User Guide

ACDSee™ Pro User Guide
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You can also choose to exclude folders from the database, and keep the contents of those folders
separate from your other images and media files.
Related topics
• Using the Properties pane
• Setting the Database options
Excluding folders from the database
You can choose to exclude folders from the database, and keep the contents separate from your other
images and media files. By default, the Program Files and Windows folders on your hard drive are
automatically excluded from the database.
To manage your excluded folders settings:
1Click Database | Excluded Folders Settings.
2 In the Excluded Folders dialog box, do one of the following:
• To exclude a folder from the database, click Add. Browse to a folder on your hard drive, and
then click OK.
• To remove a folder from the excluded folders list, select a folder in the list, and then click
Remove.
• To reset your excluded folders list to the default settings, click Reset to Defaults.
3 When you are satisfied with your choices, click Close to return to ACDSee.
Related topics
• Setting the Organize pane options
Cataloging files in the database
ACDSee automatically adds file information and thumbnails to the database as you browse. You can
use the Catalog Files Wizard to add groups of files to the database without having to first browse the
folders. This can be particularly useful when using ACDSee for the first time, and when browsing or
managing large collections of images as it reduces the loading time required for these folders.
The first time you run ACDSee, the database automatically catalogs the contents of your My Pictures
folder.
Copying, moving, or renaming your files using programs other than ACDSee, such
as Windows Explorer, causes the loss of database information.