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eapples
Inspiring
March 23, 2018
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Saving Photos in Photoshop v Photos On My Computer

  • March 23, 2018
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Whenever I do any editing in Photoshop Elements, and I save the photo, both the old and the new photo appear in the photo files on my computer; but, in Photoshop Elements only the edited photo appears in the folder.  If I delete a photo in Photoshop Elements, the deleted photo still appears in the photo files on my computer.  Similarly, if I delete a photo from the photo files on my computer, the deleted photo still shows in the folder in Photoshop.  I want my photos in Photoshop Elements to be the same as my photos in the photo files on my computer, and vice versa.  How do I get that to happen?

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    Little_Pale_Face
    Little_Pale_Face
    Inspiring
    March 23, 2018

    Hi,

    I think that what are seeing is the effect of version sets. When you edit a photo, by default the new version comes to the front and the previous versions get hide behind the new one.

    First, make sure you are in grid view by going to the View menu and checking Details. To the right of an edited photo, you should see a small triangle. If you click on that triangle, the version set will be expanded showing all the versions. Many people do not like to delete the original photo but they only want to see the latest version - so they stacked.

    Now the golden rule is do NOT delete, rename or move a photo without using the organizer. If you make a change outside of organizer you can end up with missing files in the organizer.

    Another thing that you might like to look at is that you can remove a photo from the organizer but leave the file still in your folders. When you go to remove a photo in organizer, the confirmation box has an option - delete the photo from the disk as well as organizer.

    Hope that all makes sense.

    Brian

      Little_Pale_Face
      Little_Pale_Face
      Inspiring
      March 23, 2018

      Hi,

      Just a  bit more information that I forgot to say in the previous post.

      With version sets, you have a few options open to you.
      1. Flatten the stack - means the organizer will remove all the old versions from the catalog and you have the option to also delete them from the disk
      2. Convert the stack to individual photos where each version is shown as a non-stacked item
      3. Revert to the original - means remove all the edit versions leaving the original, again with the option to delete the edited files from the disk

      Each option can be selected by right clicking on the photo, select Version Set and then the option

      Brian

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