Picasa : To Prevent Indexing.

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Don Lind has posted an answer to the question "How to stop indexing on a fresh install?":


Sure... but this isn't anything new... Picasa has worked like this since day one.
When you install it, you tell it to search either your whole computer or your "My Documents" area.

Then, it starts searching.

At any time (yes, even immediately after the searching starts), you can do a Tools -> "Folder Manager..." menu choice.
To tell Picasa to ignore folders, directory trees, or entire disks, set them to "Remove from Picasa"
To have Picasa look in certain folders or directory trees, or disks, set them to "Scan Always".
Don't bother with "Scan Once".

And for what its worth, Picasa handles upwards of one million photos, if you want... Bet it wouldn't have crashed... :-)


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Comment Print Picasa scans your computer to find folders containing compatible photo file types, and then displays photos from these folders. The photos stay in their original folder locations. You can use the Folder Manager to control the folder locations on your hard drive that the Picasa monitors.

Follow these steps:

Click the Tools menu in Picasa.
Select Folder Manager.
Select a folder from the folder list on the left that you want to add or remove from Picasa's watch list.
Select one of the following monitoring options on the right:
'Scan Always': Picasa views all compatible image types in these folders, and it automatically adds new photos. Picasa actively scans this folder for changes.
'Scan Once': Picasa accesses all compatible image types in these folders only once. It doesn't detect new photos added to folders with this setting.
'Remove from Picasa': Picasa doesn't look in folders that are marked with this status.
Click the OK button to save your changes.
The folders that you've set Picasa to continously scan are listed in the 'Watched Folders' section.

You can also set a folder to 'Remove from Picasa' by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) the folder in Picasa and selecting 'Remove from Picasa.'

Rod - do you use Picasa to upload your images?

Thanks Rod.

This is helpful info for me. I may try Picasa again; it was brand new the last time I used it.

Kirk

By the way, Rod.

Not to "hijack" your thread, but I wanted to tell you about my scanning exercises. I think I'm getting better.

One thing I've learned -- I was using too much software. I was using Adobe Photoshop, which is too big and too complicated for my novice graphics skills. I went to my drawer of old CDs and found a copy PaintShop Pro v4.0 (back when it was a free program). It's a lot simpler and you don't have to be a graphic artist to use it.

PaintShop Pro 'misbehaves' a bit under Windows 7. It doesn't crash, but the old-style interface seems a little counter-intuitive for those used to Win-7. There is a free graphics program PAINT.NET the looks promising. It sounds like it is part of Windows, but isn't. It's very powerful, but not quite as complicated as Photoshop. Again, for me, I need simplicity more than I need lots of features. If anyone is interested, the link is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Corrected link for direct download: http://www.dotpdn.com/files/Paint.N....Install.zip

Kirk

Cynical: No, I am a bit lacking in this regard,
I use ACDSee and click on the image
and "create a contact sheet" to reduce a high
def image to fit on SCF
( a very clunky route)

Kirk: I'm with you, early next year when I'm settled
i'll try the new Picasa, and jam the indexing,
I'll still keep the old version as standby.
Thanks for the Paint link, I don't have any image
drawing tools at the moment, Paint wouldn't load
last time I tried.
Like you, I need a simple non bloat drawing prog,
that at least offers the little red arrows, to
indicate flyspecks etc. and a blur tool for
modern cover addresses.

Kirk,
what am I doing wrong?
I click on your link, and either way the dowload
is subterfuge and wants to download a search tool.
Boy, that gets up my nose, it's fraudulent.

Rod: to further educate me - what is a "contact sheet" and how do get those titles on to the bottom of your images?

Ahhh the famous Rod222 yellow text...

Rod: I updated the link with a direct pointer to their download link.

Try it again.
Kirk

BeeSee, I may have to employ you as my
promotions manager
The pay's poor, but the work rewarding.

Cynical, In ACDSee, you say click on 3 stamp images
(the three are highlighted) then you click on
"create a contact sheet" and the three stamps appear
in one image.
I have created a contact sheet of up to 500 stamps

See here, 3 Belgian stamps, if you note "labels"
you click on that, and the stamps file name
appears in yellow in the contact sheet

ACDSee is a distant cousin of mine

It would be better if it was ACDC
we could get cheap tickets BC.

Kirk: The rotten thing declined again,
PAINT does just not like my computer

Uh oh... my bad.

You told me you were running XP -- and this thing uses the .NET framework. I bet you don't have it installed.

It's free and you can get via Windows Update, but I don't think I would recommend it. It tends to be a bit of a resource hog and might result in a noticeable slowing of your machine.

Sorry about that,
Kirk

Rod you got me humming Highway to Hell

BeeSee: I think I told Litho some time ago that ACDSee was no relation to you. I stand corrected.

Rod: I did not have a clue that ACDSee was capable of stuff like that. For me that information is worth much more than the price of admission here and I thank you for that and I'm sure there are "ghosts" here thinking the same thing.