User Guide

Chapter 6: Organizing
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To catalog your files:
1. Click Database | Catalog Files.
2. On 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.
If you are cataloguing 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 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.
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.
To convert an older database:
1. Click 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 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.
6. Click Next when you are ready to continue.
7. On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Next to convert your
database.