Restore Catalog in PE 14

Carola200  wrote My old computer crashed. I purchased a new one and reinstalled Photoshop Elements 14. However, I have been unable to restore my catalog. I tried following the steps to Restore a Catalog, but the system is asking for a .tly file. I cannot find any such files on my backup drives. According to my notes, when I last did a catalog backup, the files were saved in a file called Photoshop Backup Catalog, Pictures 1. I can find that folder, but there are no .tly files. Instead, I see a cache file of 460,771 KB and a very long list of .xmp, xml and jpg files. When I try to open the cache file, I am asked if I want to use Photoshop Premier to open it (not Elements). I select that and get a message that says "Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document." I'm very confused and desperate to restore the catalog so I don't have to re-tag tens of thousands of photos. Please help!

The backups created by the organizer include indeed "a cache file of 460,771 KB and a very long list of .xmp, xml and jpg files" plus a backup.tly file and a catalog.pse14db. Those last files are the most important. The 'catalog.pse14db' file is the main database storing most of your organization, the 'backup.tly' file is a kind of log to restore all the renamed copies of your photos files with their original names and folder structure. If you don't have it, the backup failed. The big 'cache' file holds the thumbnails and is not necessary since they can be automatically recreated. So, first to a search in your Explorer/Finder to find 'catalog.pse14db' files. That will show you the backup folders of the PSE14 versions.

Can you find such folders and do they have 'backup.tly' files in them?