Setting the Database options

You can adjust settings in the Options dialog box to display reminders, control database information, and specify a location on your hard drive where you want to store your database files and cached thumbnails.

To set the database options:

  1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Options.
  2. In the Options dialog, click Database.
  3. On the Database page, set or change the options as described below.
  4. Click OK to apply your changes and return to ACDSee 12.

Database options

Database location

Specifies the location on your hard drive to store the ACDSee 12 database. Click the Browse button to locate a folder.

Display backup reminder

Automatically reminds you to back up your ACDSee 12 database. Click the Every drop-down list and select how often you would like to be reminded.

Manage excluded folders

Opens the Excluded Folders List dialog box, where you can specify which folders you want to exclude from the ACDSee 12 database.

Display embed database information reminder

Displays a reminder to embed database information.

Set database date

Automatically adds the date of files to the ACDSee 12 database when you catalog the contents of a folder. Select one of the following to specify which date you want to store as the database date:

  • EXIF date
  • File modified date
  • Specific date (Select the date you want to use from the drop-down list.)

Import EXIF and IPTC metadata from cataloged files

Automatically imports EXIF and IPTC information into the ACDSee 12 database whenever you catalog the contents of a folder.

If this option if not selected, ACDSee 12 does not import the EXIF and IPTC information, but does set aside space within the database records. To remove the empty records, be sure to optimize your database frequently.

Show separator conflict dialog for IPTC keywords

Displays the IPTC Keywords dialog box when a separator conflict occurs. You can specify a method of handling conflicts within the dialog and elect not to display it again. Select this option to change or adjust those settings the next time a separator conflict occurs.

Show separator conflict dialog for IPTC supplemental categories

Displays the IPTC Supplemental Categories dialog box when a separator conflict occurs. You can specify a method of handling conflicts within the dialog and elect not to display it again. Select this option to change or adjust those settings the next time a separator conflict occurs.

Setting the Database options