Gather My Media changes the links so that you don't have to relink everything yourself. Note that it only works if all the links are good. If some aren't it will tell you to run the Media Relinker first.
Exactly how it works depends on the options chosen within it. It copies media that are not in YOUR default media folder you've selected at Options 6.2 to YOUR default media folder. If the default media folder has sub-folders, media there is left alone unless you check: Copy files from Sub Folders within the Media Folder up to the main Media Folder That's the option that flattens your sub-folders. To say that in a different way as it's vital. Note that if you haven't designated the parent folder of your sub-folders as your default media folder, then all the media will be copied to whatever folder Legacy thinks is your default media folder and the sub-folder structure will be lost whether this checkbox is checked or not. You MUST tell Legacy that the parent folder of your media sub-folders is the Default Media Folder. Cathy At 06:28 AM 24/04/2014, you wrote: >So if you use Gather My Media, will it move >where you currently have your photos from >multiple folders? Will you have to relink >everything from everywhere individually on your own? >God bless, >Ellen > > >---------- >From: "Paul Gray" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:23:32 PM >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Location of images in v8 - not what I expected > >Bill, > >I agree with you. I have my multimedia >collection organised (well, sort of organised) >the way I want it in a series of folders and >subfolders. I do not use the âLegacy Multimediaâ folder. > >· Some of the images are genealogy related, others not. > >· Only a very small portion of even the >genealogical images will ever be linked in >Legacy. I have many photos of Grandma, but not >all of them are linked to Legacy. > >· I have a backup strategy which backs >up all of my multimedia at once, regardless of >whether it is genealogical or not or whether it >is linked to Legacy or not. For this reason, I >find the Legacy multimedia backup very limited >(and I donât use it) because as I understand >it, it only backs up those images that are >linked to a person, event, or source. I want to >back up all photos of Grandma, not just those linked in Legacy. > >My two cents .<¦. > >Paul Gray > >From: William Boswell [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: April-22-14 10:16 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Location of images in v8 - not what I expected > >I prefer for mine to be where they've always >been in my own folders and subfolders. Mine are >all categorized. I don't like them all lumped >into one folder. It's too hard to find images if they're all in one place. > >William Boswell > >From: Paula Ryburn >[<mailto:[email protected]>mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 8:08 PM >To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >Subject: [LegacyUG] Location of images in v8 - not what I expected > >Okay, so I've finally upgraded to v8. >I see that my database has been copied to My Documents and converted. >However, none of my charts or pictures have been >moved out of the old Legacy folders. >Did you guys all move your images over to the My >Documents area? Pros/cons of doing so? > >I guess I expected the old Legacy folders to go >away... or at least that once I had successfully >upgraded, they were obsolete & could be >deleted. What's the strategy behind this sort >of split implementation? Some stuff in the new >location and some stuff in the old location? > >Thanks in advance! > >--Paula in Texas > > > >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 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). 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