Folders

timoxxl  wrote Hello MichelBParis, Working with Elements 15 I face similar problem. I Import a folder which includes up to now about 419 Subfolders. This subfolders all include Pictures direktly in the subfolder. up to now in total this is aout 42000 fotos  1st . Now the subfolders are not listed in the tree view I can click to show all subfolders . But I do not want to click I want to have this always shown . 2nd. Actually I do not even want to have tree view and folders shown but rather than the catalog list view. But there I do not even have the option to show the complete substructure . 3rd. During import the program chrashed always . I think I do have all pictures imported in the catalog now - but I am not sure as it will not run through anytime importing the complete structure and tell me something like "FINISH" I would appreciate your help / Regards Timo

Timo,

I don't really understand what you are seeing and what you want. Let's try step by step.

Before that, keep in mind that keep in mind that the concept of the organizer is not mainly to manage folders, it's to use the database organization via keywords, categories, albums... The folders management is there to give you additional ways similar to what the explorer or finder can do. I have more files and folders than you have now, and I find the folders view adequate for my needs.

1st

. Now the subfolders are not listed in the tree view I can click to show all subfolders . But I do not want to click I want to have this always shown .

I can't imagine you have a master folder with 419 subfolders on the same level. I imagine those are on various subfolders levels. Displaying a folder tree of 419 items, whether on the same level or in various levels, all being shown, is not realistic. Browsing such a list is much, much too long. You may find other browsing tools which are more flexible than the organizer (Bridge, Faststone...) but the general rule in interface implementation is to allow developping a folder, then one of its subfolders etc. That's the concept of hierarchies. In the Organizer you can develop several subhierarchies from two folders for instance.

2nd. Actually I do not even want to have tree view and folders shown but rather than the catalog list view. But there I do not even have the option to show the complete substructure .

There is also an option to show only the last level subfolders displayed as an alphebetical list as you have found. Its purpose is to provide a quick way to find a subfolder when you have a folders hierarchy in which the last level folders have significant names for searches. That's usefull to find events (for instance you have 'Christmas" subfolders in years subfolders...) or to find by date if you have a hierarchy based on dates (such as 2017-09-18). That was one of my request years ago, but I am not sure how many users take advantage of that.

3rd. During import the program chrashed always . I think I do have all pictures imported in the catalog now - but I am not sure as it will not run through anytime importing the complete structure and tell me something like "FINISH"

May start a new discussion on this matter with as much description as you can?