How to Use the Repair Tool¶

The repair tool is found in the Catalog/Info pop-out. It allows you to do many different repair operations. Each repair tool can be accessed through its own tab.

Repair video file paths¶

The Repair videos... tool helps you fix video paths that are broken. Click {Start...} under the Repair videos... tab to commence scanning for broken paths. Each video path in your catalog will be checked to see if it is broken. Note that paths that point to disconnected devices will be reported as broken.

All broken video paths will be presented in a checkbox list. Select the videos you want to fix.

To remove videos with broken paths from your catalog, select them and then click the {Remove Selected Videos} button.

You can also supply an alternative search path for the video and click repair.

The program will search for each filename in the folder you supplied, including in subfolders.

The repair videos tool is helpful if you have moved your video files from one folder to another outside of the program. They have been moved without using the built-in File Organizer window.

If a file is archived, it is reported by the tool, but there is a note telling you it is archived and not checked by default.

Repair images¶

The Repair images tool works in the same way as the Repair videos... tool but, instead of checking each video, it checks every companion image in your catalog.

The Repair images tool is helpful if you have moved your image files from one folder to another outside the program. They have been moved without using the built-in File Organizer window. If you run the Repair videos... tool and have a catalog containing companion images, you most likely also want to run the Repair images tool the same way.

Optimize catalog¶

Always backup your catalog before Optimizing it.

This task adapts old catalogs, created with early versions, to the newest form of catalogs. This may take a few hours, depending on the catalog size, so it is essential to ensure you have enough battery to avoid breaking the process.

If your computer is restarted during this process, your catalog will break.

This task will only have effect once per catalog, so running it twice and more on the same catalog is pointless.

Scan for images¶

Scan for images allows you to scan all videos in your catalog for companion images using Preferences settings.

Click {Start...} to begin scanning for companion images. Any companion images found will be presented in a checkbox list. Select the images you want to add and click {Add Selected Images} to add the images as video companion images.