acdsee acdsee pro 3 Manual

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When you move your photos from one computer to another, it is a good idea to move the ACDSee database so 

that all the data about your photo moves too.  Keeping the database the same lets you search photos consistently 

across computers. To move the database, you export the data to a text file, move the photos and text file to the new 

computer, import the data into ACDSee on the new computer, and re-establish the links between the photos and 

data.

Metadata is information about a photo. 

Your camera settings are metadata. 

Keywords, captions, ratings, and 

categories are also metadata. 

Camera settings are stored in the photo 

itself, and in the database. Other types of 

metadata (e.g. keywords, captions) are 

only stored in the database.

The camera settings are also copied from 

the photo to the ACDSee database.

The location of each photo is also stored in the database. If you use ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 3 to 

move your photos to another folder on your computer, it automatically updates the database with the 

new location. If you move your photos to another computer, however, the links will be broken unless you 

move the database too.