Thanks Ron - long process!! On 12 April 2011 15:27, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marion, > > Glad it seems to be working out. Re: Source Pictures, you will have to > relink these in the same way as you have your photographs. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > From: 2marion wimps > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Export v Backups > > Hi Bruce, > Yes have worked that out thanks - when I use Legacy to find the files I go > to All Pictures for the person and then it finds which ones are missing - > the maximum times it comes up for one person is the number of > subdirectories > I have under that person. > > The only thing I haven't worked out yet is that some photos had been > "attached" via the Picture Centre (where two or more people were in one > photo or related to one document) - I am hoping that will remain attached > in > the same way. > > My other concern is the "pictures" of the census documents that were > attached to the Assigned Source, Source Detail Picture, as to whether they > will still be attached - not something I am looking at just at the moment! > > Thanks, Marion > > > On 12 April 2011 12:17, Bruce Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > 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 <mailto:[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> > > > > 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
