dioxide45

Hello,

I have DIS 2006 and have about 9000 photos in the library. DIS seems to
be running more slowly lately. Does archiving these help speed up the
program? I have a 100 gig hard drive of which about 50 gig is free. My
photos are taking up about 25 gig. This just appears to be a new issue, the
program ran reasonably well until recently. We have added a lot of new
photos recently. Does archiving actually remove the photos from the library?
Would moving them to a different drive outside of My Pictures help?

Thank you,

Jer

John Inzer

dioxide45 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have DIS 2006 and have about 9000 photos in the library. DIS
> seems to be running more slowly lately. Does archiving these help
> speed up the program? I have a 100 gig hard drive of which about 50
> gig is free. My photos are taking up about 25 gig. This just appears
> to be a new issue, the program ran reasonably well until recently. We
> have added a lot of new photos recently. Does archiving actually
> remove the photos from the library? Would moving them to a different
> drive outside of My Pictures help?
> Thank you,
>
> Jer
================================
When you first add images to the Library,
it has to populate the database... that could
be the cause of the slowdown. You'll see the
number remaining in the lower right corner
of the screen.

If that's not the cause...it could be a resource
issue. Maybe closing all programs before
opening the library would help and also doing
some maintenance could help:

Running Disk Cleanup, Error Checking and
Defrag on a regular schedule is a good idea.

(310312) Description of the Disk Cleanup
Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310312

(315265) How to Perform Disk Error Checking
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265
(check the two boxes..."Automatically fix file
system errors" and "Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors") the utility will run
the next time you restart your computer.
(run error checking repeatedly until it finds
no errors)

(314848) How to Defragment Your Disk
Drive Volumes in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314848

Also, running a virus program while the library
is open can slow your system if it is scanning
your files.

A larger hard drinve and more RAM would be
a good improvement and increasing the size
of your virtual memory paging file could help also:

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

With the number of images you are cataloging
it would be a good idea to do regular backups
of the database.

You'll find it at:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\
Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\
POD\Pictures.pd3

If you wish to do a search for Pictures.pd3...
be sure to include "Hidden Files and Folders"

To restore the database...just drop your
backup copy in the POD folder and allow
it to replace the current one. Beware that
this database only includes thuimbs and
metadata...*not* the image files.

Finally...archiving does not move your images
from their original locations unless you choose
to delete after the archive. Then they are
completely removed from your hard drive
and can be accessed on the disk/s from
the library.

If you choose to archive and delete...I would
suggest that you make a backup copy of the
images first. If anything goes wrong during the
archive / delete process you could lose the
files.

--

John Inzer

Kim

Having a lot of files in My Pictures will certainly slow things down. It is
generally advised to not have a lot in that folder. Especially, adding
extra folders within My Pictures will definitely slow it down. You could
make a new folder on C drive called Photos to store them in. I only use My
Pictures to store images I download from the net until I either move them
into another folder of burn them to disc. When I upload photos from my
camera they go straight into the C: Photos folder. No slowing of the
computer that way.

Kim
"dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eZ8FcIZ8GHA.568@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I have DIS 2006 and have about 9000 photos in the library. DIS seems to
> be running more slowly lately. Does archiving these help speed up the
> program? I have a 100 gig hard drive of which about 50 gig is free. My
> photos are taking up about 25 gig. This just appears to be a new issue,
> the program ran reasonably well until recently. We have added a lot of new
> photos recently. Does archiving actually remove the photos from the
> library? Would moving them to a different drive outside of My Pictures
> help?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jer
>

dioxide45

This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will Digital
Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new place (an
external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the Library? It appears
that the Library only is looking at images within the My Pictures and My
Videos folders.

Thanks,

Jer

"Kim" <kimlizzy@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:uI4isGb8GHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Having a lot of files in My Pictures will certainly slow things down. It
> is generally advised to not have a lot in that folder. Especially,
> adding extra folders within My Pictures will definitely slow it down. You
> could make a new folder on C drive called Photos to store them in. I only
> use My Pictures to store images I download from the net until I either
> move them into another folder of burn them to disc. When I upload photos
> from my camera they go straight into the C: Photos folder. No slowing of
> the computer that way.
>
> Kim
> "dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eZ8FcIZ8GHA.568@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have DIS 2006 and have about 9000 photos in the library. DIS seems
>> to be running more slowly lately. Does archiving these help speed up the
>> program? I have a 100 gig hard drive of which about 50 gig is free. My
>> photos are taking up about 25 gig. This just appears to be a new issue,
>> the program ran reasonably well until recently. We have added a lot of
>> new photos recently. Does archiving actually remove the photos from the
>> library? Would moving them to a different drive outside of My Pictures
>> help?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Jer
>>
>
>

John Inzer

dioxide45 wrote:
> This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
> within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will
> Digital Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new
> place (an external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the
> Library? It appears that the Library only is looking at images within
> the My Pictures and My Videos folders.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jer
=============================
No, the Library will not find the
images unless you import them.

