Hi Cathy,
Thank you so much for your help! The procedure you described is what I needed. Just one question about your message; in the last sentence, what does "Option 6.2" refer to? Todd > From: genea...@gmail.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer of Legacy Data/Multimedia to New Computer > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:51:14 +0800 > > Hi Todd, > > Legacy 8 makes it much easier to transfer from one computer to > another but you're doing it with 7.5 > > If you want to keep the data for the Picture Centre you have to > preserve the piclist.dbm files in each of your media folders. > > The data's not a problem. Put it where you want (or restore the > backups) and then open with Legacy. > > The media requires more handling to adjust the links. > > When you have the media where you want it, you'll find that it isn't > showing because of the different path. > > Take a look at View > Master Lists > Media Folders and see where > Legacy expects to find the media > > Then use Search and Replace on Lists - Media Folders to change the > beginning of the path from the old location to the new one. > > Then in Options - Customise - Locations tab - Test all multimedia > paths - just to make sure it's found everything. > > This can be done in Legacy 8 as well but it's best to use it to > change the beginning of the path to [Default Media Folder]\ > > Then when you change computer you just go to Option 6.2 and set the > Default Media Folder and you're done. > > Hope that's clear, > Cathy > > > At 12:37 PM 9/12/2013, you wrote: > > >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.)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = > >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > > > > > > > >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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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). 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