I want to transfer my Legacy family file from my old computer (running XP) to my new computer (running Windows 7.) Legacy 7.5 Deluxe (build 7.5.0.278) is installed on the XP computer and I have now installed Legacy Deluxe (same version and build) on the Win 7 computer. I have some questions about the effect of differing directory paths on these two computers and about how to include the Picture Center information in the transfer of the multimedia files (e.g., picture captions and dates in the entered in the Picture List Tab.)
The two computers are networked together on a LAN with file sharing enabled, so file transfers between the two is easy and straightforward. The directory structure for the Legacy data files and multimedia files will be identical for the two computers, but the absolute paths to them will be different at the front end. For the data files, the paths are: XP computer: C:\Documents and Settings\(username-on-XP)\My Documents\Legacy-7\Data\, Win 7 Computer: C:\Users\(username-on-Win7)\Documents\ Legacy-7\Data\, where "Username-on-XP" and "Username-on-Win7" are different. For multimedia files, an example for photos of people is XP computer: C:\Documents and Settings\(username-on-XP)\My Documents\Legacy-7\Media\Photos\People\, Win 7 computer: C:\Users\(username-on-Win7)\Documents\ Legacy-7\Media\Photos\People\. I think I understand how to transfer the data files from old to new computer (backup the data files on the XP computer, copy the resultant zipped file to the Data directory on the Win 7 computer, and then restore it from there on that computer.) However, I am uncertain about how to transfer the associated multimedia files in such a way as to preserve/include the information (e.g., captions and dates) that appears in the Picture List Tab of the Picture Center (i.e., the PicList.dbm files that are located in each of the multimedia folders - in my case, there are a total of 98 PicList.dbm files corresponding to different groups/directories of multimedia files.) So my questions, restated here, are: -- Are the differing path front ends a complication in the transfer of the data and multimedia files? -- How can I ensure that the Picture Center (Picture List Tab) information gets included in the transfer? Any help will be appreciated! Todd 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
