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Let's be clear, there is no harm in ignoring the organizer and using only the Windows Explorer as your "organizer". Just follow the very old solution given by Greg (known since PSE11...) Go once in the PSE organizer and disable all automatic options and when saving files from the editor, don't tick the options to register in the organizer.
However, you'll lose all the benefits of the organizer, which can do what you are used to do in the Windows Explorer and much more, especially in terms of searching and grouping.
Hi,
Moreover I discovered after this element organizer I cannot use windown organizer function of (1) move to (2) copy to (3) Delete, and (4) Rename. these area of windows organizer icons became grey. I cannot use them. It seems adobe want us to use the element organizer for these functions.
By @Kimi294362484phz
It seems you have misunderstood the above restrictions. It's repeated everywhere that the golden rule for the organizer is to never use the Windows Explorer to move, delete or rename. First, that does not change anything in the Explorer and does not trouble you if you don't use the Organizer. It's simply that if you are using two cataloguing systems, what you do in one is ignored by the other. Simple basic truth. That's equally true if you are using two distinct organizer catalogs to manage the same files, if you are using the organizer and Lightroom, even competiting asset managers...
So, you are right, Adobe want you to be happy with the organizer but it's your choice.
Thank you for your advice but I want to use the Windows file organizer.
Because I have been using it for long time and I know how to use it.
I don't want to use any other program to organize files.
By @Kimi294362484phz
As I said earlier, there is no harm to use only the Windows Explorer as your personal organizer. A lot of users are happy with that and they have none of the problems you are showing with the Windows organizer. They are all using the solution of a shortcut on their desktop and they are not using the organizer downloader, they use only the Explorer to download the files from the SD card.
The screenshot you are showing is the way the organizer lets you select the files you want to import, which means both to download them to your computer and to register and document them in the catalog database. For that selection task, the organizer displays directly the Windows Explorer view. Keep in mind that the purpose is only for selecting the files, not for other tasks you could ask for if you were in the Explorer outside of the PSE downloader.
The logical way to import photos from a card reader is to plug in the card reader or to browse the Explorer view for the DCIM folder of your reader. It seems that in your case the Windows action associated with plugging in the card reader is to open the Organizer downloader instead of the normal downloading function of the organizer. Could you confirm if that is your problem? That would help other volunteers to guide you with the Windows process to change that default action.
Thank you very much for your advice.
I don't need the Element Organizer to catalogue my photos. I have "many" external hard disks and I make folders, rename them, and cataloue myself. So I don't like anything automtic. I can do better than automatic.
By @Kimi294362484phz
I don't do anything automatic with the organizer. I also manage many hard disks.
What I don't understand in your previous post is how you can't get the Windows Explorer (not an Organizer) to select your files, move, delete or rename files. Your purpose being to perform a preliminary 'culling' of your downloads, Windows can indeed perform those tasks very well. Remember that you are no longer using the Elements Organizer, You can select your batches of files and with a simple right click you have access to all the commands of the Explorer. I simply ignore the 'Organize' button of the explorer which can't do anything for your purpose.
Hi, Thank you for your response.
I tried and right clicked some photos on SD card.
It only shows the "copy" function, "no delete" "no rename".It does not let me select the file name so that I cannot rename.
It seems the Adobe element is taking over the Windows Organize functions on SD card,
By @Kimi294362484phz
Hi Kimi,
When I plug in my card reader with my SD card, that opens the Explorer view of Windows and I can navigate to the card reader and its DCIM folder where all the photos are selectable and can be moved where I want on my computer;
I suspect you may be right in thinking that the plug in action of the card reader is still incorrectly linked to the PSE Organizer.
As Michel has suggested, I believe your Windows OS Settings are set to open the Elements Organizer when you insert a memory card and/or external drive. If you go to Windows Settings>Bluetooth and Devices>Autoplay, you can control what happens when these events occur. Here is a screenshot from Windows 11. The AutoPlay setting may be a little different in Win 10.
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