How to resolve Sync Conflict when I delete a File from www.Photoshop.com.?

Resolve conflicts in Photoshop Elements due to deletion of your Files in www.photoshop.com

***Here I assume that you are ware of Conflicts in Backup/Sync on Elements and when they occcur. If not check out... My Previous Post...

1. Click the Elements Organizer Backup/Sync Warning icon in the status bar of Elements Organizer and select ‘View and Resolve Conflicts’.

2. To resolve conflicts due to deletions, click ‘Deletions’ tab in the Backup/Sync Resolution dialog. You see a message requesting confirmation and the following:

          A. The Delete List with a list of deleted files that need resolving.
                                Note: The first deletion, Delete1 is selected by default.
          B. Thumbnails of the photo with captions ‘Do Not Delete’ and ‘Delete’ to facilitate resolving Delete 1.

3. Select the thumbnail of the photo below ‘Do not delete’ if you want to retain the photo. Or select the photo (with a cross mark) below ‘Delete’ to delete the photo. Do one of the following:

A. You have multiple conflicts due to deletions in a batch, and want to resolve all conflicts by retaining the photos instead of deleting: Select ‘Use these settings for all remaining deletions in the batch’. Selecting this option ensures that all the deletions are resolved by retaining the photos and not deleting them. Click ‘Apply Changes and Quit’.

B. You have multiple deletions in a batch and want to resolve each conflict due to deletion individually: Choose the action to be taken for a particular conflict. Click ‘Apply Changes and Quit’. One of the conflicts due to deletion is resolved. To resolve the next conflict, open the Backup/Sync Resolution dialog and follow steps 2 & 3 mentioned above.

Note:

1. When you choose deletion to happen, there is another checkbox to facilitate the deletion from Hard-Disk.

In case you want to delete the file from Hard-Disk also, check “Also delete from Hard disk”.

2. If you choose not to delete the file from catalog, file will be moved out of album(s). That effectively means that files will be there in catalog without any Album association.

3. In case you want to retain a file in catalog which was not associated with any album, it will be uploaded again to www.photoshop.com.

How can we resolve Sync Conflicts encountered through File change in PSE as well as www.photoshop.com?

Resolve conflicts due to changes in the media files

Here are few steps you need to follow for resolving Conflicts:

1. Click the Backup/Sync Warning icon in the status bar of Elements Organizer and select ‘View and Resolve Conflicts’.

2. To resolve conflicts due to the changes made in a photo, click ‘Conflicts’ tab in the Backup/Sync Resolution dialog. You see a message requesting confirmation and the following:

           A. The Conflict List with a list of conflicted files that need to be resolved.
                               Note: The first conflict, Conflict 1 is selected by default.
           B. The thumbnails of the online version of the photo and the version of the photo on your computer to facilitate resolving Conflict 1.

3. Select the thumbnail of the photo you want to retain (for example, the photo on your computer) and do one of the following:

If you have multiple conflicts in this batch and want to resolve all conflicts by retaining the photos on your computer instead of the online versions. Select 'Use these settings for all remaining conflicts in the batch'. Selecting this option ensures that all the conflicts are resolved by retaining the changed photos on your computer and ignoring the online versions. Click ‘Apply Changes and Quit’.

If you have multiple conflicts in this batch and want to resolve each conflict individually. Click ‘Apply Changes and Quit’. One of the conflicts is resolved. To resolve the next conflict, open the Backup/Sync Resolution dialog and follow steps 2 and 3. The Conflicts Resolution dialog box for conflicts due to media changes is shown below.

Have you ever encountered Conflicts in Backup/Sync of Adobe Photoshop Elements

Conflicts can arise due to the following reasons:

A. Conflicts generated through editing in Elements as well as www.photoshop.com:

1. Edit/Edit Conflicts:

Arise when the same file is edited on the Photoshop.com account as well as on the desktop at the same time and then sync is done.

2. Edit/Delete Conflicts:

Arise when the file is edited on the Photoshop.com account and same file is deleted from the desktop followed by sync.

3. Delete/Edit Conflicts:

Arise when the file is deleted from the Photoshop.com account and the same file is edited on the desktop and sync is allowed to complete.

B. Conflicts generated through file deletions on www.photoshop.com:

These conflicts arise when a media file is deleted from the Photoshop.com account but not deleted from the desktop.

This conflict arises only when the option: ‘When I Delete a fileOnline, ask before Deleting it from my Computer’ has been selected in the advanced backup/sync options.

Elements Organizer facilitates manual resolution of conflicts that arise during synchronization. I will share more on Conflict Resolution part in next Post....

