Moving image from one gallery to another

southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
edited September 18, 2013 in SmugMug Support
Ok, I figured out to move an image from one gallery to another, you do this in organizer. So, I go and find the image (which got in the wrong gallery somehow). I then want to move it to the correct gallery. Hmmmmmm how to get a list of galleries to pinpoint where it is suppose to go. Hmmmm can't find a way to do it. Ok, go to the folder/gallery list on left and scroll down and find the right gallery and have to remember where and to be sure the top folder is open. Then, go back to original gallery much further up. Open that gallery, click on the image, and then CAREFULLY drag the image all the way to the left and then let it scroll down to the correct gallery and let go (hopefully not unclicking somewhere down the list to early). File then moves to correct gallery. YA GOTTA BE KIDDING ME????

Please, is there a better way to do this? I am not making a copy. Just want to move the image - so no extra disk storage space.:huh
Troup Nightingale - Southeastern Photography - Photographer in Brunswick, Georgia

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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2013
    In windows I always right click and hold to drag. Box pops up with "copy here" and a cancel so if I'm not sure
    I cancel. My friend has Parkinson's, I can just see him trying not to lose the mouse. Luckily I"ll do his migration
    for him after I unveil.
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  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    So, there is no other way? No toolkit "move to" except for Organize?
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  • LPCLPC Registered Users Posts: 481 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    Why is deleting it and uploading it to the correct gallery too complicated?
  • chrisjohnsonchrisjohnson Registered Users Posts: 772 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    LPC wrote: »
    Why is deleting it and uploading it to the correct gallery too complicated?

    Speaking personally I keep my photo collection on Smugmug. I would be hard pressed to find originals and upload again.

    In this respect I wish Smugmug would make it much harder to delete photos and galleries. I tend to log in and not log out, so anybody who decides to use my computer in the meantime could do quite a lot of damage even accidentally.
  • beardedgitbeardedgit Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    chrisjohnson wrote: »
    ... I would be hard pressed to find originals and upload again.
    Ok, so this isn't ideal, but you could download it from the wrong gallery, upload it to the correct gallery, then go back, copy/paste any captions etc as required and then delete from wrong gallery as necessary. No need to find the original.
    Yippee ki-yay, footer-muckers!
  • chrisjohnsonchrisjohnson Registered Users Posts: 772 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    I find the way it is implemented at the moment is convenient and easy.

    When I get round to it I'll take more advantage of the additional layers to create more folders so it will get even easier. Either that or I'll get my head around smart galleries and go through to tag everything properly so I don't need to move anything or even wonder long about where it is stored. Perhaps a bit of both.
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,393 moderator
    edited August 26, 2013
    chrisjohnson wrote: »
    I find the way it is implemented at the moment is convenient and easy.
    I do too. And it's a huge improvement over legacy smugmug.

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  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    LPC wrote: »
    Why is deleting it and uploading it to the correct gallery too complicated?

    LPC - because it WAS easier in Legacy. SM removed that ease. And why is it too complicated to program it better? And why don't you start producing HELPFUL advice instead of this comment and asking folks just to go somewhere else if we are not happy with what was chunked at us? You're still fired.:rambo
    Troup Nightingale - Southeastern Photography - Photographer in Brunswick, Georgia
  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    LPC wrote: »
    Why is deleting it and uploading it to the correct gallery too complicated?
    chrisjohnson wrote: »
    I find the way it is implemented at the moment is convenient and easy.

    When I get round to it I'll take more advantage of the additional layers to create more folders so it will get even easier. Either that or I'll get my head around smart galleries and go through to tag everything properly so I don't need to move anything or even wonder long about where it is stored. Perhaps a bit of both.

    With over 20,000 images and hundreds of galleries, you will understand betterthumb.gif
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  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2013
    BUMP I think 'cause this has not been resolved or answered.
    Troup Nightingale - Southeastern Photography - Photographer in Brunswick, Georgia
  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2013
    Again I BUMP.
    Troup Nightingale - Southeastern Photography - Photographer in Brunswick, Georgia
  • jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2013
    Copying Image from one gallery to another?
    This might be a dumb question, but for some reason I thought the organizer would allow you to also COPY pictures from one gallery to another. Unless I'm missing it, I can't see a way to do it in there. Anyone know where this can be done? Is the only way by being in the gallery and clicking "Collect"? Seems like the "organizer" should be able to do this instead of making you go elsewhere.
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,393 moderator
    edited September 18, 2013
    southeasternphotography wrote: »
    ...go to the folder/gallery list on left and scroll down and find the right gallery and have to remember where and to be sure the top folder is open. Then, go back to original gallery much further up. Open that gallery, click on the image, and then CAREFULLY drag the image all the way to the left and then let it scroll down to the correct gallery and let go (hopefully not unclicking somewhere down the list to early). File then moves to correct gallery. YA GOTTA BE KIDDING ME????

    Please, is there a better way to do this? I am not making a copy. Just want to move the image - so no extra disk storage space.eek7.gif
    Your sequence feels a bit off to me.

    In the organizer I open (click on) the folder containing the image I want to move. This opens the thumb view of that folder. Then I scroll the list of folders so the folder I want to move the photo to is visible. Then I drag the thumb to the new gallery. Simple...

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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,393 moderator
    edited September 18, 2013
    jsrucci wrote: »
    This might be a dumb question, but for some reason I thought the organizer would allow you to also COPY pictures from one gallery to another.
    As far as I know you still need to copy the photo in place, then move the copy to a different folder. I find it easier to just upload a second copy of the photo.

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  • LPCLPC Registered Users Posts: 481 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2013
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    Your sequence feels a bit off to me.

    In the organizer I open (click on) the folder containing the image I want to move. This opens the thumb view of that folder. Then I scroll the list of folders so the folder I want to move the photo to is visible. Then I drag the thumb to the new gallery. Simple...

    --- Denise

    It really is that simple! I don't know why anyone would struggle with this, it's so much easier than it used to be headscratch.gif
  • southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited September 18, 2013
    I get it now.:oogle
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