User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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To create a backup of your entire database, including image or media files, use the ACD
Database Backup Wizard.
To back up the contents of a local folder to a remote location, such as a network drive, use the
ACDSync Wizard.
To use the ACD Database Export Wizard:
1. If you want to export your database information for a specific group of images or media
files, select the files in the File List pane.
2. Click Database | Export, and then select Database.
3. Click Next to begin using the wizard.
4. On the Content and Format Options page, specify how you want to export your database
information by selecting one of the following options, and then clicking Next:
x Export entire ACDSee database to a read-only, compressed version: exports
the entire contents of your ACDSee database to a compressed version that can be
shared with other ACDSee users.
x Export database information for selected items to a read-only, compressed
version: exports all of your database information for the images selected in the File
List pane.
x Export database information to a text file: exports the selected information to
an XML-based text file. Select the check boxes next to the information you want to
include.
5. On the Location options page, specify a location for the exported information, and a name
for the text file, if necessary, and then click Next.
6. On the Summary page, review your choices. You can click Back to make changes, or click
Next to begin exporting your database information.
7. Click Finish to close the wizard and return to ACDSee.
Generating file lists
You can generate a text file that lists all of the files in the folder currently displayed in the File
List pane. The text file places the file name, size, image file format, modified date, image
properties, caption, and rating for all of the files in the folder into a table, and creates a single
text file.
To generate a list of your files:
Click Database | Export, and then select Generate File Listing.
ACDSee automatically opens the text file in your default text editor, which you can then use to
edit or save the file listing.