Hidden Photos

[tyler811]

A nieghbor brought me their pc to clean up a bunch of viruses'. They also have Adobe PhotoShop Album Beginner on the pc. They never registered as it was a free trial but have photos in the program. Here is the problem.
I tried to register it to get the photos out but it is no longer supported by Adobe. When I open the program I can see the photos but cannot get to them because of the huge registration window. When I close the registration window it closes the program. During the virus I can see the file path and it is scanning the photos because the name photo name is there in the virus scan and I can see the names of some the photos in the program but when I go to the folder there are no photos. I have "Show hidden files ands folders" checked but still cannot see them. I do a search for them and nothing shows up.

So some how Adobe has a software lock on them toi hide of something. Is there any way to reteive these photos.

 

[Modelworks]

I have never heard of Adobe doing what you describe.
In the folder that you suspect the photos to be in , right click it and pick properties, what is the folder size reported. Even hidden or system files that might not normally show will show total size on folder properties.

Checked more into it, seem adobe never moves the files

It is a common misconception that Starter Edition 'stores', or copies, your files into it. But the program does not move or copy files at all, rather it scans your system's My Pictures directory, and generates miniature versions of your pictures (called thumbnails) so that you can browse a 'flat' list of thumbnails of your photos, overcoming the inconvenience of having to go into separate folders in Windows Explorer to have to find files.The thumbnails, as well as any tags, and Albums that you create in Starter Edition are all stored in the Photoshop Album catalog file, separate from your pictures, and your pictures remain where you originally copied them to your computer.

If you use Photoshop Album to subsequently download files from a digital camera or scanner, the default location where the program will create those files would be in the My Pictures>Digital Camera Photos folder. But if you do NOT use Photoshop Album Starter edition to download files from your camera, then you will find that folder empty.

The thumbnails in the Starter Edition catalog will exist, even if you decide to move or delete the original photos that were added to the program. This will cause files in the Photoshop Album catalog to become 'disconnected' from the original photos. To reconnect the files, you can use the File>Reconnect Missing files command to see if the program can locate the original files in a new location, and once again re-link the catalog thumbnails to the files they once referenced.

Since Photoshop Album has been discontinued, I recommend that folks find an alternative solution. One alternative that will preserve most of what you've created in Starter Edition is the Photoshop Elements 8 trial. Install that, and it will automatically convert the Photoshop Album catalog to a current format, and the program will not time out, as Starter Edition did. If you want to purchase more Editing power, you can also choose to purchase the full program, but it's not required.

 

[tyler811]

I have never heard of Adobe doing what you describe.
In the folder that you suspect the photos to be in , right click it and pick properties, what is the folder size reported. Even hidden or system files that might not normally show will show total size on folder properties.

Checked more into it, seem adobe never moves the files

Like 1.5 Mb so according to that there would no photos. But where would they be? I have tried looking in all the Abode folders.

 

[tyler811]

I have never heard of Adobe doing what you describe.
In the folder that you suspect the photos to be in , right click it and pick properties, what is the folder size reported. Even hidden or system files that might not normally show will show total size on folder properties.

Checked more into it, seem adobe never moves the files

Wow thanks Modelworks. I will try that.

 

[WelshBloke]

Might Adobe PhotoShop Album Beginner have cached some photos/thumbnails that have since been deleted?

 

[tyler811]

Might Adobe PhotoShop Album Beginner have cached some photos/thumbnails that have since been deleted?

Yes that appears to the case. I can open the program in safe mode without the registration window popping open. When I click on the thumbnail however it cannot find the photo. So my guess would be it cached the thumbnails into the program but since the originals were deleted (I am assuming) is why it cannot find it.