Ron, Have been sitting here playing - the quickest way it seems so far is to go to an individual and get Legacy to search for the photos etc - as it is a new machine with no other photos on it apart from the tree it comes up a lot quicker than I can direct it to a file. Just means I shall have to do it person by person over a period - but something I shall remember if I ever go down this road a fifth time!
By the way - managed to copy the usr files over thanks - the set up is now as I used to have it on Computer No 2!!! Thank you for your help and assistance. Marion On 12 April 2011 09:04, 2marion wimps <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ron, > > The hierachy is that the head folder has the name of the person and the RIN > - after that there are sub folders which are labelled Census, Certificates, > Documents, Photos (etc). Within the sub folders are the files. The only item > that has the name of the person and the RIN is the head folder. > > This has worked so far on three computers but this time as I am changing > drive letters and the string it is not working! So to reattach each item I > will have to go to the pictures then find the appropriate folder to > re-attach. When I originally set the structure up many moons ago it seemed > very workable and easy for me to find things - I hadn't contemplated complex > problems when moving to a different drive! > > Marion > > > On 11 April 2011 17:46, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Marion, >> >> I am not too clear as to what you are saying. The number of files may not >> be material, unless many of them have the same name – and I do mean *file >> names* and not folder names. So if each file name has the RIN attached to it >> then they should all be different and by going to each folder in turn Legacy >> will link the lot, folder by folder. Or am I missing something? >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> >> *From:* 2marion wimps <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 10:22 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Export v Backups >> >> Thanks Ron - I was hoping there was a simpler way - there are rather a >> lot of files. >> I have all files structured within a family name, followed by an >> individual with their RIN number and within each of those person folders >> they are all broken down into Photos, Documents, Certificates, etc etc >> It has been easy for me to follow but it now looks as though I shall have >> to do as you say. >> Thank you again - I will persevere. >> Marion >> On 11 April 2011 17:11, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Marion, >>> >>> It is a bit difficult to advise on this as I don't know the way in which >>> you >>> file names are structured (if at all) and whether there are duplicates in >>> different folders. However, having put your pictures in folders on your >>> new >>> machine (where *you* want) If you select a missing picture from within >>> Legacy, then instead of asking Legacy to browse for it opt to do it >>> yourself, and since you know where you have put it you can go straight to >>> it. Legacy will then remember where all the pictures in that folder are. >>> You >>> need to do it once for each folder. >>> >>> But!! Problems can arise if you have files with the same names in >>> different >>> folders. >>> >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>> From: 2marion wimps >>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:00 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Export v Backups >>> >>> Thank you Tim and Ron, >>> >>> Hit a small snag. Data files are over fine but of course I am having a >>> problem with the media. The original location on the old computer was >>> completely different to what it is going to be on the new computer (we >>> don't >>> have Documents and Settings in Windows 7 for a start!!) I extracted the >>> media files and sent them to the new drive and folder on the new computer >>> - >>> pointed Options / Tools to the folder in E drive but the media is still >>> looking for C/Documents & Settings etc etc on the old computer. >>> >>> How do I change where it is supposed to look!! >>> >>> I followed the instructions on the Legacy Tips Tim but it said to put in >>> C >>> drive - C is not the drive that will be hosting the media files. >>> >>> Help once more please.... >>> >>> On 10 April 2011 22:20, Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Legacy has a web page to help you with your moving your files from one >>> to another: >>> http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Tips.asp >>> Hope that helps ! >>> >>> Have a great day >>> >>> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > <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
