Picasa allows you to see your list of folders in either Flat view, or Tree View. In Flat view you can sort the folders by Date OR Alphabetically. In Tree View you can’t because it has to show your nested folder structure as you created it. If you understand that, please read on about how it relates to Backup. If not … here are the videos that will show you what I mean by Flat View and Tree View::
- Tree Folder View (Membership required)
- Intro to the Library (Free)
- Understanding Folders (Membership required)
When you use the Tools / Backup Pictures command, you might be distressed that the option to view in Tree or Flat View isn’t there.
Here’s the trick – get into the view you want *before* clicking on the Backup command. The screen shots below show you the difference in looking at the backup options:
| Backup with Flat View selected first | Backup with Tree View selected first |
Notice how they are sorted alphabetically so BigBend is just before California Coast  |
In Tree View, you see that California Coast is on its own, and BigBend is inside the Texas Folder.  |
Everyone organizes their picture folders differently. Just like any filing system it’s up to you how to file them. Backup is a very important factor in how you organize, so, if you’ve nested folders for backup purposes – this is a very handy tip to be able to see your nested ‘tree’ view in the backup process.
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Hi Chris I have some pictures duplicated with the same number, but on the disk it is only there ONCE!!! When I try to delete one it will delete BOTH (because it is there only once.) So how do I get rid of the second one only and NOT loose both??? I can not solve this problem. Help!!