
The folder structure for the photo files is preserved within the new location.
New Location with the Restore Original Folder Structure copies the catalog and photo files to a new location that you specify. When the catalog is restored, the photos are placed in C:\My Picture Album\Hawaii. The catalog is restored to the C:\My Picture Album folder on the new computer. On the old computer, the photos were stored in the C:\Photos\Vacations\2015\Hawaii folder. The table below shows an example of how the folder structure changes (and how the Restore Original Folder Structure option impacts the process). The folders containing the photos aren't created within other folders like they were on the old computer. The folder structure for photo files is flattened. New Location copies the catalog and photo files to a new location that you specify. Also make sure that the same number of disks are available and that they use the same drive letters (Windows only).
Make sure that you are logged in to the new computer using the same user name as the old computer.
Original Location copies the catalog and photo files to the same location on the new computer as they were on the old computer.
Elements Organizer provides three different methods to restore your catalog files: