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jmillsp
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August 26, 2024
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New computer, how to delete photos on C drive after moving catalog to D drive?

  • August 26, 2024
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I am not the best when it comes to tech. Long story short, I initially used PCmover to move files and settings to my new computer that only had a C drive. I then installed a D drive. My old computer had a D drive too. I wanted my photos and Elements program all on the D drive. My catalog was not working to find the photos as, I think, it was still trying to find them on my old computers D drive! Anyway, I finally was able to use the backup catalog command on the old computer and was able to use the restore command to put it on the D drive in the new computer and it seems to be working and finding all 70,000+ photos. I am thinking all those photos along with the program were put on the D drive and I could now save up some space on the C drive if I only knew what I could properly delete from the C drive. Hope all that makes sense and thanks for any help. This is on a Win 11 machine and Elements 2023.

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Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
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August 26, 2024

I'm always of the school of "you can never have too many copies of an image."  When my hard drives start to fill up, I just buy another hard drive and plug it in.   I acutally bought another controller card so I can had 4 more hard drives.

Think about this:  you have "all your chickens in one basket" if you delete the photos off of your c: drive.  To me, That won't work- I want copies of copies on different hard drives, if something goes bad on my c drive I have all my photos on my G drive and H drive as well--- when it comes to old family photos you can never be too safe.

Deleting things on your c drive really depends if you have the Organizer still monitoring the image folders on that drive- if you do not- delete away.   If Organizer is still monitoring those image folders on your c: drive- you can delete them, and their catalogues the images from within organizer- don't do it manully outside of organizer. 

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jmillspAuthor
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August 26, 2024

I thought I could backup the D drive with the photos onto external backup drive. I know many say I am a fool too but I never reuse or format an SD card. My photos are there until they become corrupt too. 

I would just like to keep C as free of clutter as possible but really am not sure when I backed up the catalog and put it on the D drive what I can now get rid of on the C drive or where to look for the files. Not sure if I now have two programs, one on C and one on D or not. 

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