Adobe Elements Organizer 12 - Manual (Page 76)

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Reconnect missing files in a catalog
If you move, rename, or delete a file outside Elements Organizer, a missing file icon is displayed when you try to open or change it.
By default, Elements Organizer automatically tries to reconnect missing and renamed files as it encounters them. Files with the same name,
modification date, and size as the missing files are used to reconnect them to the catalog.
For operations such as to print, e-mail, edit, or export the file, missing files are reported only when you try to use them. In such instances, the
Reconnect Missing Files dialog box opens.
The missing icon is also displayed for large files for which the thumbnail cannot be generated.
1. Do one of the following:
To reconnect specific files, select one or more items with the missing file icon , and select File > Reconnect > Missing File.
To reconnect all missing items, select File > Reconnect > All Missing Files.
2. If you know the current location of the files, click Browse. Navigate to the location in your computer containing the missing files.
If you do not know the location of the files, wait for Elements Organizer to complete searching your computer.
3. Select one or more missing files in the Reconnect Missing Files dialog box. Shift-click to select files in a series. Ctrl-click/Cmd-click to select
noncontiguous files.
If an exact match isn’t found, click Browse. In the Reconnect Missing Files dialog box, manually find and reconnect missing files.
4. Click Reconnect.
Disable automatic reconnect
1. In the Elements Organizer, choose Edit > Preferences > Files, or Adobe Elements Organizer 11 > Preferences > Files (Mac OS).
2. Deselect Automatically Search For And Reconnect Missing Files.
3. Click OK.
Handle offline files
Offline files are items in a catalog present on an external disk/drive that is currently offline (not available). The Offline icon appears on items
that are offline (stored on disk/drive, not on the local hard drive).
When you import files from an external drive, the import dialog allows you to copy files to your computer after import. If you deselect the Copy Files
On Import option, and select Generate Previews option, low-resolution copies called preview files are created.
When you perform some operations on offline items, you are asked to insert the disk/drive containing the offline file.
For some operations such as Photo Mail, email attachments, and PDF slide shows, the option Use Previews For Offline Items is displayed
in the Find Offline Files dialog. Select this option to proceed with the operation using the low resolution preview files.
When you perform an operation on an offline file, the Find Offline Drives dialog is displayed.
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