where my Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 images are stored?

I feel like a fool, but I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 for years on my PC.  I put the software on an external hard drive that is separate from regular hard drive of my computer, thinking that if my computer goes down, my photos will be safe, assuming that the images were where I put all the software.  Well, my computer is dying, in preparation for a new, I wanted to "Save" my photos, I never tell Photoshop to do when he asked in the past because I think that the pictures ARE saved by being on this external drive.  Anyway, when I looked at the amount of memory is on this external drive (where I also copied my non-critical files from the image), I've seen some photo files but there is no way (depending on which is rated display and the amount of memory used) files of the actual image of my k 10 photos are on this extra external hard drive.  I then tried to 'save' in Photoshop, but he asked me everything first to search for the missing files, which gave rise to a lot of research and then Adobe "not responding."  FYI, when I opened my Gallery of Adobe Photoshop, I can see all my photos, including those that I have edited and saved in the catalog, I can pull things up by tag, etc., as if everything is 'there' and ok.  So, where the hell are the actual files for images in my Gallery of Adobe 'put' when I download in Adobe Photoshop?   I want to assure you that I have back up on something before I get rid of my current computer, but now I don't know where they are in order to save them!  Thanks for any help you can offer.  Sincerely, Luddite

Lots of questions here, let's go step by step.

carolynw62372360 wrote:

I put the software on an external hard drive that is separate from regular hard drive of my computer, thinking that if my computer goes down, my photos will be safe, assuming that the images were where I put all the software.

To be precise, you put the 'library' (your image files) on your external hard drive. The 'software' is the program components itself. And Yes, your library is not affected by a failure of your main internal drive.

Well, my computer is dying, in preparation for a new, I wanted to "Save" my photos, I never tell Photoshop to do when he asked in the past because I think that the pictures ARE saved by being on this external drive.

Sorry, another definition of the word: a backup is necessarily a copy (in various forms, but a copy; for example, instead of a pure copy, you can have a zipped copy). This means that if your original disappears, your copy (backup) is available to restore the original. Regardless of the definition of the word, for you, this means that your external hard drive crash has no backup. You lose your entire library.

Anyway, when I looked at the amount of memory is on this external drive (where I also copied my non-critical files from the image), I've seen some photo files but there is no way (depending on which is rated display and the amount of memory used) files of the actual image of my k 10 photos are on this extra external hard drive.

You should be able to see your files of images from Windows Explorer. Your image files are probably under a single master file; This main folder has probably many folders full of files with the extension jpeg. Note that I recommend to set the properties of the files in Explorer to display the file extension. When you select the main folder in Solution Explorer and right-click to select "Properties", you will see the number of files and disk space for these images.

I then tried to 'save' in Photoshop, but he asked me everything first to search for the missing files, which gave rise to a lot of research and then Adobe "not responding."

It is a common situation when the files have been moved, deleted or renamed from the Explorer instead of the Organizer himself. It is strongly recommended to check periodically if the files are missing instead of wait for the moment should be safeguarded.

Photoshop elements (PSE) knowledge base.

Anyway, even if you have "offline" files, the backup should work. The first step in the backup, calculate disk space needed to contain the copy of image files and the catalog (database) itself.

FYI, when I opened my Gallery of Adobe Photoshop, I can see all my photos, including those that I have edited and saved in the catalog, I can pull things up by tag, etc., as if everything is 'there' and ok.  So, where the hell are the actual files for images in my Gallery of Adobe 'put' when I download in Adobe Photoshop?

When you "import" photos in your catalog, image files are "downloaded" to your computer if it is copied from a card reader or the camera. No copy, if they are already in the drive of your computer. In both cases, an entry is recorded and listed in the catalogue with the location (path) of the file and a very small "thumbnail" is created and included in the vignette "cache" of your catalog folder.

When you browse your pictures, you always have the opportunity to see the "details", "information" for a given file, you know the location, the drive and the path where it is stored.

Just a comparison: a catalog in the Organizer, it's like the brochure catalog used for a Museum of painting. It tells you where to find a painting and shows a small image. If some tables is 'missing' at the Museum because they were absent during the restoration, you will continue to see the small images in the booklet. Ditto for the Organizer: moved the photo from the Explorer files will still show in the catalogue, but with a? sign.

Tags: Photoshop

Similar Questions

Maybe you are looking for