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Sven5E84
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January 6, 2023
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Selbst angelegte Tags eines Katalogs in einen anderen Katalog importieren / Importing tags

  • January 6, 2023
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Ich benutze Elements 2021 und habe mittlerweile eine Katalog, der alle unsere Bilder und Videos beinhaltet, mit ca. 30.000 Elementen. Bei dieser Größe treten immerwieder Probleme beim Speichern/ Sichern auf.

Daher möchte ich nun mit einem neuen Katalog weiter machen. Um nicht alle meine Tags (Orte, Ereignisse, Personen) neu anlegen zu müssen, suche ich einen Weg, um die Tags des alten Katalogs in den neuen zu importieren.

Wie kann ich das bewerkstelligen? Für Unterstützung wäre ich sehr dankbar.

Gruß

Sven

 

I am using Elements 2021 and now I have a catalog that contains all our images and videos, with about 30,000 items. With this size, there are always problems with saving the catalog.

I would like to continue with a new catalog. To avoid having to recreate all my tags (places, events, people), I am looking for a way to import the tags from the old catalog into the new one.

How can I make this happen? I would be very grateful for any support.

Greetings

Sven

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Correct answer Greg_S.

Go to Help>System Info . . . and the name and location of your current catalog will be displayed.   You can use Windows File Explorer (or the Mac equivalent) to copy the entire catalog folder and rename it.  Within the copied catalog folder, you will find the catalog database file which for Elements 2021 is named catalog.pse19db.  Double click on this file and the copied catalog will open in the Organizer.  Then, only use the Organizer to delete files from the catalog.  Do not use the option to delete the files from your hard drive.

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Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community ExpertCorrect answer
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January 6, 2023

Go to Help>System Info . . . and the name and location of your current catalog will be displayed.   You can use Windows File Explorer (or the Mac equivalent) to copy the entire catalog folder and rename it.  Within the copied catalog folder, you will find the catalog database file which for Elements 2021 is named catalog.pse19db.  Double click on this file and the copied catalog will open in the Organizer.  Then, only use the Organizer to delete files from the catalog.  Do not use the option to delete the files from your hard drive.

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    Sven5E84Author
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    January 6, 2023

    Thank you very much again.That worked very well. 
    Now I just need to save the two catalogs quickly and I'll be up to date again.

      Greg_S.
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      Greg_S.Community Expert
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      January 6, 2023

      As you say, the only reason to split up a catalog is to make backups easier.   I suggest that you simply make a copy of the current catalog folder, give it a new name, and then delete a portion of the media files from the new catalog according to your needs, e.g. delete the media by date.  Let us know if you need more of an explanation.

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      Sven5E84Author
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      January 6, 2023

      Thank you for your quick response.

      Do I copy the catalog with Elements organizer or do I have to search for the file, rename it and copy it by hand?

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