Cataloging drives and folders
A catalog helps answer ‘which disk has the originals?’ before you plug in every photo drive you own.
Catalog the folder that holds exported photos, RAW files, or year-by-year archives. Search by filename and browse the tree while the drive is offline. Remember that Catalog v1 records metadata rather than image contents: it can locate IMG_2048.CR3 by name, but it is not a visual similarity engine and does not inspect EXIF fields inside an offline image.
Open Catalog… from Everywhere’s menu bar item and add the drive or folder that matters. Let the first catalogue finish, then search by filename and browse the recorded folder tree. When the source is disconnected, the catalogue remains available and results are labelled offline so you know why opening the file requires reconnecting the drive.
Keep the original drive unchanged, use a clear catalogue name, and rescan after a large round of changes. Catalogues are for the places you choose; they do not silently turn a whole-Mac search into a second scan.
Not in v1. It searches cataloged file metadata, not visual content or embedded photo properties.
No. The catalog is a compact inventory; the originals remain on the source drive.
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