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photos don't appear in Organizer after editing

Mar 2, 2011 6:48 PM

In PSE9, often (about 50% of the time) when I edit a photo, the new version is not added to the catalog.  I have to locate the edited version through Files & Folders, adding it manually to the organizer.

 

I've tried repairing the catalog, with no effect.

 

Any ideas?

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  • Bob Ward
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    1. Bob Ward,
    Mar 2, 2011 8:54 PM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    Was the original photo in your Organizer?  If it was not, then the edited version will also not be in the Organizer, unless it was saved to the Organizer.

     

    When I first started using PSE, I occasionally would open up a photo file that was not in the Organizer, do an edit on it (in PSE) and then close the file.  Later on I would re-open PSE and not be able to see the edited photo in the Organizer.

     

    So, make sure the original photo is already in the Organizer before doing any editing.  When you saved the edited file, did you check the box that says to "Include In Organizer"?

     
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  • 99jon
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    2. 99jon,
    Mar 3, 2011 12:53 AM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    Use “Save As” after completing your edit.

    Then check the boxes to include in Organizer and Version Set.

     
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    3. Psychologist3259,
    Mar 3, 2011 5:56 AM   in reply to 99jon
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    I should have been clear--those boxes are checked each time, but the edited photo isn't being added to the Organizer, nor to the version set.

     
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  • Psychologist3259
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    4. Psychologist3259,
    Mar 3, 2011 6:04 AM   in reply to Bob Ward
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    Thanks for the reply--yes, the original photo is in the Organizer, and both boxes (add to Organizer, and Save in version set) are checked.

     

    I've also uninstalled and reinstalled to program with no effect.

     
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  • Bob Ward
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    5. Bob Ward,
    Mar 3, 2011 9:45 AM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    Well, the only other possibility I could think of would be that you are saving the file to an external drive and that drive is not on sometimes when you open PSE.

     

    Just to keep similar type problems from popping up on my computer, I keep all my PSE photos in a single directory so that they are not scattered all over my hard drive.

     

    Other than the above suggestion, I can't think of anything else to offer.  You might re-check the file path that you are saving the edited file to - just to make sure that it is valid.

     
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  • 99jon
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    Mar 3, 2011 10:02 AM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    What is actually shown in the version set when you click on the small black (right pointing) icon in Organizer?

     
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    Mar 3, 2011 6:07 PM   in reply to 99jon
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    Only the original photograph shows--no version set is created, even though the option to create it is definitely selected.  So there's no black arrow to click.

     
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  • 99jon
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    Mar 4, 2011 12:34 AM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    It’s possible the editor prefs have become corrupted. Hold down the shift+Ctrl+Alt keys whilst simultaneously launching the editor from the welcome screen or the desktop.

     

    Release the keys after a few seconds and close the welcome screen and you should see a pop-up.

     

    Select yes to delete settings.

     

    Then close elements and re-launch the program and the preferences will get automatically re-built.

     

     

     
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  • Psychologist3259
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    9. Psychologist3259,
    Mar 4, 2011 5:54 AM   in reply to Bob Ward
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    Thanks for tryingbut nope, it's on the main hard drive, and the directory to which it's saving is the same one in which the original photo appears.  All my photos are in subdirectories (by date) of the main Photos file folder.  And in fact, the edited photos DO end up in that spotthey are being created properly, just not added to the Organizer and version set.

     

    I know, it's weird...

     
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  • Psychologist3259
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    10. Psychologist3259,
    Mar 4, 2011 5:53 PM   in reply to 99jon
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    This was the answer!  I reset the preferences in Editor as suggested, and it appears to be working fine now.  At least, I've edited

    about 10 photos, and it's saved them all as expected, which is definitely better than it was.

    Thanks for the help everyone!

     
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    Mar 6, 2011 4:01 AM   in reply to 99jon
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  • Psychologist3259
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    12. Psychologist3259,
    May 24, 2011 6:35 PM   in reply to Psychologist3259
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    Update...only problem is the fix isn't permanent. Any ideas what might be causing the corruption of my editor preferences?

     
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