This is the method to transfer the ACDSee Database (which contains all the organizing from one computer to another)

This is also the recommended way to transfer a database from XP computer to a Vista computer.

I will give 2 names for the computers: original -- which is where the current ACDSee Photo Manager and Database resides that contains all current organization. destination -- which is where you want the ACDSee Database to reside.

On the Original Computer:

1. Start ACDSee Photo Manager
2. Before starting, I recommend that you optimize your database.
3. Go to Database | Export | Database... This will start a wizard.
4. Click Next on the first screen.
5. Choose Export entire ACDSee Database to a read-only, compressed version
6. Click Next
7. In top box, Choose a Destination. This can be on EHD, a network drive or some location that is convenient for the destination computer to access it. In my case, I chose a network drive that is mapped to my shared folder on my desktop and created a folder call "ACDSeeDatabase" to store the files in.
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9. Click Next and Next to start the export.
10. Click Finish when done.
    

On the Destination Computer:

1. Close ACDSee Photo Manager
   
2. First delete your database. This will assure a fresh import of the new database. To Do that, follow this help: Deleting ACDSee Database and starting over. Note, you may want to rename the old databases with dates and they can be used as backups. ex. Default_08_06_2007
3. Open ACDSee Photo Manager. (Expect that all organizing and categories to be gone since you just deleted it.)
4. Go To Database | Import | Database...
5. Click Next
6. Select Import information from a compressed, read-only database
7. In 2, select the location of where you exported it.
   
8. Click the Optimize box
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10. Click Next and Next again to start the import.
    
11. In the next step, Database Drive Mapping, this is the point where it is hard to tell you what to choose because each case is different.
    
    1. For external hard drives that you want to share between 2 computers. You should not have to make any changes, just click Done
    2. If you original computer has the organized files on it's c: drive and you have copied the files to destination computer, then you want to map Incoming Drive: c: -> Local Drive: c: (or wherever you located them) Note: In copying the files, the easiest is to make sure that you copy the files to the exact same folder path.
    3. and I am sure there are many other possible scenarios. Basically this step is Incoming drive (this is where ACDSee thinks the files are) and Local drive (this is where the files are.)
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    5. In my example, all my information resides on the EHD's (mainly the S: drive) and I just click Done.
12. The database will import, optimize and then click Finish.
13. ACDSee will say it has to restart to finish the import, so click OK
14. Upon Restarting Verify:
    
    1. Your categories are back (verifying your organization is there)
    2. In the Organize Pane, search for something and you see expected results (verifying your organization is there)
    3. Click on a thumbnail returned from search and choose Go To File... to see if ACDSee can locate the file (verifying mapping worked)