File ID numbers let you record any file number from your personal filing system for those things where a File ID can be assigned. Those who amass piles of paper copies of documents, or even who store masses of digital files sometimes have a systematic method of coding those papers/files. There are four types of records in Legacy that accept a File ID#. These are master sources, source citation detail, to-do items, and multimedia items (picture, sound, and video files).
They are totally unrelated to the links to media files/images so no they will not help you find images that were lost in a GEDCOM export. You should not lose links to media via the GEDCOM anyway. If you have lost links it is because the GEDCOM does not include the media files it only includes the path and file name. If you do not send or receive copies of the media files along with the GEDCOM then they will not be on the computer to be found. There is no global tool to remove any existing File IDs in Legacy but there is a report which will tell you what ID numbers have been assigned. 1. Choose All Reports (books and others) from the Report pull down menu. 2. Click File ID Numbers. 3. Select the desired reports options. 4. Click either Print or Preview to view the report. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -- On 06/08/2013 1:28 AM, Kathy Thompson wrote: > Hi everyone, > > What do the File ID numbers mean and how can they help me? > > Are they indicators of where I am (now) missing images I had previously > attached to my tree but have been lost through the gedcom import? > > How can I "fix" them if that is the case? > > How can I get rid of them if they are now irrelevant? > > And how could I use them to my advantage in the future? > > Thanks > Kathy 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
