User Guide

Chapter 9 Organizing
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To catalog your files:
1Click Database | Catalog Files.
2On the Welcome page, select which folders you want to catalog. Click Next when you are ready to
continue.
3 If you chose to catalog specific folders, on the Select folders to catalog and Add database
information pages, add the folders to catalog in the database, specify the information to add to
the database, and customize the caption, notes, author, and date fields. Click Next when you are
ready to catalog your files.
Converting an older database
You can use the ACD Database Convert Wizard to take database information from previous versions of
ACDSee 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 is referenced properly in the current
database.
To convert an older database:
1Click Database | Convert Database.
2On the Welcome page, click Next to select your conversion options.
3On 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 when you are ready to continue.
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.
6Click Next when you are ready to continue.
7On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Next to convert your database.
If you have already added information to your current ACDSee database, it is
recommended that you create a backup of your database before converting an
older ACDSee database.