https://forums.adobe.com/people/jim+horlacher wrote I can't find any information about how the catalog works in relation to how it ties to the picture files. To be more specific, I have a master picture folder on my E: drive that contains folders of pictures based on year and event. When I first started using Photoshop 7 years ago to tag my photos, I assumed Photoshop was using the picture files on my E: drive. When I upgraded to PS 14, I realized Photoshop made a separate copy of my folders/pictures on the C: drive user my catalog folder. This, plus the catalog backup I made that somehow copied all my pictures to the root of my C: drive, is now making my computer super slow. How can I get Photoshop to use the pictures on my E: drive so I don't have so many copies? Any place I can find more details on how all of this catalog stuff works? Discussion successfully moved from Photoshop General Discussion to Photoshop Elements |
How did you 'upgrade' to PS14, or more precisely, how did you 'migrate' your photo files library (the folders tree) and your catalog(s)?
It looks like you did a backup and restore, which is the right course to follow, but that works like this:
- you use the 'backup' command of the organizer to create a backup folder on an external media, typically an external USB drive;
- that backup folder contains copies of all your photo files, their structure and all the contents of the catalog folder
- from the new computer, your 'restore' everything to a destination drive of your choice (maybe C: on your new computer)
If you have duplicates, it is possible that you have both the backup folder and the restored folder.
Note that if you have a 'super slow' computer now, that has probably nothing to do with the possible destination.
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