Where Does Zoner Photo Studio Store Its Catalog?
Zoner keeps its catalog database under AppData\Local\Zoner\ZPS XX (version numbered), with the exact catalog folder shown in Settings, Preferences, Catalog.
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Zoner tracks your photos in a catalog database that lives under AppData Local Zoner in a version numbered folder like ZPS 19. The number changes per release, so checking the in app Catalog location field beats memorizing a path that expires yearly.
The catalog holds metadata, thumbnails, and search indexes rather than your photos, which stay where they are. Moving the catalog location to a bigger or faster drive is a supported setting for full SSDs. Back up originals separately since catalog backups never include image files.
Where Zoner Photo Studio stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Zoner\ZPS 19
Version numbered database home, e.g. ZPS 19. Confirm the live path in Settings Preferences Catalog. Relocate through that setting when C fills up.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move my Zoner catalog to a new PC?
Do not copy the database. Install Zoner on the new PC, add the same photo folders to a fresh catalog, and let it index. Zoner documents this as the recommended move since catalog internals are version tied. Migrate presets and settings separately.
Where is my Zoner catalog folder?
Open Settings, Preferences, Catalog and read the Catalog location field, which is the only reliable address across versions. Defaults sit on C which hurts on small SSDs. Point it at a roomy drive, but never inside a folder already added to the catalog.
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