Bill, Actually, the folder you are describing sounds like the multimedia backup folder, not the base folder where the pictures are.
If you were using FTM 2008, it had links to pictures somewhere on your drive. I would not expect that location to have changed. In other words, the picture had a link to somewhere on your drive in FTM 2008, and I think it should have the exact same link in Legacy. Generally speaking, there is no absolute need to put everything into C:\Legacy\Pictures. There are some special considerations if you are going to use Legacy on multiple computers (e.g. desktop and laptop) but I won't go into those yet. Perhaps you should go to View --> Master Lists --> Picture Location. What paths to the pictures are there? I think it works this way. I know when I export from Legacy to FTM (i.e. the opposite direction) that's how it works. Paul Gray -----Original Message----- From: Bill Paulson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: February-22-11 12:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Transitioning to Legacy from Family Tree Maker I'm a new Legacy user making the transition from FTM 2008. I have Legacy v. 7.5.0.56 installed on a desktop running Windows XP, SP 3 and on a laptop running Windows 7. The transition via Gedcom was seemingly uneventful, however, none of the census images, photos or other miscellaneous documents were placed in Legacy's default folder, i.e. C:Legacy>Pictures; but, are instead included in sub-folders within C:Legacy>Paulson Family Tree multimedia.... Based on conversations with another Legacy User (I'm a member of a local Legacy User Group), I'm about ready to conclude that to take full advantage of all the features available in Legacy, I need to move the contents of the Paulson Family Tree multimedia folder described above to C:Legacy>Pictures. I need assurance that my conclusion is correct and, if so, could I "click and drag" the entire folder (including the sub-folders contained therein) from their current location to C:Legacy>Pictures; or, is there a better way? Are there any unforeseen consequences I need to be aware of? Any guidance fellow list users provide will be most appreciated. Bill Paulson Spokane, Washington, USA 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
