elines
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Post by elines on Sept 3, 2015 15:52:20 GMT
LR has a very robust organizer function (better than PSE in my opinion). It has built-in integration with Elements for editing. Thanks I now have my new PC operational but no real chance to test it as the only software it has on it is Office. I won't get the licence number for CC/LR for may be a few days (it's an offer with something I bought) so will be a little while before I let yoo know how I'm getting on |
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Post by elines on Sept 8, 2015 15:55:45 GMT
Just a quick update ....
..PC now operational - and has CC/PS/LR + Nik + pse 11 but only after much frustration.
Worst bit was Edge wouldn't allow me to use my redemption code. I had to contact PS helpline and had to let them have control of my PC. Their solution included installing Chrome.
Then the Bulldog security software said the ACR part had a virus and wouldn't allow it to install.
The lady on the helpline was excellent and sorted it all out.
The ssd (500mb) seems to be working really well - the pc takes about 20 seconds to be ready for use, versus about 7 minutes on my old laptop
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Post by estherf on Sept 9, 2015 17:18:53 GMT
Because of this conversation, I have my son adding the SSD to my configuration for a rebuild on my 5-year-old computer. My hard drive failed, so he took the computer to LA and is rebuilding it.... well if all the stuff he is getting for it means "rebuilding." It sounds more like gutting everything and starting over. His first reaction to my suggesting the SSD was ---- "those are really expensive!" Then he started looking and found a 500GB for under $200. He has come around to my way of thinking on SSDs.
Esther
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Post by ejb on Sept 26, 2015 8:51:01 GMT
When drives fail it is very unusual....but it does happen!
I had two new desktops built 18 months ago each with a 120GB SSD and a 1TB storage disc,
After a few months I got a critical warning re the SSD on one machine.
It seems the whole batch was faulty.....they were both changed and all was well.....luckily we had back ups on both machines!
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Post by Fauxtoto on Nov 7, 2015 14:44:00 GMT
This thread was interesting. Bayla, Elines, I am glad to find out that the worries and frustrations you had to go through finally resolved in both cases with happy endings. I must admit that I am not saying this by pure altruism, since I am grabbing hope in this conversation, knowing that I will soon have to change my now obsolete computer. Information helps too, so thanks everyone, including MichelB, for your explanations. I may not have gotten it all, but it certainly helped. Incredible the time we can save with computers...
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elines
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Post by elines on Nov 7, 2015 14:53:33 GMT
I have no doubt that the separate SSD drive makes using my PC much less onerous eg I don't have to turn it on and then go and make a cup of tea while waiting for it to boot up - it really is only seconds. And the professional grade screen I got (+ calibrator) is also a great help.
BUT I still have a nagging feeling that biting the bullet and getting a MAC might have been a better way to go. Windows - for me - just isn't easy to use. But it may just be a case of 'The grass is greener.....'
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 9, 2015 15:14:25 GMT
Chris -
I made the change to a Mac a couple of years ago and it's not the answer to everything. You still have to learn a new operating system (which was difficult for me - don't quite know why --age?)
and the Mac isn't glitch free.
Right now, since this machine is probably 4 years old (got it free) I will be replacing it soon because I'd rather just start over rather than fixing up this machine. I am still up in the air about whether to go back to a PC or get another Mac. Cost is a real issue for me. I can get a really decent PC and save myself a bundle, but then it's back to learning a new OS again, since I left PC's before it changed to Windows 8.
And no, I didn't get an old worn out Mac. When I got it - with few operating hours on it because my FIL got ill right after purchasing it - I reinstalled the OS, then upgraded it and it worked like a new machine so it's not that I'm working with someone elses glitches.
I like the Mac, obviously, or I wouldn't be considering getting another - but all the hype is terribly overstated. It may have been true years ago, but after reading the Mac forums, I realized Apple has the same quality control issues the makers of PC's have.
You have already made your decision, but for those deciding--
My Mac is all glitchy now, needing a reinstall of the OS, which I seldom had to do with a PC. It has a pixel row dying - which never happened with a PC.
Only those who've been Mac from the days when they were excellent machines are still living in that world. My impression is - Mac or PC - doesn't much matter - except when it comes to cost. You will be happy with either machine.
The grass was greener for me, too. Only, when you get here - you find it's an optical illusion.
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Sorry about going off on a tangent here - this discussion about the SSD was enlightening. Thanks for all the input.
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elines
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Post by elines on Nov 9, 2015 15:26:25 GMT
Thanks for that Jan.
It's good to hear a different view☺
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Post by Andy on Nov 10, 2015 1:32:37 GMT
For all the bad press Microsoft gets (more than some of it deserved) Windows 7 was a solid operating system and really not hard to use. I've just started using Windows 10 and while there aren't any killer new features, it seems to be fast and reliable.
I custom-built my current PC so I could get the performance I wanted at a reasonable price. To do that, you are looking at a Windows OS.
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Post by salm on Jun 20, 2016 21:47:10 GMT
I am having a similar issue. My PC HDD was going bad so I replaced and put OS on an SSD and have an HDD for pictures. I bought and installed PSE 14 to replace PSE11 I had. But now want to somehow copy my old Catalog from my old drive and put on my SSD. Is there a way to do that? MY photos are in the same place (drive and folder) as they have always been. I can still access my old HDD.
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Post by michelb on Jun 21, 2016 6:06:17 GMT
Your previous version 13 catalog is most probably on your old master HDD.
You say your image files are still on the same "drive and folder" as before. Do you mean another (internal or external) drive?
If they are on a different drive than the faulty old master HDD, that's fine, you only need to:
- locate the catalog on the old HDD (search for a folder containing the database file named 'catalog.pse13db').
- copy the whole folder elsewhere, preferably on the same drive as the pictures, but not within the image folder tree.
- Use Elements 14 organizer and use the catalog manager to 'convert' that catalog to the new organizer 14 format.
The now common problem is when the catalog and the image folder tree are in the replaced old master HDD and you install a SSD for your system and use the old HDD as an additional drive (internal or external). The catalog stores the location drive information as 'C:' while they are now on a drive with another letter. The 'reconnect' function will not work as expected. So, for people in that situation, the safest advice is to create a full backup before the drive change. Or it's to move both catalogs and image folder tree on another external or internal drive.
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