I preferred the media-type-specific location options in 7.5 too. However, I just selected my main folder for people photos (with no option for my source images) and figure I'll just have to navigate to the correct folder/sub-folder when the time comes to add new images. When I converted from 7.5 to 8, Legacy couldn't find one photo then fixed itself. I've not had any problems with photos/source images not showing up that are linked.
If you do a media file backup, usually if there's something wrong with a link it will let you know. As was suggested, run a check on all your media files and you should get a message telling you if there is a problem. I use external and internal data drives myself for all images. Bill Boswell From: Wesley Johnston [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Migrating Pictures etc from 7.5 Folder to 8 Media Folder If this is the correct solution, then I would like Legacy to say so. Option 6.2 is precisely where I went to try to deal with the problem. If all I have to do is point this media pointer to my Legacy folder on my K drive and have it then find all the media files in the Pix, Videos, etc. folders, that would be ideal. But since it is a single pointer and not specific to media type, I do not know what folder to point it at. I certainly do not want it "discovering" media files, such as reports, that I have created from my tree and stored either as PDF or JPG files within my Legacy database folder but intentionally not in my media folders. But I am unwilling to experiment with this, since there are so many implications and possible consequences if I do it wrong. They really should have anticipated this issue when they eliminated the media-type-specific location options and prepared a guideline for how to make this migration. 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
