barneywpf

THANK YOU! I am a complete rookie but have now done the following:
1) install Filebird
2) activate Filebird
3) go to settings and import from EML (one click, really easy even for me)
4) deactivate EML
5) check site still works – it does!!
6) uninstall EML.

You are all fab, thank you so much for giving me the confidence to click them buttons!!

Barney (just gone from rookie to novice!)

Great advice, many thanks everyone! Filebird looks good because it’s only one plugin, free (for up to 10 folders) and can apparently import EML settings (thank you @moncreta, your and everyone else’s advice much appreciated). I’m currently learning how to use UpdraftPlus to back my website up to Google Drive first (steep learning curve today!!) in case I break anything.

Brilliant, many thanks Dave your expertise much appreciated! My expertise doesn’t run as far as the staging site idea so I may just cross fingers and uninstall EML.
But do you have any suggestions for a replacement I could try first?

I also have Enhanced Media Library and am wondering what will happen if I just delete it. Would everything still display properly on my website? I can live with it if they are no longer organised into categories as I only have 180 media items, but don’t want to break the website!! Very grateful for any advice, thank you!