This is such an excellent post to answer the question, I wonder if there are those who would like to see it put into the form of a tip for including in the help file?
Joseph Leavitt On 4/3/2014 10:45 AM, Brian/Support wrote: > No. The file you are now working with has no links to the media in the > Family File > To restore the Family File with the links you will need to restore your > from the most recent backup made before you mistakenly clicked on the > remove all media links button. > Use Windows to find your most recent backup (Do you have Legacy add the > date and time to your backup file names?) Note the date and time in the > name or look at the file properties in Windows to see the date time for > the file. > > 1. In your current file Search > Find > Detailed Search tab > 2. Look for Whom: Individual; Where to Look Modified Date; How to Look: > After; What to look for (Enter the date of the backup file) > 3. Second Condition (And option on) Look for Whom: Individual; Where to > Look Modified Time; How to Look: After; What to look for (Enter the time > of the backup file (hh:mm)) > 4. Create List: The search results will be everyone you modified since > your last backup. > 5. Close the search > 6. File > Export > Export to a new Legacy File > 7. Assign a file name like LatestChanges > 8. Save > 9. On the Export screen select the Focus Group option then click Edit > Focus Group > 10. Clear List to empty any existing focus group > 11. Add Current Search Results > 12. OK > 13. Set your privacy options to include all private data and make sure > options to suppress details are all off > 14. Save > 15. Start the Export > 16. Do not assign an autosource > 17. Open the file you just exported > 18. Look at the records to see if they include the changes (they should) > Do not worry if the people are not connected into families. Only > families where data has changed will be included. > 19. File > Restore File > 20 Select the most recent backup file > 21. Open > 22. For safety at this point I would restore your backup with a new name > so you do not overwrite your current file. > 23. Open the restored file > 24. File > Import > Legacy File > 25. Select the file from step 7. > 26. Add the Legacy Information to the Existing Family File > 27. Proceed > 28. Make sure Autobackup Family File is on > 29. Continue with import > 30. For safety change the starting RIN and MRIN numbers in Record > Numbering to numbers well above any existing numbers in your file > 30. Start the import > 31. Don't assign an autosource > 32. Go to Merge > 33. Continue > 34. Use the special Duplicates search, Use Intellishare to Automerge > (since all the people you imported were changed no actual merges will > happen) > 35. Continue > 36. Examine the merges and you can merge the "New" higher numbered RINs > into their originals. The General tab of the merge screen will show you > the differences. For Events, Notes etc. you can use the special tabs to > copy info from the changed person to the older one to make sure any > differences are reconciled. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > On 03/04/2014 12:50 PM, M Sonnier wrote: >> I have a backup of the Family file from Last night and prior. I have put so >> much information since, it may be better to manually relink the pics. >> >> Can I back the file now. Then take the last backed up media file and change >> the name to match the data file. Then restore. Would it accept or reject >> the media file? >> >> Morris >> On Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:41 AM, Sherry/Support >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Morris, >> >> >> 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
