Where should catalogs be saved?

Robert Goldstein

• February 11, 2011 06:28

I am just beginning to use EM in conjunction with Capture One on a Mac with OS 10.6.6. I have all of my recent images on a hard drive that is now reaching capacity, and I want to catalog it for future reference. After having imported all of the files to EM, I am unsure where the catalog should be saved. Does it belong in a folder within EM or in some other location where the program can find it?

Thanks,
Rob

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  Siegfried1

  • February 11, 2011 09:49

  Hello,
  
  I have just created a folder called "Expression Media catalogs" within the "Pictures" folder on the Mac.
  
  Siegfried

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  Robert Goldstein

  • February 11, 2011 17:14

  [quote="Siegfried" wrote:
  Hello,
  
  I have just created a folder called "Expression Media catalogs" within the "Pictures" folder on the Mac.
  
  Siegfried

  
  
  Thanks. Now if I have multiple catalogs, how does EM locate a particular folder or file, even if it my be offline?
  
  Rob

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  Siegfried1

  • February 18, 2011 20:42

  Hello Rob,
  - first, I would file all catalogs at one place
  - if you click on a file in EM that is offline, the file path - at the top of the of the screen, right above the top row of the pictures - will be in written in red. This indicates that the file is offline.
  
  Just read the user manual - everything is in there.
  
  Siegfried

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