How many different subdirectories do you have with photos you want Legacy to display? If you have 20 subdirectories, you just need to link 20 photos, one in each subdirectory. Once you link just one photo in a subdirectoy, Legacy will be able to find ALL the rest of the photos in that subdirectory. You do NOT need to link EVERY photo to Legacy. Hope that makes sense.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:46 PM, 2marion wimps <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <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