How Backup/Sync helps when your files are missing from hard-drive due to some reason? (Reconnect missing files from www.Photoshop.com)

Reconnect missing files from www.Photoshop.com:

It’s an extended benefit of Backup/Sync in Elements Organizer. As you are aware that Reconnect dialog in Elements Organizer helps in locating missing files. So if any of your file get missed from your hard-drive which was Synchronized to www.photoshop.com, that can be reconnected form online version.

Elements organizer catalog reports a file as ‘missing’ with a symbol if the location of the original file is changed or the original file has been deleted from desktop. It then prompts you to ‘reconnect’ the missing files to be able to view them in the catalog. Quite often automatic reconnect, browsing or choosing close matches helps. But in case the file has been lost from the desktop beyond recovery then Backup/Sync comes handy. If you have used this feature to create an online backup for your files then there is nothing to worry about. You can easily recover the missing files by choosing the ‘Check Online’option. Image below highlights the same. Choosing it will search the missing file in your photoshop.com account and reconnect them. Here lies the greatest advantage of Backup/Sync feature.It is always recommended to Sync your albums and photos in order to safeguard them from accidental deletes by maintaining an online backup.

Backup is always Important: Protect & Share your Photographs using PSE7

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How to check Live Backup/Synchronization Status in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8?

How to check Backup/Synchronization Status 

View the live status of the Sync Activity through the backup/sync status dialog box. Launch it through the sync iconin the windows status bar or the organizer status bar.

 From where we can launch Backup/Sync Status Dialog:

1. By Double Clicking Sync Icon in System Tray :

2. By selecting appropriate option in Sync-Meter :

3. By Double Clicking Sync-Pending Icon for Albums:

The Status Dialog facilitates the following:

1. See the current state of backup/synchronization for active Catalog.

The status bar gives a clear perspective of the rate at which backup is taking place. Thumbnail of the file being synchronized currently is also shown along with the file name and the file size.

2. Pause or resume backup/sync
You can pause the sync temporarily using the ‘Pause’ button. It can be later started again using the ‘Resume’ button.

3. Start the next backup/synchronization cycle when the backup/synchronization-agent is idle using ‘Sync Now’ button

4. Space bar for approximate space used

The status dialog box has a space bar shown at its top. This shows the amount of online space used compared to the free space available.

5. Active Catalog name

The name of the catalog that is being backed-up is shown in the status dialog box to the right of the space bar.

How Backup-Sync Works in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0

 How Backup-Sync Works in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0

 Only one catalog can be marked for sync at one time At any particular instant, only one catalog can be marked for sync. When you switch from a catalog that was marked for sync to a new catalog then a warning is appears as shown in mage below. The previous catalog continues to be synced until you change the Sync preferences to either turn off sync or mark another catalog for sync. 

 Catalog Switching: How to mark a different catalog for Sync

1. Open the catalog you want to sync: Launch the catalog manager. You will see the following message:

 Click ok. Then you can choose to create a new catalog or select an existing catalog from the list of catalogs shown in catalog manager dialog box.

2. Launch Sync Preferences: To configure the new catalog for Sync, launch Sync Preferences. A message will appear that tells you that the previous catalog will stop being synced if you choose to sync the new catalog. The full message is shown in image below:

Select Backup/Sync this catalog and proceed to next step.

3. Set your preferences for the new catalog:  

Specify your preferences for Sync in the Sync preferences dialog box and press ok. Now you have turned off sync for the previous catalog and configured the present catalog for sync.

Backup/Sync preferences are catalog specific  

Say in one catalog ‘x’ you change the default advanced settings or the settings of which albums or media are to be synced. Now if you switch to another catalog say ‘y’ then the Sync preferences for the new catalog ‘y’ will again be the default settings until you change them. Return back to the previous catalog ‘x’, the settings will be same as those set by you previously.

Selected albums can be synced in a particular catalog  

A tabular representation of the Albums on the Desktop Organizer and the Album on Photoshop.com is displayed in Sync preferences. This table also includes the column Sync. If you want to synchronize an album, select the option beside the album name. The image of Preferences dialog box shown below highlights the 3 fields available in the table. These are:

1. Desktop Organizer

2. Sync

3. My Photos on Photoshop.com

 Also when creating a new album you can either mark on or mark off sync for that album using the backup/sync checkbox that is shown in the album details pane.

How to sync entire catalog (whole catalog including all albums and loose files with www.photoshop.com and other machines)  

In the backup/sync preferences dialog box, choose the ‘Backup/Sync Entire Catalog’ option to synchronize all the albums and loose media available in the catalog.

File Changes and Metadata changes Synchronization 

 Backup/sync propagates any file edit/delete changes made on your computer to the online account and vice versa. Likewise changes made to the metadata for example star rating; tags, captions, etc. are also propagated both ways.

Behavior of Stacks/Version sets  

As a rule, the top element of the version set is synced by default. Any other element in the version set can be synced by setting it as the top element of the version set.

