User Guide

Chapter 9 Organizing
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• To include any hidden files in your archive, select the Include hidden files check box.
• To remove the selected files and folders from your hard drive once they have been added to
the archive, select the Delete files after archiving check box.
• To protect the contents of your archive with a password, select the Password Protect
Archive check box, and type a password into the field beside it. Note that not all archive
types support passwords, and some formats require them.
5 Type a path and file name into the Output File field, or click Browse to locate a folder on your
hard drive.
6 Select one of the following:
• Add to existing archive: adds your files to an existing archive. This option is only available if
the archive specified in the Output File field already exists.
• Overwrite existing archive: replaces any existing archive with the archive you are creating.
This option is only available if the archive specified in the Output File field already exists.
7 When you are satisfied with your choices, click Create to begin archiving your files.
Related topics
• Backing up your database
Managing database information
About the ACDSee database
The ACDSee database stores image and media file information while you browse your folders. The
database increases the speed with which you can browse your computer, and you can use the
information stored in the database to sort, organize, search, and filter your images and media files.
You can also backup, restore, and share database information.
You can store cached thumbnail previews, and add or edit the following information for each image or
media file on your computer:
•Categories
•Notes
•Keywords
•Authors
•Dates
•Ratings
•Captions