1. On the old computer, embed the ACDSee metadata (e.g., categories, ACDSee keywords, face data) into the files using the previous version of ACDSee, if this hasn’t been done already.
     
  2. In the Catalog pane, click Embed Pending under the Special Items section. If the Catalog pane isn't open, go to the Panes menu and enable Catalog.
     
  3. Click on the menu Edit (not the Edit mode) and select Select All Images.

    Note: If your image collection is large, it takes a long time to perform the embedding. To manage this more efficiently, consider selecting some images per session to embed instead of embedding all images at once
     

  4. With all the images are highlighted, right click on a thumbnail and click Metadata | Embed Database Information.

    Note: If your images do not support embedded XMP (e.g. RAW file), ensure that you have selected Write sidecar files for formats that do not support embedded XMP. ACDSee will create an XMP file for each image with the same filename.
     

  5. Click Yes to start the Embed Database Information process.
     
  6. After all database information is embedded with your images, copy your images to the new computer. If you have XMP files, also copy them with your images.

    Note: You can copy and transfer images to the new computer with an external hard drive, DVD, or through a network.
     

  7. On the new computer, install current version of ACDSee Photo Manager.
     
  8. In ACDSee Photo Manager , click on Tools | Database and select Catalog Files. For previous versions of ACDSee, click on Database and select Catalog Files.
     
  9. On the Catalog Files Wizard window, select the folders where your images are stored. Click Nextwhen you are ready to continue.

     

  10. After cataloging all your images, the database will retrieve and store all the embedded database information.
     
  11. Optimize your database once you have catalogued all your images.