Kathy, With Legacy8, it is easier to copy your "images" to the Legacy folder for Media, and then when you backup your Legacy data you will also backup the images linked to records in Legacy. I would not put images in the Legacy folder that are not linked to a record in Legacy.
If you send a backup (.zip files) copy of your data to a friend or relative, send the zipped Legacy and Legacy Media files, and they can restore the data and have an exact copy of your data and media. You will not need to send copies of images separately. Everyone, have you watched where Legacy is copying images from when doing a Legacy backup? Jay Ingalls =========================== On 4/3/2014 2:30 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: > I need to reconnect a bunch of images; they were never saved in the > Legacy images file, always on my computer and I would just browse for > the image in question. Now with version 8 I've been getting a pop up > asking if I want to make a copy of that file to save in the Legacy > images file (whatever it's called-that may not be exactly the name of > it but it's in the Legacy program files I believe) It does give me > the option so I can do it either way, but since I have a lot of images > to get attached, I want to make sure I don't create future problems. > > What I prefer to do is to keep my images where they are, in my > dropbox, where they are sorted so that I can locate what I want from > any computer anywhere. > > Is there anything wrong with that? Is there a benefit to 'copying' > the image to the Legacy folder as well? Should I copy all of my > images to the Legacy folder? > > I would love some input so I can get everything cleaned up properly. > > Thanks, Kathy > > Kathy Meyer > Orem UT > > > 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 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
