ACDSee Pro 2 and 2.5

How to: find and delete empty categories

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mrwul
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I have a LOT of categories and after some reorganizing I think quite a few are empty. Is there a way to easily find them, so I can remove them ? Database optimizing does not offer an option to remove unused categories.

thanks

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Posted On December 26, 2008 - 12:44 PM (11 months ago) (Permalink to this post)
John Radcliffe
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Do you mean ACDSee Categories (not IPTC)? If so ...

First select all your images (Organize pane > Image well, then Ctrl+A). You can then see from the indicators next to the category labels in the Organize pane those that have images assigned ("half-full" BLUE = some CHILD categories are in use; "half-full" GREEN = the category ITSELF is in use).

Categories with no indicator aren't in use, and so can be safely deleted. (For extra insurance you can select the "Confirm if category has assigned files" option: Tools > Options > Organize.)

Posted On December 29, 2008 - 04:36 PM (10 months ago) (Permalink to this post)
mrwul
Member

Sorry for the delay.

THANKS a lot! Yes, this is definitely the solution. Yes, I meant the ACDSee database.

best regards

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Posted On December 31, 2008 - 12:04 PM (10 months ago) (Permalink to this post)

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