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Figure 2-2. The Photo Downloader can delete files from your camera or memory card reader
once it's done importing them. This feature seems handy, but think twice about using it. The
Downloader is pretty reliable, but it's always good to wait until you've reviewed all your pho-
tos in Elements before deleting the originals. If you really want the Downloader to delete your
files, at least choose “After Copying, Verify and Delete Originals” to make Elements check
that it has copied your files correctly before vaporizing the originals.
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Automatic Download (Windows only)
. This checkbox appears only after you've selec-
ted a device in the “Get Photos from” menu. If you like to live dangerously, you can turn
on this checkbox and Elements will download any new photos it detects without showing
you the Photo Downloader dialog box. It's almost always best to leave Automatic Down-
load off so that you have some control over what's going on. If you decide to take this
risky route, you can tell Elements where to put your photos and whether it should delete
the originals by going to the Organizer and choosing Edit→Preferences→“Camera or
Card Reader.”
The Downloader is smart enough to recognize any photos that it has already imported, and it
doesn't reimport those. If you want to see these duplicates and for some reason download
them again, or if you want to pick and choose which photos to import, then click the Ad-
vanced Dialog button at the bottom of the Downloader window to bring up the dialog box
shown in
Figure 2-3
. (If you change your mind and want to switch back to the standard dia-
log box, then click the Standard Dialog button.)
