Locks when image missing from Organizer

[dave0judy]

I have found, that when setting up the Organizer in the Edit workspace, which then has a number of images displayed, if I close PSP, and remove an image using Windows Explorer in the folder that the Organizer had displayed, that when restarting PSP, it freezes immediately after loading.

As I have the Edit workspace set to open first, and because the Organizer was displayed when closed down, it tries to open it with the missing images displayed as gray boxes, and every option in the program locked.

Because it locks immediately, it doesn't allow any changes to fix this problem. The only way to close it is the windows task manager, End Process. So consequently, the only way to access the program is to either uninstall and re-install, or find the original image with the same file name and copy it back to that folder, so that it matches what PSP has displayed for that folder.

Not sure this is a bug, that PSP, when loading, doesn't recognize the changes within the folder it is displaying by the Organizer, or a problem that has a fix?

[LeviFiction]

I believe it is a bug.

You can also delete the database, depending on how much work you've done tagging and rating photos this isn't a pleasant option. But it's easier than uninstalling and re-installing.

It's located here:

C:\Users\YourAccountName\AppData\Local\Corel PaintShop Pro\15.0\Database\Imagedb.db

At least for PSPX5 it is.

[dave0judy]

============================= 02/22/2013 ===============================================
I have checked this further and find that this problem does not exist with Organizer under the Manage workspace, just when open under the Edit workspace. Without getting the bug fixed, the only answer I see is closing the organizer before closing PSP, or not deleting anything in the appropriate folder outside of PSP, however this is easy to forget resulting in the same problem.


Admin Note
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Please always post new information to a new post so that information remains in a chronological order
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Brian Cee

[dave0judy]

Brian,

You're absolutely right... advice taken. Thanks,