Organizer stops working

Question

While working on an image the Organizer periodically stops working.  I can get it to come back, but it disrupts the flow of work.Elements 12

Anwesha Dev Chaudhary · Answer

Please try out following steps and see if it helps:

Launch Elements Organizer while keeping the Shift key pressed to open the Catalog Manager.
In the Catalog Manager dialog, click New to create a catalog. Provide a name for the catalog, and then click OK.
Launch the Preferences dialog (Ctrl/Cmd + K).
In the Preferences dialog:
- In the Media Analysis tab, deselect all checkboxes.
- In the Files tab, deselect the checkboxes:
  --Automatically Search for and Reconnect Missing Files
  --Automatically Generate Thumbnails for Video Files
Start Elements Organizer.
If Organizer launches without any issues, switch back to your older catalog.

Thanks,

Anwesha

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