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If you are struggling to set up the symbolic link, there are programs available which provide a nicer user interface than the Command Prompt.
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Nice!įor a more detailed guide on symbolic links, I recommend the How To Geek’s guide. We can now load Picasa and carry on as normal. This is why it works for Picasa – because Picasa is now able to reference the files it needs in the place it thinks it needs them. Notice how the file address mimicks the db3 folder actually being within the Picasa2 folder. All set up – let’s check it’s workingĪnd that’s it! In your Picasa2 folder, you should see that db3 has reappeared, but with a small arrow.Īnd if we go into this folder, watch what happens… The only bit that should change is the last bit, which is the location of where you have moved the db3 folder to. Mklink /J %LocalAppData%\Google\Picasa2\db3 E:\picasa\db3
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When Picasa tries to access the contents of db3, Windows points Picasa to the actual location of db3 without Picasa actually knowing that it’s been redirected. We can move our db3 folder anywhere we want, and put a symbolic link in its place. Whereas regular shortcuts, take you to another location on your computer, a symbolic link will open the shortcut as if it’s not a shortcut at all. What is a symbolic link?Ī symbolic link is a ‘super shortcut’. The solution instead is to use symbolic links. It is technically possible to change the location of this, but not recommended. The Picasa db3 folder is saved within the LocalAppData folder. But with no settings in Picasa to choose the database location, how can I do this (without breaking anything!)? How to move the database The solution therefore was to try and move the db3 folder to my second drive.
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It was trying to update the database into a full drive. It would make sense that Picasa was crashing. It was with some help from WinDirStat that I found the problem – the db3 folder was the only data hog I couldn’t account for. This is what apparently happens when your drive is full, and my C drive was full. Contemplating a full reinstall, I headed to Windows Explorer, and noticed that the ‘free space’ bar on the C drive had actually disappeared. Every time I started it, it was sluggish, and crashed within minutes. The other day, Picasa finally gave up on me. My computer’s C drive is only a 120GB SSD, and this space matters. The trouble is that, with large libraries, the database can grow to several gigabytes or even more. This database also saves thumbnails for all the faces found when Picasa scans for faces.

Troubleshooting the database (aka I ran out of space!)

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First you need to download and install 'Picasa Desktop Application' on your computer and then upload photos by clicking 'Upload' button. You can use Picasa to share your photos through email and the web. Picasa allows you to edit and organize the photos on your computer. Picasa is a photo management program operated by Google inc.
