How do you see the photos that were Backed-up/Synchronized Automatically?

Today I checked a generic topic on Adobe forums where a User want to know how many files are synchronized form my catalog to Photoshop.com. In past we have discussed many things about Backup/Sync of Photoshop Elements but never thought of this basic requorement. Let me throw some light on alternatives to check which are files are synchronized, pending etc.

 

In Elements Organizer, there is an icon in status dialog which is known as Sync-Meter. Please see above figure to know about  Sync-Meter. When we click on Sync Meter in status dialog, a fly-out menu comes up with various options. Top section of this fly-out menu has three Options:


1. View Backed Up/Synchronized files
2. View not Backed up/Synchronized files
3. View files pending Backup/Synchronization


These three options apply some search in your catalog and show corresponding results in imagewell. So if we click "View Backed Up/Synchronized files", all backed-Up/Synced files will be shown in Organizer.

 

If we search for "View files pending Backup/Synchronization" all files which are pending will be shown with an icon with each file. Please see second figure.

 

Apart from knowing the status at file level, there is another way to know which album is pending for Sync. Third figure shows some icons in front of albums. This icon indicates that album has at least one file pending for Backup/Sync.

Please share your feedback about this post and let us know in case you have more queries regarding this behavior. 

How to check Backup/Sync Status and use other controls related to Synchronization Activities in Adobe Photoshop Elements

Various Sync Icons:

 You will see various sync icons attached to media items and albums present in a catalog that are marked for sync. It will be helpful to understand the meaning of each of these:

Backup Sync Meter in the Organizer Status Bar:

Icon  in Status bar is called as Sync-Meter which helps us to understand different states of Sync. Single click on the Sync icon in Status-bar to view the following context menu:

States of Backup/Sync Meter:

Red: This icon is shown when sync faces some problem due to which it cannot proceed further.

Yellow: This is shown for warnings due to which sync can continue but user needs to take some action.

 

Normal: The icon is shown when sync is running normally.

 

Options available in the Sync Meter Context Menu :

View Backup/Synchronized files:

Enables you to view those files that have already been synchronized. View not Backup/Unsynchronized files: Enables you to view those files which have not been marked for sync.

View files Pending Backup/Synchronization: 

It shows those files that are marked for sync but their synchronization is not yet complete. Sync may be pending due to one of the following reasons:
1.The files are still in the process of being synced.
2.The files are part of a version set but are not the top element, so their synchronization is pending

View and Resolve Conflicts 

Select the View and Resolve Conflicts option from the Sync Meter context menu to view the warnings and resolve them.

Pause/Resume Sync The Backup/ Sync Agent also facilitates you to do the following:

1. Pause Backup/ Sync: Temporarily pauses automatic backup/sync.
2. Resume Backup/ Sync: Restarts a paused Backup/Sync.
View Backup/ Sync Preferences It Launches Sync Preferences dialog which is covered in another Tutorial.

View Backup/Sync Status

Helps you to see what the sync is doing at that particular instant.

Option to Sign-In

If you are not signed in to your account then the catalog options are not enabled. Instead there is an option to Sign in through icon . This is shown in the image below:

Backup/Sync Options in the Windows System Tray

In the Windows system tray, right-click the Photoshop.com Backup/Sync Agent icon

The following options are available: 

View Backup/Sync Status: Enables you to view the status of sync activity 

Backup/Sync Only When Idle: Performs backup/sync when the computer is idle (that is, you are not performing other tasks, such as typing).

Pause Backup/Sync: Temporarily pauses automatic backup/sync. 

Resume Backup/Sync: Restarts a paused sync. 

Stop Backup/Sync: Turns off sync. With this option, sync can only be restarted by selecting ‘Backup/Sync is On’ through the Sync Preferences. 

Note: After you have stopped sync manually from the sync meter, you can start it again from the Sync Preferences. To increase the convenience of starting sync again, a ‘start backup/sync’ option is also provided in the sync meter present in the organizer status bar. This option is shown in the image below

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.