User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
Backup size
To keep the size of the backup small, choose to back up database information only, and back up your images separately, also on a
regular basis.
Restoring database information from a backup
You can use the ACD Database Restore Wizard to restore previously backed up database information. If you saved your backup to
disc, and the backup spanned multiple discs, you can restore from any disc in the sequence. This can be particularly useful if a disc
is lost or damaged but you would like to recover the remaining information.
To restore database information:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Restore Database.
2. On the Welcome page, click Next to select the backup.
3. On the Restore Options page, select the backup and date from which you want to restore, or browse to the location of your
backup and select a .bkup file.
4. If you are restoring from a disc, and the backup spanned multiple discs, it is recommended that you select the last disc in
the sequence. Click Next when you are ready to restore your database.
When restoring a backup from a series of discs or backup files, ACDSee 12 will only restore the information included in and
prior to the selected disc or backup file. Therefore, unless required, it is recommended that you select the last disc or file in
the backup sequence.
Maintaining the database
It is recommended that you regularly perform database maintenance and optimization to increase hard drive space, remove
redundant or extraneous information, and increase overall ACDSee 12 performance.
You can use the tools in the Database Maintenance dialog box to update folders, or to identify folders whose thumbnails and
database information you would like to delete. The Database Maintenance dialog box displays a list of the folders on your system,
and uses icons to indicate the status of database information within specific folders.
Database content icons
Folder contains files with cached thumbnails stored in the database.
Folder contains files that were changed without a database update. For example, a folder or file was renamed or moved
outside of ACDSee 12.
To perform database maintenance:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Database Maintenance.
2. In the Database Maintenance dialog box, browse for folders marked with the database content icons. If there are no marked
folders, you do not need to perform database maintenance and can exit the Database Maintenance dialog box.
3. Select a folder and click one of the following buttons to identify the maintenance you want to perform on that folder:
Remove Thumbnails: Removes all thumbnail information for the selected folder.
Remove Database Information and Thumbnails: Deletes all database and thumbnail information for the selected
folder.
Remove Orphan Folders: Deletes any out-of-date or broken references to missing files or information for the selected
folder. It is only possible to check for orphans in folders located on your computer. This option will not be visible if the
folder is located on a network.
Change Binding: Changes all location references for the selected orphaned folder to another folder, and retains all
database information. The default binding folder is My Pictures.
4. The Database Maintenance tool will delete records, creating unused space in your database. To reclaim the unused space,
click Optimize Database, and follow the instructions in the wizard.
5. Click Close.
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