Thanks, Cathy, I hadn't tried the picture center -- however I cannot believe that when offered the opportunity to rename they do not insert the present name of the file! In many cases my file names are long and I only want to make one tiny change!
I'll make a suggestion to that effect! Pat On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:26 AM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > The damage has been done if you've renamed photos outside of Legacy. > The continual changing of folders is frustrating. > > The lesson is that if you have to rename photos (and I realise that > over time we do need to if we've developed a system or a new system) > then the best way to do the renaming is from the picture centre > (Tools - Picture Centre) so that you don't lose the links. > > However, if you can do a bulk rename to change naming system, then > that may be no help. You have to decide what is the quickest way. > > Cathy > > At 05:08 PM 16/04/2014, you wrote: > >I only have one answer you may wish to check on. That is, if I > >understand you correctly. > > > > > when I click on "Browse for the file yourself" Legacy goes > > > immediately to Folder B -- over and over again. > > > >Try seeing if somehow the default media file was changed. Go to > >Options > Customize > Locations and see what you have selected for 6.2 > >Default Location for Media Files. Try selecting Folder A and see if > >that helps you. > > > >I understand what you're saying too. There are a lot of tedious issues > >that come along with this. My Locations frustration was a migraine for > >days! > > > >Good luck and hope that helps a little bit. :) > > > >Cindy > > > > > 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
