Originally Posted by AndyB 
Thanks for the information Marc! I very much appreciate it.
I guess that's the kick in the pants I need to organize my photos better. I was hoping I could use ACDsee for my onestop "almost do it all" program and I guess I can. One thing that really sells me on ACDsee is the fact that I can use ACDsee to start up Photoshop or any other photo editing app if I really need to tweak a photo.
Thanks again!
Andy... Picaso also taught me the same, though I dont use it any longer. I had since got an external hardrive where I store all my photos in folders.
I use LR, but am impressed with ACDC as it has some great functions.
I will keep using the pro beta alongside lightroom until I make a decision to purchase or not.. it is now my default image viewer
Thanks Marc for your wonderful input as usual
Neil