In general all you have to do to move data is to copy the relevant
folders and structure from the old to the new machine. However, since
PE created this structure and is expected to have knowledge of it for
future use there may very well be stuff about that structure stashed in
the Windows registry. You can try just copying the folders from one
machine to the other over your network. But I suspect you may end up
needing some migration help from Adobe before its over.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/2/2011 10:47 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Thanks for the advice Greg. I've organized my collection in a similar
> fashion. In a single folder I have sub-folders for each year, months, and
> events. However I load the photos to these folders through the PE
> organi(z/s)er. This works great in theory but my wife and I share this
> machine and her folder architecture is, shall we say, creative. I have
> created a back up file on a separate hard drive using PE which, from what
> I've been reading, can be used to restore to the new version of PE. If done
> correctly it should even recreate the original folder architecture.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:59 AM,<GMcGrath@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> I'm not a computer professional, but have moved info from older to newer
>> computers several times. The easiest way to do it physically will be to
>> hook
>> the new computer up to your network and do the transfer over the network.
>> I'd look at your installation of PE7 and see if there's a way to "import"
>> the files, while being sure it is physically moving them to the new
>> machine,
>> not just linking to them. Otherwise, you may be able to look in Windows
>> Explorer on the old computer and find the folder the files are in and just
>> copy it to the same folder location on the new computer. Adobe tech
>> support
>> could probably advise you on the best way to do it.
>>
>> Having said all that, I'll bow to anyone with more specific knowledge. I've
>> used PE3 and 5 and am now using 7, but I have my photo files organized in
>> a separate folder in a way that makes sense to me, and don't use the
>> built-in organizer in PE.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Greg
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/2/2011 8:43:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> Well the old Windoz XP machine has been getting very wonky of late and
>> despite being behind a router, firewall and a phalanx of anti-viral/
>> anti-malware software is still beset monthly by multiple attacks of nasty
>> bugs (the two other Vista machines on the home network have none of these
>> problems). I've had this machine for eight years so it is time to upgrade
>> to
>> a new Windows 7 machine. I will be migrating my photo collection (
>> organized
>> by Photoshop Elements 4) to the new machine which will be using Elements
>> 7.
>> I have never attempted this before so if any of you have done so and would
>> like to tell me of any tips or pitfalls I would be most grateful.
>>
>> Charlie
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