Thanks Ron. Will have to check my h/d - if there isn't enough room I may have to try using an external h/d - he has a daisy chain of h/D's but they are Mac formatted of course! Thank you for your guidance on this. Marion. On Jul 30, 2014 11:48 PM, "Ron Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marion, > If you have room on your Windows computer to store all the Mac photos, do > that. Once the photos that are linked to the database have been relinked, > then backup the clean Legacy database and the linked media. Copy the zip > backup files somewhere. Delete all the photos that you brought over from > the Mac. Restore the Legacy database. Unzip the Legacy media backup. You > should be done with only the pictures that are linked to Legacy. > Ron Taylor > > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:46 AM, marion wimsett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Ron at this stage I don't have a clue where he filed the media - there are > literally tens of thousands of different photos on his drives! > On Jul 30, 2014 10:23 PM, "Ron Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Marion, > You can go back to Reunion if you wish. That would be like having a > Ferrari in the garage and opt to drive the Yugo. Both might be fun but > with different outcomes. If your media files are not excessively scattered > on the Mac, then copy all of them to an external drive or USB stick and > then put them on your Windows hard drive. Import the GEDCOM file, then run > Relinker. I think you'll be surprised. > Ron Taylor > > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:12 AM, marion wimsett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thank you Ron - sorry your email slipped into the spam box (despite the > fact I have all LUG replies marked to be accepted!!!). > It looks as though this could be a long and tiring exercise - I will study > the link in detail next week. At this stage I have no idea where his photos > and other attachments are so even if I can transfer over with a gedcom I > shall have to find the various media files as well. I am beginning to > wonder whether I may have to learn how to use the mac and Reunion! > Thank you for your help. > Marion > > > On 28 July 2014 22:22, Ron Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have converted Reunion files before. This article gives a lot of > information from an actual Reunions user. The conversion involves using a > GEDCOM which is the only way to move the information to another program > like Legacy. With that knowledge, you only need to realize that a GEDCOM > does not contain pictures but may contain the path name to pictures if any > are linked to the data. Likewise, the GEDCOM can contain types of data > that need to be mapped to things in the target system. Same is true for > any GEDCOM conversion. Easiest way to find out is to try it. Here's the > URL for the article. > > http://www.leisterpro.com/doc/olderversions/Articles/gedcom-101.php > > Ron Taylor > > > > On Sunday, July 27, 2014 11:29 PM, marion wimsett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks Bob - I had a feeling that was the case - have no experience with > Reunion (or Macs for that matter!) so this will be interesting!!! > Marion > > > On 28 July 2014 13:04, Bob Austen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Marion, > A gedcom is a text only file, so photos, as such, do not 'come with the > gedcom'. There could be a pointer to the photo, if that is how Reunion > handles the files. I have no experience with Reunion. > > Bob > > marion wimsett said the following on 27/07/2014 23:45: > > Thanks you Wendy, > > Do the photos come with the gedcom as well?? I have to transfer the > > whole of the file over not just the details. > > Marion > > > > > > On 27 July 2014 10:00, Wendy Howard <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi Marion, > > > > I expect you will need to export a GEDCOM file from the Reunion > > database, and then import that file into Legacy (File > Import). > > > > How you physically get the file from the Mac to the PC depends on > what > > resources you have there. If you share a Dropbox folder with your > > husband, pop it into that and let it synchronise. Or copy it onto a > > stick (USB drive) and then copy it to the PC. Whatever method, don't > > delete the file from the Mac until you're sure you've got it on > > the PC, > > just to be safe. > > > > There may be more considerations in data formatting (there are > various > > options to select from along the way, but I have no experience with > > Reunion to comment), that others can discuss with you from their > > experiences, so I will leave that for them to cover. > > > > Hope this helps. :-) > > > > Kind Regards, > > Wendy > > > > > > marion wimsett said the following on 27/07/2014 13:29: > > > We have two different trees - mine on Legacy and husband on his > > Mac on > > > Reunion. > > > > > > I am now going to have to transfer his tree over to Legacy. It > > doesn't > > > have to be linked to mine at the moment - I can do that later. > > > > > > My problem is how can I transfer everything from Reunion over to my > > > computer (PC) to install on Legacy (especially considering I know > > > nothing about Reunion). > > > > > > If anyone has any ideas or has gone through this I would appreciate > > > any help whatsoever. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Marion > > > > > > 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). > 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). > 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). > 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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