Import / Import from a device.

--

John Inzer

dioxide45

Actually after posting the message I discovered that with File--Add Pictures
and Videos to Library I was able to add the other folder that was on my
external hard drive to the library. DIS now shows all the photos in that
folder in the library.

Jer

"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
news:uuMt0Ll8GHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> dioxide45 wrote:
>> This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
>> within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will
>> Digital Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new
>> place (an external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the
>> Library? It appears that the Library only is looking at images within
>> the My Pictures and My Videos folders.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jer
> =============================
> No, the Library will not find the
> images unless you import them.
>
> Import / Import from a device.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
>

John Inzer

dioxide45 wrote:
> Actually after posting the message I discovered that with File--Add
> Pictures and Videos to Library I was able to add the other folder
> that was on my external hard drive to the library. DIS now shows all
> the photos in that folder in the library.
>
> Jer
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dioxide45

Now I am having an odd problem with DIS 2006 Library. For some reason the
drive letter changed for my external hard drive. I had it set to E but it
changed to H. The library would show the thumbs of all of the photos but
wouldn't allow me to access any of the photos to edit or view in full size.
I gave it a new letter T. I removed the folder on the drive that contained
all of my photos from the library and attempted to re-add them. For some
reason DIS Library still wants to link this to drive letter E, even though I
am selecting T in the list when browsing using the File--Add Pictures and
Videos to the Library function.
I can't figure out how do get it to add this folder at the "new" T drive
location.


"dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OA3qARy8GHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Actually after posting the message I discovered that with File--Add
> Pictures and Videos to Library I was able to add the other folder that was
> on my external hard drive to the library. DIS now shows all the photos in
> that folder in the library.
>
> Jer
>
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
> news:uuMt0Ll8GHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> dioxide45 wrote:
>>> This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
>>> within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will
>>> Digital Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new
>>> place (an external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the
>>> Library? It appears that the Library only is looking at images within
>>> the My Pictures and My Videos folders.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jer
>> =============================
>> No, the Library will not find the
>> images unless you import them.
>>
>> Import / Import from a device.
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>>
>
>

dioxide45

Now I am having an odd problem with DIS 2006 Library. For some reason the
drive letter changed for my external hard drive. I had it set to E but it
changed to H. The library would show the thumbs of all of the photos but
wouldn't allow me to access any of the photos to edit or view in full size.
I gave it a new letter T. I removed the folder on the drive that contained
all of my photos from the library and attempted to re-add them. For some
reason DIS Library still wants to link this to drive letter E, even though I
am selecting T in the list when browsing using the File--Add Pictures and
Videos to the Library function.
I can't figure out how do get it to add this folder at the "new" T drive
location.


"dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OA3qARy8GHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Actually after posting the message I discovered that with File--Add
> Pictures and Videos to Library I was able to add the other folder that was
> on my external hard drive to the library. DIS now shows all the photos in
> that folder in the library.
>
> Jer
>
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
> news:uuMt0Ll8GHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> dioxide45 wrote:
>>> This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
>>> within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will
>>> Digital Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new
>>> place (an external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the
>>> Library? It appears that the Library only is looking at images within
>>> the My Pictures and My Videos folders.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jer
>> =============================
>> No, the Library will not find the
>> images unless you import them.
>>
>> Import / Import from a device.
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>>
>
>

dioxide45

Now I am having an odd problem with DIS 2006 Library. For some reason the
drive letter changed for my external hard drive. I had it set to E but it
changed to H. The library would show the thumbs of all of the photos but
wouldn't allow me to access any of the photos to edit or view in full size.
I gave it a new letter T. I removed the folder on the drive that contained
all of my photos from the library and attempted to re-add them. For some
reason DIS Library still wants to link this to drive letter E, even though I
am selecting T in the list when browsing using the File--Add Pictures and
Videos to the Library function.
I can't figure out how do get it to add this folder at the "new" T drive
location.


"dioxide45" <dioxide45@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OA3qARy8GHA.788@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Actually after posting the message I discovered that with File--Add
> Pictures and Videos to Library I was able to add the other folder that was
> on my external hard drive to the library. DIS now shows all the photos in
> that folder in the library.
>
> Jer
>
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote in message
> news:uuMt0Ll8GHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> dioxide45 wrote:
>>> This could be my problem. All 9000 photos are in my My Pictures folder
>>> within subfolders. My only concern is, when I move the photos will
>>> Digital Image Library know where to find these pictures in their new
>>> place (an external hard drive)? Do I need to move them within the
>>> Library? It appears that the Library only is looking at images within
>>> the My Pictures and My Videos folders.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jer
>> =============================
>> No, the Library will not find the
>> images unless you import them.
>>
>> Import / Import from a device.
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Inzer
>>
>
>