Windows 10: Microsoft Photos and Picasa

Can I upload my Picasa folders to photos?

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how to restore photos in picasa deleted by mistake

Hello Jim,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

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  Did you delete the photos from the PC?
  
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  Did you check if the photos are present in File Explorer?
  

If any files, folders, documents are deleted accidently from the PC,
Recycle bin holds them if the size of the deleted items are containable. Check if the photos folder is present in
Recycle bin.



Step 1: Check if the files and folders are present in your PC using
Cortana by following the steps below:

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  Press Windows icon key on the keyboard and type the file or folder name in the search box.
  
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  Select the search result which shows folder and drive location of the program.
  
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  Follow the file or folder path of the program and check if it is the file you are looking for.
  

Step 2: If you are unable to view the pictures using Picasa application, I suggest you to follow the steps below:

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  Open Windows File Explorer by pressing
  Windows key + E keys on the keyboard.
  
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  Open the file or folder where pictures are located.
  
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  Right click on a picture and hover your mouse over to
  Open with option.
  
• 
  Select Picasa from the option and check if you are able the view the pictures in
  Picasa photo viewer.
  

If the issue persists, I suggest you to contact the application manufacturer for further assistance.



Write back to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Direct equivalent to Picasa Photo Viewer?


You know, for years using Windows (Since Windows 3) I've always ignored Windows built in apps and gone off & found alternatives.
So as usual for me, when I installed Windows 10 I immediately went off and installed Picasa as a photo viewer.
But after the suggestion by Steve C that the built-in Photos app is quite good I tried it.
And he's right, it is pretty good and an excellent replacement for Picasa Photo Viewer. Thanks Steve.

As I mentioned in my post I already use Lightroom, Bridge & Photoshop & Bridge is far more of a photo organiser than a viewer - far to bloated for a simple viewer.

Thanks. All of these are applications that do much more than a viewer. Yes, so is Picasa but I only ever use the stand-alone Photo Viewer.


So Photos is the answer I was looking for. Now, all I need to find is a method of changing the slideshow speed (something that Picasa Photo Viewer lacked).


Thank you all for your help.

 

Windows 10 and Picasa 3

I tried what you suggested, but it didn't work. Under Picasa 3 Properties > Compatibility all of the Windows programs are listed except Windows 10. And without a driver for Windows 10 Picasa would not allow me to download photos from my camera. Thanks
for your suggestion! I'm still at a loss! Ron