Start Backup/Sync through Backup/Sync Wizard (For users who have never used Backup/Sync on their machine before)

Start Backup/Sync through Backup/Sync Wizard (For users who have never used Backup/Sync on their machine before)

The following Backup/Sync Wizard appears when Photoshop Elements is installed and user signs-in through PSE for the first time.

Choose an option from the Backup/Sync dialog box.

1. ‘Yes - Turn It ON for Me’:

Enables you to set your entire catalog for Backup/Sync. All your videos and photos are securely synchronized with your online account on www.photoshop.com .

2. ‘Yes - But show me the Advanced Settings’: Enables you to set advanced Backup/Sync settings in the Preferences dialog of Elements Organizer.

3. ‘No - Leave It OFF. I Don’t Want To Protect My Photos And Videos’: Enables you to not back up and synchronize your videos and photos.

Note: Click ‘Remind Me Later’ if you do not want to enable Backup/Sync at that instant but may want to enable it in future. Select the required option and follow the onscreen instructions to enable Backup/Sync.

Understanding Backup/Sync Preferences in Detail...

Understanding Backup/Sync Preferences in Detail...

Backup/Synchronization Preferences in detail The options in the Backup/Sync Preferences dialog are detailed below :

“Backup/Sync is On” Select this option to start Backup/Sync for the current catalog.

***Only one catalog can be backed up at a given time.

If you want to backup another catalog follow the steps mentioned below:
1. Open Catalog Manager from File > Catalog…
2. Open the catalog you want to mark for Sync through Catalog Manager.
3. Launch Sync/Backup Preferences and mark that catalog for Sync by clicking “Synchronize this Catalog”.

Note: A bar shows the online space used, estimated space for the media files that are to be backup/synchronized, and the available space. Click ‘Upgrade Membership’ to upgrade your account. If you have already upgraded your account and want to buy more space, click the option ‘Buy More Space’.

Advanced Backup/Sync Options displays the following options: 

 

- New Albums will Backup/Sync Automatically: 

This option is selected by default. If you select this option, new albums you create in PSE/Photoshop.com will be backed up/synchronized automatically. If this option is not selected and you want to backup/synchronize an album created online or on your computer, then mark that for Backup/Synchronization manually.

- When I Delete A File Online, Ask Before Deleting It From My Computer:

This option is selected by default. Select this option to ensure that deleting a file online does not automatically delete the equivalent file from your Catalog. Selecting this option waits for your confirmation before deleting the file from your Catalog.

Note: If you delete a media file from a catalog, it is automatically deleted from Photoshop.com.

- Resolve Backup/Sync Conflicts Automatically:

This option is not selected by default. Selecting this option will automatically resolve conflicts by synchronizing recent change. By disabling this option, you decide the media file you want to retain and resolve the conflict. For more information about Resolving conflicts, see Resolve conflicts Section. To know more about Conflicts in Sync check another tutorial on “Conflict Resolution in Backup-Sync”

- File Types:

Lists the file types that can be synchronized. Select the files types you want to synchronize. The file types displayed here are: Photos, Videos, Audio, PDFs, and Creations such as Photo Book or Greeting card. All the options are selected by default. If you deselect one of the file types for example, Videos, all video files are excluded from backup/synchronization.

- Restrict Backup/Sync to files smaller than this option is not selected by default. Select this option and specify the maximum file size for the media files that are to be backup/Synced.

- Folder For Downloaded Files:

You can specify the folder for Downloaded files.

- A tabular representation of the media files on the Desktop Organizer and the media on Photoshop.com is displayed. This table also includes the column Sync. If you want to synchronize an album, select the option beside the album name. If you want to include all the files in the catalog for Backup select the option beside “Media Not In Any Album”. Click ‘Backup/Sync Entire Catalog’ to synchronize the entire catalog.

Click ‘Restore Default Settings’ to restore the default settings.

How a new user can start Syncing his Catalog in Elemenets Organizer???

There are different ways of Starting Sync for a particular Catalog and here we are going to discuss one of the method which talks about Starting Sync through Preferences Dialog.

Here are the steps to Follow:

1. Sign in with your Adobe ID and Launch Backup/Sync Preferences. There are two methods to launch Sync-Preferences:
a. Click Elements Organizer Backup/Sync icon in Status-bar and select ‘Open Backup/Sync Preferences’. See image below to get an idea.

b. You can also click “Edit> Preferences > Backup/Synchronization…” to access the Backup/Sync  Preferences dialog box. See image below to get an idea.

In the Backup/Sync Preferences dialog box, select ‘Backup/Sync is ON’.

2. Set the Backup/Sync options.

3. Expand ‘Advanced Backup/Sync options’ to enable or disable the advanced options. For more on advanced preferences details Click Here.

4. Select the albums you want to sync. If you want to include all the files in the catalog for Backup/Sync, select the option beside ‘Media not in Any Album’.

