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Nyle33435715n5pz
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June 25, 2024
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Selecting watch folder as either - mapped drive or direct UNC path to network share - NOT CATALOGS

  • June 25, 2024
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Does Adobe Elements 2024 not support standard mapped Windows Network Drives or Windows Samba UNC paths? I've added my photos location on my storage server and it won't import any photos. I can't believe that in 2024 any software that manages files would not support standard network drives.

The only posts I see are related to catalog storage. I don't want to store my catalogs remotely, I just want to point Photoshop Elements at my shared storage drive where my family keeps all of its photos. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

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MichelBParis
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MichelBParisCommunity Expert
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June 27, 2024

I Idon't have a NAS but I never use watched folders. They require scanning all your folders in background processes. I want to decide myself if and when to do this search for new files on my computer and to guide the search in specific folder trees. So, I simply import from the specific folder which imports only not yet imported files. No very long scans in the background and much faster.

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    Nyle33435715n5pzAuthor
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    June 28, 2024

    Thanks  Michel, That might be the only option but it's not reasonable that Adobe doesn't support Windows mapped drives or UNC paths in watch folders. Our photos automatically upload from our phones and my wife isn't saavy enough to manually update the media list from the paths. If I hadn't just bought this, I'd buy Excire photo.

    Greg_S.
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    Greg_S.Community Expert
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    June 26, 2024

    Have you seen this post by a user who managed to solve the problem?

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    Nyle33435715n5pzAuthor
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    June 27, 2024

    Thanks Greg, I appreciate you pointing it out but it was set.

     

    Greg_S.
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    Greg_S.Community Expert
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    June 25, 2024

    Are you mapping to a drive letter?

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    Nyle33435715n5pzAuthor
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    June 26, 2024

    I have tried both mapping the UNC path to a drive letter and adding that to Watch Folders and
    simply adding the UNC path directly. In both casess, it does not appear to find any of the photos.
    Other photo organizers do.

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