regenerating previews

Jay Pegg

• April 08, 2013 04:13

In an endeavour to transfer my catalog to a new computer I seem to have lost all my previews on my old computer. I have hit the "regenerate preview" bar and all I can see is the rotating wheel in the the toolbar - perhaps it may take some time to regenerate. I had trouble finding my catalog in the old computer Finder, in order to copy it to the new one, because there is a list of catalogs all with the same name but with different dates. Each time I selected a catalog it would include it in my library catalog. Not sure how to remove these as I really only want the one catalog in my library. I'm also guessing that the catalog file in the Finder is not a standard blue iMac folder but one with the Phase One logo on it.

Not having too much luck so far - fortunately I still have my catalogue on the old computer but no previews. I'm guessing I should get the previews back before I think about copying the catalog for transfer. Cheers, jp

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  Jay Pegg

  • April 08, 2013 08:14

  I've managed to get my previews back and my system is back where it was before I attempted the transfer of the catalog. I cannot locate the catalog in the Finder. For some reason there are about 30 catalog entries all with the same name but different dates. Each time I opened a catalog to check it was the right one it would appear in my Library catalog - there are now 9 in the Library and I just need one.
  
  Paul kindly gave directions on how to get the old catalog into the new computer. However, as mentioned I can't seem to find the right file. If I do I'm guessing I copy it onto a thumb drive and open it in the new computer. Can I then drag it onto the Capture One icon in the dock? Cheers, jp

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • April 08, 2013 18:40

  Hi Jay Pegg
  
  I am afraid your description is a bit confusing to me. The catalog - as seen from the Finder - is a single file (in fact it is a folder with sub folders and a database file). That single file which has the catalog icon, is what you need to move, backup and open.
  
  Once you open a catalog in CO7, you can not see other catalogs in the CO7 library tool. Maybe a screen shot can clarify your situation.
  
  You can paste a screen shot in a post here through a link: post the screen shot elsewhere and post the link to it here, like this.
  

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  Jay Pegg

  • April 09, 2013 08:51

  Thanks for your reply Paul. I have moved on a bit with help from a friend. Connecting my external hard drive to the new computer solved all issues - I now have the same setup as I had on the old computer. However, in our search to solve the original issue we discovered, as mentioned, multiple copies of the catalog file in the Finder - 76 copies to be exact. Not only this but also the majority of copies were on three different external hard drives - one for referenced photos, the other a backup to this drive, and a third a backup for the computer's internal HD. Obviously I'm doing something wrong in one of the processes, perhaps importing/exporting or whatever. I certainly need to get this sorted quickly. Cheers, jp

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