User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
A progress bar shows your photos as they are cataloged.
5. Click Finish.
If you are cataloging a large collection of files, do not disrupt the process, or use other software while it is running. For
large file collections, it is best to run cataloging overnight.
Converting an older database
You can use the ACD Database Convert Wizard to take database information from previous versions of ACDSee 12 or ACD mPower
Tools, and add it to your current database. This ensures that any information associated with your files using a previous version of
ACDSee 12 is referenced properly in the current database.
If you have already added information to your current ACDSee 12 database, it is recommended that you create a backup of
your database before converting an older ACDSee 12 database.
To convert an older database:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Convert Database.
2. On the Welcome page, click Next to select your conversion options.
3. On the Database Convert Options page, specify the version of the database file you want to convert, as well as its location on
your hard drive. Click Next.
4. To automatically rebuild image thumbnails and EXIF information after the conversion process is complete, select the
Rebuild Thumbnails and EXIF data check box.
5. To automatically update your database after converting, select the Optimize database files after convert check box.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Next to convert your database.
Importing database information
You can use the ACD Database Import Wizard to import archived database information, or to import database information that was
sent to you with images from another ACDSee 12 user. After you import the information, ACDSee 12 associates it with the
appropriate images.
If you have already added information to your current ACDSee 12 database, it is recommended that you create a backup of
your database before converting an older ACDSee 12 database.
To use the ACD Database Import Wizard:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Database | Import, and then select Database.
2. Click Next to start the wizard.
3. On the Import Options page, select the type of exported database information you want to import.
You can import image information from a compressed database version, or information from an XML-based text file.
4. Click the Browse button to locate the database you want to import, and then click OK.
5. Select the Optimize database files after import check box to optimize the database after exiting the wizard, and then
click Next.
6. On the Summary page, review your selections. Click Back to make changes, or click Next to begin importing the database
information.
7. Click Finish to close the ACD Database Import Wizard.
If you are importing database information sent to you by another ACDSee 12 user, ensure that the images to which the
information applies are in an identical location and folder structure on your hard drive.
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