5. The bar in the upper right area of the dialog box shows the ‘Estimated Online Space Used’ as you Backup/Sync your files. The estimated space includes the estimated space for the media files pending for Backup/Sync.

Note: If you reach the allotted storage limit, you can click ‘Upgrade Membership’ to purchase more storage space on Photoshop.com.

6. Click OK.

7. Elements Organizer continues to automatically sync media files on your computer and online account until you stop Backup/Sync manually.

Do you know about PSE8-Backup/Sync with www.photoshop.com?

Introduction to Backup/Sync in Photoshop Elements

Elements Organizer provides a facility to backup/Sync your media files like images, audio, videos to www.photoshop.com. This feature helps you synchronize all your PSE-Catalog Files/Albums with www.photoshop.com. Elements Organizer has an Engine which regularly checks for new changes in your catalog as well as online account. Whenever a user adds, edits any file/albums it’s automatically backed-up/synchronized to photoshop.com. If you edit a media file on your computer, it’s automatically synchronized with photoshop.com. Likewise if you edit media on Photoshop.com, the corresponding media files on your computer are updated with those edits. The edited version of the media file is downloaded and added in your catalog as a version-set of the original file. Similarly when you add or delete media files on your computer, Elements Organizer backs-up/synchronizes your albums and catalogs on to Photoshop.com server and vice versa. What do you want to know? What can be synchronized What cannot be synchronized Baisc requirements for backup/sync

What can be Synchronized between PSE and Photoshop.com

1. All Images, Camera-Raws, PSDs, Audios, Videos, PSE-files and PDFs.

2. Albums/Album-Categories/Tags

3. File Metadata

4. Files edited on Photoshop.com or PSE are automatically synchronized.

5. Only top file of a version-set is synchronized with Photoshop.com

6. All the Stack files are synced but shown individually on Photoshop.com

7. You can sync multiple computers with Photoshop.com.

What is not supported by PSE-Sync 

1. Slideshows are not synchronized

2. Version-set and Stack schemas are not supported on Photoshop.com

3. One Catalog can be synched with Photoshop.com at any point of time.

4. Album-Order is not synchronized.

Basic Requirements for Backup/Synchronization

1. Make sure you have an account on www.photoshop.com

2. You are signed in to your account through Photoshop Elements.

How to create an account on www.photoshop.com

1. Go to the www.photoshop.com and select ‘Join- get started’ OR

2. Directly select ‘Create New Adobe id’ from the Welcome Screen of Photoshop Elements

3. Provide the necessary information

4. Verify the account from your Email address

5. Sign-in to the account.

How to start Backup/Synchronization There are two ways for starting Backup/Sync for your catalog in Elements Organizer. To know more, check next tutorial for starting up and setting Sync-Preferences.

What is offered in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0?

Here are few main things which are considered as main Features/Enhancements in Elements 8.0 as compared to earlier Versions: 

1. Get the best Exposure when you have extreme lighting conditions (Exteremely Highlighted + extremely dark areas):

What to do when you shoot, if you Want to capture all the details in a scene that includes extremely light as well as dark areas?

2. Recompose/Resize Photos without distortion.

When you want to change the size/orientation of a photograph to fit a certain frame-size? Now you can quickly resize without distorting main subjects like people/objects/buildings etc. Even we cancreate landscapes out of portraits and vice-versa.

3. View your Photographs and Videos on different machines at different places with Automatic Sync:

Now you need not to maintain your photos and video-clips manually across multiple computers. Now Elemenets Organizer has great capability of automatic syncing. Now any new addition or Edting on one machine is automatically synchronized to other machines you have marked for Sync.


4. Manage everything from one convenient place, which is common Elements Organizer:

Bring all your photos and videos together in common Elements Organizer which is more powerful hub for your photo/video experience. Itis very easy to search/find, view, manage and protect your media. There is a huge range of creative activities to enjoy with your memories. Also there is lot of cool stuff for Plus Users of www.photoshop.com.

5. Enhanced Compare/Review Modes with very good display templates:

Organizer with new full-screen previews give you capability of quickly editing your photographs while viewing them.


6. Quickly find your best photographs/Videos with Auto-Analyzer in Elements-Organizer:

Now you need not to double-click through hundreds of shots to find the good ones. Take advantage of the Auto-Analyzer in Elements Organizer, which automatically tags your media so that you can easily find your most interesting, good quality photographs and videos.

7. Brand new Feature of People Recognition in PSE8:

People recognition feature has been introduces in 8th version of Photoshop Elements. Its a part of Elements Organizer which helps you identifying different faces in your Photographs and tagging appropriately.

8. Has new Artwork and Templates for printed creations:

You can gain more n more with increamental additions of templates by getting a Plus Membership.