Thank you Cathy, I will try what you have suggested in the morning. My drive with the media in it is attached, but it doesn't seem to have found it. Could it be because it was associated only with Legacy 7.5 and I used sub folders.
Donna Sent from my iPad > On Jul 16, 2014, at 7:57 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Donna, > Once set up, adding media in Legacy 8 is much easier than in earlier > versions. > > You say your attached media is on a separate drive. I assume that drive > is always connected to your computer when using Legacy. If not, that is > your first problem. Legacy links to media - that media must be available. > > Have you run the Tool Media Relinker to fix those 1128 missing photos? > > Have you set Option 6.2 to your default media folder? This is the parent > folder of your sub-folder system. If your media isn't in a set of > sub-folders to a parent folder but in a number of unconnected folders, > you may want to rearrange before running the Media Relinker. > > Then, when adding a new picture, if it isn't already in the Default > Media Folder you've designated at Option 6.2 you have the choice of > moving or copying it to that folder OR on another tab of that dialogue > to any other folder - which is the way to make sure it's in the > appropriate sub-folder. > > I'm not sure I've covered all your queries but hope that helps. > > Cathy > >> Donna Newell <mailto:[email protected]> >> Thursday, 17 July 2014 8:12 AM >> >> I have just loaded one of the family files to Legacy 8. The pictures >> did not all make the switch. I just attempted to add a picture using >> the picture center and I had to go through a number of steps, much >> different than Legacy 7.5, which was really easy. Downloaded a >> picture, filed it in Legacy Pictures/Pictures, and then had a separate >> folder for different events; ie marrage records was one. I don’t seem >> to be able to do that in 8. Am I missing something? I saved the >> picture to Legacy Pictures/Pictures on a separate drive(which is >> normal), then couldn’t get a secondary folder for it. Then added the >> picture. But when I went back it wasn’t there. I had to go in a >> relink the pictures again. Which still shows 1128 missing photos or >> documents. Can anyone give me some assistance? >> >> Donna Ardmore, Oklahoma > > > > 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
