I believe the best result will be achieved if both the working database and multimedia are in Dropbox, That way, all of the data (fdb file and multimedia) are kept in sync across two (or more) computers. Consequently, the links to multimedia would be to the Dropbox folder.
I also think for this to work, the Dropbox folder needs to be 'high up' in the folder structure, much like C:/Legacy is. If it were at the user profile level (i.e. where 'My' Pictures, 'My' Documents are) there are more problems ensuring that the links are the same across two machines. For example, I think even if you have identical user names on two computers, the path to the user profile is slightly different in XP vs. Windows 7. That would be enough for the links to not work on one of the computers. A suggestion: Create the Dropbox folder in the root directory e.g. C:\Dropbox Move the following folders from C:\Legacy to C:\Dropbox Data, Docs, Pictures, Sounds, Videos If you set up the same structure on both computers, any changes to your Legacy file (including multimedia links) or the multimedia files themselves the Docs, Pictures, Sounds, and Video files should be reflected on both computers. You would need to tell Legacy that the location of the FDB file is now C:\Dropbox\Data.......whatever, and redo any multimedia links that you already have to the Dropbox folders, but after that should stay in sync between the two computers. Of course, I welcome any comments on this proposal. Paul Gray -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Meyer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: November-02-10 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] multimedia/pictures storage Good point. The way I am setting it up now, my working database is in my Dropbox but I'm planning to copy all my multimedia to the c:legacy/docs (or pictures) folders. I would still keep my multimedia in backup folders in dropbox but the link would actually be to the C:legacy/folder Maybe it would be better to simply link to the dropbox? Of course, either way will work; the main point is that if you restore your backup at some point, the links will point to certain folders that may not exist on the "new" computer. If you have the 2nd computer set up exactly the same way, it should be fine; i.e., if everything is set up in dropbox, it seems like it would be ok. Hope to hear from others on this. Kathy On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Roger Grua <[email protected]> wrote: > Sherry, > Could you comment on multimedia storage in light of the recent Dropbox > thread? I am strongly considering Dropbox to sych my desktop and laptop. It > sounds very easy, but what about the multimedia links?? Is there a need to > do a backup/restore to the Dropbox folder to preserve the multimedia links?? > Also, if the path to the Dropbox folder is different on each computer will > that cause a problem? > > Thanks for your help (and anyone else). > > Roger Grua > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 3:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] multimedia/pictures storage > > Kathy, > > There is a c:\Legacy\Docs folder for documents as well as > c:\Legacy\Videos and c:\Legacy\Sounds for those files. > > You can make sub-folders to further organize your pictures, documents, > sounds and videos. > > This really does keep everything together nicely if you have to > restore a backup or move files to a new computer. > > Files in the multimedia backup will be restored to the folders they > were in when you created the backup. This can pose a problem when > you're moving to a new or different computer and if you've kept those > files in the Documents folder because the file path will be different > on a new or different computer. You can relink the pictures but why > go to all that work if you can just save them in the respective > sub-folders in c:\Legacy? > > Only those files which are linked to in Legacy will be in the multimedia > backup. > > Some people like to save their data files and linked files to their > Document folder for easier backup, but you should have no problem > setting the c:\Legacy folder to backup also. That's how I handled my > Windows backup and the restore went just perfect after my recent > crash. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Kathy Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> I want to make sure I am understanding this properly before I progress >> much further. >> >> 1 - It is best to store all of our multimedia (pictures/documents) in >> the C:Legacy/Pictures folder >> 2 - We can store all of these things somewhere else on our HD but if >> we use Legacy on another computer, those items will need to be in an >> identical folder/file (i.e., Documents/Family History/Brown family or >> however we file our docs) >> 3 - If we back up our file, including multimedia, it is stored as a >> .zip file that we can unzip if necessary and all of our multimedia >> items will be salvaged there >> >> Is this correct? Thanks, Kathy > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > -- Kathy Meyer "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
