# How can I get my old Picassa back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 3, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-old-picassa-back/479663 "2009-01-03T02:15:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-old-picassa-back/479663/1 "2009-01-03T02:15:36Z")
I ok’d the offered update/upgrade to Picassa 3 the other day. Now, I find that when I look at my various folders, all the pictures are not listed. When I go into my own hard drive and check the folders, sure enough, all the pictures are there, but they don’t show up on the Picassa view. But that was the point of Picassa in the first place - a nice way to organize and show pictures. So, how do I fix this, or how do I revert back to the Picassa 2 that worked just fine? Anyone? xo, C. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-old-picassa-back/479663/2 "2009-01-03T02:26:00Z")
Here you go: > **[Download Old Versions of Picasa for Windows - OldVersion.com](http://www.oldversion.com/windows/picasa/)** ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-my-old-picassa-back/479663/3 "2009-01-03T03:21:21Z")
I’m pretty sure they didn’t take the picture thumbnail / catalog program Picassa 2 and upgrade it to the “does nothing” program Picasa 3. If you’re running Vista try unhiding your user folder.