Photoshop and Photos backup on time machine

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Photoshop and Photos backup on time machine

Hi, I have a MacBook Pro where I have Photoshop Elements installed. I have a good collection of over 17000 photos which are in the Photoshop Elements Organizer (photos organising app of Photoshop). I also have thousand other photographs in the iPhoto itself which are different to the ones in Photoshop.

I have been taking a backup of my machine on external hard drive through Time machine. I want to know if the backup includes the photos which are in the Photoshop Elements Organiser. If yes then if I need to reproduce these images on another computer will I be able to do so. If Time machine backup doesnt include the photos, then if I need to bring them back how do I do it.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), Photoshop Elements 11

Posted on Apr 18, 2016 5:57 PM

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Eric Root

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Apr 19, 2016 8:24 AM in response to patnaguy

The backup should include the Organizer unless you have excluded it in System Preferences/Time Machine. Why not copy the existing Organizer to the other computer instead of using Time Machine?

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patnaguy Author

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Apr 20, 2016 7:39 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks Eric for your reply.

I am not sure if I can keep Adobe Photoshop Elements Organiser separate to the main Editor.

I would also like to know that if I connect my existing time machine backup to any other computer will it be able to show the photos?

Basically if ever the MacBook fails , I would need another MacBook to get all those photos?

Which means I will also need Adobe Photoshop to be installed on the other machine!!!

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Eric Root

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Apr 20, 2016 3:18 PM in response to patnaguy

It should show the photos.

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