Using LTools you can easily "Fix" all the paths, (it's not free but well worth the cost (under 15$)
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, looks like changing drive letters of multimedia locations when there > are sub-folders involved DOES NOT work. For those of you that may have > missed my exact topic of discussion, it all related to the fact that I have > multiple sub-folders under the specified multimedia locations. But if I > move that entire folder, such as “Pictures”, along with all of its > subfolders to a different drive letter, then ALL links to anything in a > sub-folder is lost. Nothing else is changed other than everything resides > on a new drive letter.**** > > ** ** > > Yes, I have changed the multimedia location to point to the new location > but please be aware that you can only point to the main folder. Apparently > once you change anything, Legacy is not smart enough to parse through any > sub-folders.**** > > ** ** > > I’m now left with a monumental task of re-linking over 3,000 images. > There has to be a better way. I’m about ready to go back to 3 x 5 index > cards. J**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Brian in CA**** > > (At lease I was smart enough to save all my .usr files)**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Ron Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:54 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Locations**** > > ** ** > > You can change the drive at Options>Customize>Locations>View Current List > of Multimedia Locations**** > > ** ** > > Find the paths that need to be changed and click "Change" then navigate to > the new drive/folder location. After that, Legacy will find the pictures > in the new place as long as the file names have not changed.**** > > ** ** > > Ltools has an option to do this for all the paths at once.**** > > Ron Taylor > > --- On *Sat, 2/16/13, Marilyn Clark <[email protected]>* wrote:**** > > > From: Marilyn Clark <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Locations > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 12:07 PM**** > > I haven't done this en masse, as you are contemplating, but it seems to > work OK for me. The only thing I don't like about it is that my captions, > dates, and notes attached to the photos disappears and I have to re-do them > (if I take to time to look for each change). Am I doing something wrong?** > ** > > **** > > -- **** > > Marilyn**** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Brian L. Lightfoot <[email protected]>**** > > <snip> > So if I change my Pictures location from "D:\Legacy Files\Pictures" to > something like "G:\Legacy Files\Pictures", will Legacy link all images just > as before? There will be no other changes to filenames, sub-folder names. > Only the drive letter will be changing. Am I good to go? Anyone? Anyone? > > Brian in CA**** > > > > **** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
