Removing archived images

Once an archive of certain images has been made, you may choose to remove those images from your system. This helps minimize wasted space on your system for images that are seldom (if ever) referenced again. This is particularly true when the original image is in a format that is not very efficient such as RAW images that certain cameras produce.

There are two general approaches to removing archived images from your system.

1. You can remove the files directly from your system (using FotoAlbum, Windows Explorer or any other Windows application). Within FotoAlbum, you can merely select the image(s) and use the "Edit->Delete pictures" menu option.
2. You can remove all or portions of an archive by using the "File->Archiving->Remove archived pictures". This option has the advantage of verifying the CD/DVD is valid before any images are removed. In addition, it can remove a batch of images that were archived ensuring that non-archived images are not accidentally removed.

Removing archived images using the "Remove Archived Pictures" wizard.

In order to remove images using the Remove Archived Pictures wizard, you must first insert the archive that you want to verify and then remove archived images for.

Quick Verify: This method verifies the index data and that each of the referenced images exists on the CD/DVD. It does not read each of the images to ensure it can be read. Unless the CD/DVD is damaged, this will confirm the archive contains the images about to be removed.

Full Verify: This method for verifying actually reads all of the archived images from the CD/DVD. This ensures that not only the images exist on the media, but they can be read back. If you only have a single archive of a group of images, this is a good check to perform.

Once the verification step is complete, you can continue and perform the removal of images from your system. You can choose the albums/groups you wish to remove, or you can remove all images in the archive. There is a final screen to confirm the removal process before any images are removed. Once archived images are removed, you must restore them before you can view, print, e-mail or share them. Images that are already on the FotoTime website will still be available for viewing.