Post by ChrisAnn on Aug 20, 2023 16:45:58 GMT
I know that the best way is to do a full backup from the old computer and reinstall it on the new computer and will certainly be doing that the day before the great move.
However my concern is that currently all my photos are on an external drive which Win 10 calls 'I'. I can almost guarantee that it will be a different drive number on the new computer because that's life. On searching through old threads I came across this from michelb:
The following is a quote from michelb on link.
I read it to say it would be safer if I change the external drive to a 'Z' drive so that Windows doesn't get the Organiser into a knot but to use a database editor. My question is - what is that? Where do I find it in Win 10 or do I need to download something? My computer ability is very restricted
Since catalogs can be stored, copied or moved nearly anywhere, the simplest solution is to make a simple catalog copy.
Changing the drive letter:
That's the trap.
In Windows, drive letters are assigned depending on the first available letter after the current devices are plugged in. Except if you assign a letter in the bottom list of the alphabet, like X, Y, Z... So Adobe programmed the catalog to also store the internal serial number of the drive to find photos even if the letter drive has changed in between. You get that internal number with the DOS command 'vol x:'
So, if you change the drive letter, that's not enough, the organizer recognizes if the drive has been changed. Note that with 'cloned' drives, the serial numbere is also cloned and I suspect that is what you are describing with synchredible. The solution for me is to use a database editor to update the database.
Some know how to use Windows commands to assign the same drive number as the old one or to clone the drive. That can work while respecting some conditions to avoid fooling the database with duplicate serial numbers or letters. For instance, you can't use the reformated original drive at the same time...
Changing the drive letter:
That's the trap.
In Windows, drive letters are assigned depending on the first available letter after the current devices are plugged in. Except if you assign a letter in the bottom list of the alphabet, like X, Y, Z... So Adobe programmed the catalog to also store the internal serial number of the drive to find photos even if the letter drive has changed in between. You get that internal number with the DOS command 'vol x:'
So, if you change the drive letter, that's not enough, the organizer recognizes if the drive has been changed. Note that with 'cloned' drives, the serial numbere is also cloned and I suspect that is what you are describing with synchredible. The solution for me is to use a database editor to update the database.
Some know how to use Windows commands to assign the same drive number as the old one or to clone the drive. That can work while respecting some conditions to avoid fooling the database with duplicate serial numbers or letters. For instance, you can't use the reformated original drive at the same time...
