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DoctorBrown
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October 27, 2024
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When clicking on supported file, open Organizer instead of Editor

  • October 27, 2024
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In an attempt to clean up some incorrect Windows file associations I have uninstalled all PSE versions and Bridge. I then reinstalled Bridge and PSE 2022. It looks like this went well except for one action. When I double-click on a file that is supported by PSE i.e. .JPEG, the Editor opens. I want the Organizer to open instead.

 

How do I set the associations so the Organizer opens?

 

As you may know, the process to manipulate file associations on Windows 10 has become insanely complicated. I'm hoping there is an PSE or Adobe process focused on just the types supported by PSE.

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Greg_S.
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October 27, 2024

@DoctorBrown thanks for your detailed response.   You may also have given me a clue about the Open with problem I am seeing.  While I understand that the last installed version may grab the file associations for itself, it doesn't really explain why a single-use Open with attempt to open a particular version goes unheeded when the correct .exe file is chosen.

 

As for your workflow, if you simply want to view a photo, why not simply use the Windows Photo App.   It seems to me that if you choose the Organizer, the file will be imported into your catalog even though you may not want it there until you see it.  There are so many other ways that you could use the Organizer as your file browser for your workflow.  Using both Windows File Explorer and the Organizer can lead to all sorts of problems for the average user.  Clearly, you have a handle on it.  So I won't comment further unless you want some suggestions.

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DoctorBrownAuthor
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October 28, 2024

Yes, Windows Photo app is an option, though not one I'm that fond of. I'm workng to setup a viewer that suits me. I'd still have to individually associate each file type via File Properties to the photo viewer app I want.  Then hope they stay put. Windows is known to mess these up on occasion. Especially as you install and update apps.

Yes, I wouldn't want certain images imported into Organizer. For some tasks, Organizer is the best option, but not  for others. I'm an above average user so I don't have any problem using either one where appropriate.

Greg_S.
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October 27, 2024

@DoctorBrown, I am still interested in knowing why you want to open a file from File Explorer into the Organizer with a double-click. Is that how you are importing your files to the Organizer?  I have been using the program for more than 20 years and have never heard of anyone doing that before, although on a very rare occassion I have click-and-dragged a file into the Organizer.

 

In order to test whether your method would work, I ran into a problem myself when using a context menu Open with . . . command in Windows 11.  Although I pointed Windows to the Elements 2025 Organizer, it attempted to open the Elements 2022 Organizer.  I am going to investigate that further and perhaps figure out what may be happening to you.

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DoctorBrownAuthor
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October 27, 2024

I organize my main photo library in Explorer and PSE by date. I have year folders which contain month and event sub-folders. Of course I also have Tags and Albums in PSE. I have a secondary folders where I keep various photos and images from other places and people that I may or may not want to be in my main library, say screenshots, other junk images from my phone. When I want to import, I usually do it from my SD Flash or camera or phone. Ocationally I'll drag-n-drop or import an image manually.

Sometimes I browse with Windows Explorer when I'm not in a task where I want to work with my main library. In this case I just want to view the image. So I double-click and it opens in PSE Editor. Not what I want. When I want to work with my library, I may or may not open PSE with the app shortcut in the Start Menu or Desktop. I can use the right-click context menu, but that may be inconvenient if I'm looking through several images.

So I'm trying to set the File Type Associations to work better with how I use images. But as I try, there are many behaviors of Windows File Associations I find truely baffling. Since PSE is my main photo app, I was hoping there was some ways that PSE or Adobe has for setting and managing it's supported file types.

The issue you are having open with PSE 2022 instead of PSE 2025 has to do with the order in which the various version of PSE where installed or uninstalled. There is a posting somewhere that I can't find at the moment, but the basic idea is to reverse order uninstall PSE or other Adobe image apps (keeping the settings of course). Then when you reinstall, the last installed Adobe image app will grab the default Associations it wants. If I find the posting I will update this thread with a link to that posting.

My issue is really what methods are available to manage the file associations for a given app. And that is very connected with Windows.

Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community Expert
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October 27, 2024

File associations are governed by the operating system, not the program.  So there is nothing that you can do in Elements that will change what happens when you double-click on a jpeg file in Windows File Explorer.

 

I haven't used Win 10 in quite a while so I'm not sure I do know what you mean when you say that the process in that OS has become insanely complicated.  I can't imagine that there have been any changes to the File Association  process in the last couple of years.   

 

I don't know if this is the cause of your problem, but you mention a problem with .jpeg files.  Although they are normally the same, I believe there can be different default applications that open files with .jpg and .jpeg extensions.  In any event, it is not very difficult to Google how to change the file associations in Windows 10.  If you need specific instructions, I will point you in the right direction.  Since you want to open the Organizer with jpeg files, you will need to choose that as the default program by browsing to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Elements 2022 Organizer. 

You will then select the PhotoshopElementsOrganizer.exe file as the default program to open the file.

 

Now having told you that the OS governs the file association,  Elements does have an exception if you open a jpeg file using the File>Open as raw option in the Photoshop Elements Editor.  If you edit the file a second time, it will automatically open in Adobe Camera Raw.  But that setting only applies to individual files that have been edited in the ACR editor.

 

Finally, I have to ask you what your workflow is.  Why are you selecting files in Windows File Explorer to open a file in the Organizer? 

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DoctorBrownAuthor
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October 27, 2024
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File associations are governed by the operating system, not the program.  So there is nothing that you can do in Elements that will change what happens when you double-click on a jpeg file in Windows File Explorer.

 

Yes, I know. The file associations are defined in the OS, but when an app is installed it can tell the OS to define the associations it needs. I have done a lot of research on this. I thought I was pretty clear that I knew this.

Never mind, I should not have posted this request here.

 

 

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