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05/22/2005 03:10:57 PM · #1 |
Want to transfere all photos to D drive. Do I just move my entire My Pictures folder to D drive? I use Microsoft Library to catalogue my folders and subfolders within My Pictures. Should I move Microsoft Library to the D drive or is this necessary? Please help and thanks for any advise or procedures to use in this area. Greatly appreciated.
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05/22/2005 03:54:33 PM · #2 |
I don't use MS Library but I move large folders (a month's worth of pictures) from my hard drive to an external drive simple by doing a cut & paste. Should work for you. But I think that if you move your entire My Pictures folder off the main hard drive Windows will create a new My Pictures folder with every reboot.
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05/22/2005 04:07:09 PM · #3 |
You don't need to move the actual software from the C to the D drive - the software itself has no bearing on where you pictures are stored.
The easiest way to do this is to create a new folder on your D drive. I named mine "Downloaded Pictures" to distinguish it from the C drive. It's important that you have this one top-level folder created, otherwise you'll wind up having to "Add Pictures to my Library" everytime you download pictures.
Then, each time you do actually download pictures make sure you do it within the "Downloaded Pictures" folder. If you want, you can create a new folder within the "Downloaded Pictures" folder each time, and then classify/categorize from there. Whenever you open up MS Library, it will automatically add any new pictures that are within the top level "Downloaded Pictures" folder.
For your particular endeavor, I would open up Windows Explorer. Navigate to My Pictures on the C drive and then copy all the individual pictures and folders within it. Then paste to the newly created top level folder you just made on your D drive. Next, open up MS Libary. Click File, Add Pictures to Library, then click the "Browse" icon in the dialog box that will open. Browse to the new folder you just made on the D drive, highlight the top level folder (not the individual ones), and then click OK. Viola! You should now see two drives in the "View by Folder" pane on the left side of your screen. Once you are satisfied that the pictures have copied and pasted and are showing up in your library correctly, you can go back to Windows Explorer and delete ONLY the individual folders within the My Pictures directory. If you try to delete the My Pictures folder you'll probably get an error, or the next time you boot it will recreate itself as coolhar mentioned.
Good luck - PM me if you get stuck.
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05/22/2005 05:42:34 PM · #4 |
I'm not familiar with Microsoft Library, but if you add information to it such as catagories or short discriptions, that information will likely be lost if you just place the files somewhere else. You can test this by moving one image that you have added data to, and then relocate it -- if you have to re-enter the data for that one, you will need to re-enter it for all that you move.
You didn't mention what OS you are using, but if it is Windows XP you can just right-click and drag the folder to the new location and select move from the options it gives you. This will not only move the contents of the folder, but also change the registry entries that point to this special folders location. It will not recreate it at each reboot -- although I am not sure with earlier versions of Windows.
If you like being able to find the My Pictures folder in your My Documents folde, there is a way to make the My Pictures folder appear to stay where it is but store the contents somewhere else (such as a folder on your D: drive). The net result is the My Pictures folder would appear to be in the same place for programs to find (thus not loosing any data you may have stored in Microsoft Library). The steps aren't hard to do, but it does take a few steps -- if you want to know how, just let me know. No sense typing it all out if it isn't needed.
David
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05/22/2005 05:52:08 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Britannica:
I'm not familiar with Microsoft Library, but if you add information to it such as catagories or short discriptions, that information will likely be lost if you just place the files somewhere else. You can test this by moving one image that you have added data to, and then relocate it -- if you have to re-enter the data for that one, you will need to re-enter it for all that you move. |
The categories, keywords, descriptions, titles, and rating are not lost by copying and pasting the .jpg into a different folder. I do it all the time. MS Library is great like that. It is essentially a database system that simply points to the picture. The .jpg itself is not stored anywhere within the database, just the links. Library functions like Windows Explorer on steroids - it will show you the contents of your hard disk it the same manner. The links are automatically updated by the software whenever the program is opened. |
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05/22/2005 08:32:18 PM · #6 |
WOW THanks Everyone!!!!! Everything has been safely moved to D drive thanks to you all. And the speed inwhich I received replies on this thread was fantastic!! Thanks again!!!
lyta/Lynn |
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