以前利用していたPCが壊れてしまい買い換えたため、Photoshop&Premiere Elements15をインストールしようとしたところ台数オーバーとメッセージが出てインストールが完了しません。古いPCが利用できればサインアウトすればよいのでしょうが、壊れて起動しないためアクセスできません。 

I have been using Elements for years and have always added my own png files to the Caticon folder so that I have more Category Icon options for my Keyword Hierarchy. I now have Elements 2023 and new png files added to the Caticon folder do not appear in the Category Icon list. I know I can add individual icons to keywords but that option does not exist for the Category heading. Is there a limit to how many png files can be in the Caticon area. My new ones take it over 70. 

So I notice the new community is now live. At this stage only histortic posts have been added. Recent postings from Novembner to date will be added shortly. 

I have Photoshop Elements 2025 on am Windows 11 laptop.  I put a background behind a photo. I had to move the photo over to print it. How can I keep the background in the spot I moved the photo from?

My Elements Auto Creations 2021 keeps giving me these .exe errors when after closing the program. I’ve attached a picture of what I get due to the large amount of info. I’ve noticed I get this when (after finishing an album of pics) I try to transfer the folder that the edited pics are in to another location. 

Nach einem Update von PSE 2024 auf PSE 2026 (ABO) hat zunächst alles bestens funktioniert. Jetzt habe ich die  noch parallel vorhandene PSE 2024 deinstalliert, nun lässt sich der Assistent nicht mehr öffnen (Ladeanzeige läuft  unendlich), nur noch die Funktionen Schnell und Erweitert. Gibt es eine einfache Möglichkeit den Assistenten wieder zu aktivieren oder kann/muss ich PSE 2026 neu installieren? Danke schon mal für Tipps.

tl;dr: I needed the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributables installed, not just the 2015-2022 version. Thought I'd post this after struggling for hours to get Photoshop Elements 2022 installed on my new Windows 11 Dell XPS 8960. I had been using PE 2022 on a Win 10 system, and had never had a problem installing it. After setting up the new Win 11 system (local account only), and installing Norton 360 and a few other apps, I downloaded the PE 2022 installer and ran it. This resulted in failure with a "183" error code. I followed the link to Adobe's website, where there was some generic information stating that this is a "fairly generic error", with a few suggestions, none of which were specific to Photoshop Elements (most were from creative cloud apps). After looking around online, and looking at the install log file, I tried the following over several hours: 1. Pause Norton 360 while attempting install.2. Delete the C:\adobeTemp folder before each new attempt at installati

Is there any way to make the default save file a jpeg versus psd? I hate that I have to manually switch to JPEG each and every time I want to save a file. If there isn't, how can I submit this as a feature request?Thanks!

Hello,I just dowloaded Photoshop Elements 2026 and I cannot anymore see the see the pics before and after at the same time, it this normal? The button offers only before or after, not anymore both together. If this is a bug I hope it will be fixed quickly, if it is normal then it is really a loss of functionality ! Is there an easy way to still see both together?  Thenks for any feedback!

Is it possible to move the Photoshop [Elements] 13 program from a older laptop to a newer one?     ("Elements" added by moderator as per later post)    

I have been using PE 2026 since purchasing recently without any issues, but now I cannot load the program. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program and I can use it once then when I try again I cannot load it again. Can anyone help with this problem please?  

Adobe is now offering discounts. If you edit both photos and videos or make combined slideshows, the bundle is very attractive. Black Friday Deals - currently 40% off usual price. Photoshop Elements $59.99Bundle with Premiere Elements $89.99 P.S. I don’t work for Adobe but thought this information could be useful to the community.

I've had to reinstall Photoshop Elements 24 on my PC after a reinstallation of Windows 11.  Previously I'd used Canon Print Studio Pro as it provides a good printing interface.  After going through the download process, I've been unable to get Print Studio Pro to open even though I see that a Print Studio Pro folder has been created.  Each time I open the PSE photo editor I get a message that one or more plug-ins are unavailable.  Looking at Help/System Info I see that four plug-ins from 4 different files failed to load.  I had no problem with installing Print Studio Pro in the initial installation of PSE24, nor in PSE11.  I've directed the download to the Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Elements 24\Plug-ins folder.  I've also tried the installer's default of a Canon folder, though I can't find any Canon folders containing Print Studio Pro after doing this. Thanks in advance for your help.  

I have a brand new in the box Adobe Photoshop elements 2022. I had it for awhile and never installed it on any of my computers. Now when I try installing I am getting and "installer may be damaged message".  I am not sure what to do with this? I have never even had the chance to use it. 

When I open my PSE I get first one and then one more messages.First: The required components were not completely installed. Please reinstall the application.Second: Online Services could not be initialised. Please reinstall. Press OK to continue without Online Service.Question: What Services? and how do I reinstall?Thank YouFinn Hove

My father in law has Photoshop Elements 2021 installed on his Mac. He upgraded to Mac OS Tahoe now he cannot use his Organizer and Editor anymore. Since Photoshop Elements is not compatible with Mac OS Tahoe, this will not work.I'd like to know the solution with the least of work ;-). What are the best steps to solve this problem? Do I need to downgrade first Mac OS (and then upgrade to Photoshop Elements 2026) or will it also be possible to directly upgrade to Photoshop Elements 2026 (this last option would save me a lot of time to help him out...)?

I would love to work with WebP pictures in my Elements 2025, but it say: could not complete your request because it is not the rigth kind of document.I have tried WebpShop_0_4_3, but nothing happens.What to do?

In Elements 2026, using Process multiple files from the File menu and specifying rename files and convert files to jpg, I get the error message "You must specify an extension for the output file(s). The only way to get round this is to specify Extension in the 2nd box of the Rename section but if I do that then the other options in the 2nd box can't be used. So, for example, I can't rename my output files to "MyNewName + 1 digit serial number". I also have Elements 2020 and there isn't this issue because the output file extension is derived from the "Convert Files to" field.

Windows 11, 24H2, 3year subscription to PSE 2025.I've got two SSD drives. I initially downloaded PSE into the Program Files on the C drive. The C drive has 228GB free of 476GB and the D drive has 789GB free of 931GB, so I figured it would be a little more efficent to establish a Program Files on the D drive and moves some programs from C to D. I did this sccessfully with Affinity by Canva. So, why not with PSE?  Via Settings>Apps, I successfully removed PSE and its companion Add-on Utilites, and downloaded/installed PSE 2025 to a "New Folder" under Program Files on the D drive. troubles started with trying to rename the New Folder to Adobe. Kept getting error messages that couldn't be done since some Adobe files were still active. I finally solved that problem by using the Task Manager and  ending any tasks associated with Adobe. PSE now resided under Adobe on the D drive. However, now PSE could not be called into action...nothing opened. So, in frustration, I re