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Here you will find information about the desktop application called Picasa. Most of the content was created by Picasa Top Contributors (volunteers selected by Google to help Picasa users). 

Even though the program is no longer supported by Google, Picasa version 3 can still be installed on both Windows and Mac computers. However, all online functions such as emailing and uploading no longer work.

Installation 

• Installing Picasa on Windows computers

• How to watch a windows network share

• Picasa final version 

• Linux support

Getting Started

• Quick start guide

• How Picasa works

• Getting started with Picasa

• Language settings

Things to know

• Picasa does not store photos

• Editing photos using Picasa

• Files supported by Picasa

• Picasa data - where is it stored?

• Raw support 

• Folders and Albums, what is the difference?

• Picasa release notes

• Size of the Picasa database

• Customized buttons in Picasa

Name tags (face recognition)

• Name tags (Facial recognition) (Setup)

• Using Name Tags (Facial recognition) (How to use name tags and how to delete name tags)

• Keep your People Named by Checking this Box (Geeks on Tour website)

Picasa tips and tricks

• Search for pictures in Picasa

• Maintain photo order in folders and albums

• Organize, move, copy, and rename photos

• Backup your photos and videos

• Downloading photos from websites

• Printing photos using Picasa

• Export tool and watermarks

• Resize photos (using Export tool)

• Make photos appear larger (using the Collage button)

• Saving photo edits

• Undo saved edits

• Search by Keyword, Filter, or Color

• Duplicate photos and folders in Picasa

• Why am I seeing the same photo multiple times in Picasa?

• Select multiple photos

• View original files

• Tagging photos

• Emailing photos vs. sharing online

• Sharing and accessing pictures from multiple computers using Picasa (NAS devices)

• Merge photo collections

• Export captions to a text file

• Create collages, slideshows, and movies

• How to add application X to the "Open With" menu

• How to delete duplicate photos and folders

• Import photos and videos using Picasa or Windows File Explorer

• Changing font size in Picasa

• Maintain photo order in folders and albums

• Organize, move, copy, and rename photos

• Move folders to another drive without rescanning

• Move photos and Picasa database to a new computer (includes the Picasa database)

• Move photos to a new computer (does not include the Picasa database)

• Move photos to an external hard disk

• Resize pictures to 72 dpi myth

• Viewing Gmail pictures in Picasa

• Sync times on photos taken from multiple unsynced cameras

• Hide and unhide hidden photos and folders; reset password

• Adding more than one MP3 to a Picasa video

• Keyboard Shortcuts

• Adding Watermarks to Photos

Problems, solutions, and troubleshooting

• Find missing photos

• Recover deleted photos

• Editing buttons are gone - how to find them

• Places (geotag) panel and map fix

• Picasa Photo Viewer shows photos you don't recognize after viewing an attachment

• Drive "X" is not shown in Folder Manager

• Error: "Unable to write all files due to a disk error. The disk may be full or read-only" (Error message when exporting or saving edits)

• Error: "Source is unavailable" or "The destination is full or read-only" (Error message when importing photos and videos)

• Error: CblockFile::openBlock err=11, thumbs_0.db (Error message when starting Picasa)

• Rebuild the Picasa database (When thumbnails appear as broken, when Picasa continuously rescans, and other database problems)

• Stop Picasa from constantly taking screenshots

• If Picasa goes into an update loop

• How to correct permission problems during import

• Importing erased the memory card

• Picasa crashes when starting

• Videos not shown properly in Picasa

• Macs: "Garbage" folder names

Blogger

• Uploading photos to Blogger

Retirement of Picasa and Picasa Web Albums

• Picasa retirement and Top Contributors

• Picasa3 retirement

• Picasa Web Albums retirement

Advanced

• Picasa custom buttons API

• Picasa web uploader API

External websites relating to Picasa

• • Picasa Starter (Solutions created by Picasa TCs for Picasa limitations including customized buttons)

  • Geeks on Tour (Picasa tutorials by Google Photos Product Expert, Chris Guld and husband Jim Guld)

  • Introduction to Digital Photography (by former Picsasa Top Contributor, Tom O'Haver, 2011)

  • Picasa Community Videos (video tutorials)

  • Introducing Picasa 3 (video)

  • What's new in Picasa 3.5 (video)

  • Picasa Help Center created by Google: https://support.google.com/picasa#topic=4538690  Most of the help content was removed after Feb. 12, 2016 when Google stopped supporting Picasa. 

  • Google Picasa Blog (News about Picasa and the dreadful Feb. 12, 2016, announcement that Picasa and Picasa Web Albums would no longer be supported)

  • Wiki page: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Picasa 

Need more help? Please ask for help with Picasa at the Google Photos forum: https://support.google.com/photos/community?hl=en