Ron, thanks for the informed answer. It makes a little more sense now. You are saying I can create a folder, I am assuming in Legacy, in which to place all of my media and Legacy will recognize and locate it at the appropriate time. Should I place all of the media I have previously linked in there, transferring from their location to the new one? Will I have to relink again after doing so?
Thanks again for your response. Donna From: Ron Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] pictures Donna, You may have been linking to media files that were inside a zipped file which is a special kind of folder. That method was addressed recently by some users on this group and it helped to resolve several problems. The conclusion was to not do that. Always link to media that is not in a compressed folder. Other than that, you can place your media files just about anywhere you wish, link to them, and be happy. I like to put my media files in a root level folder because I collaborate with several other researchers. Some of those researchers still use Windows XP while others use Vista, Windows7, and Windows8. With a root level folder like C:\Collaborator1 it is easy for collaborator 1 to put whatever media they want in that folder and not be concerned with other collaborators messing with their collection. Collaborator2 likewise has their own collection folder and so forth. The collaborators can make any sub-folders they need under their root level folder. The Legacy backup of media only puts the media files into the backup for the database being backed up. The only precaution with this method is to not use the Gather Media routine as it will move all the media to some other location regardless of the various collaborators who collected it and kept it separately. The Gather routine probably does work for a single researcher that does not collaborate. Ron Taylor On Thursday, July 31, 2014 1:12 PM, Donna Newell <[email protected]> wrote: I am trying to save a picture of a census record to Legacy 8. In Legacy 7 my folder on the drive I used looked like this: 1 Legacy 12/29/2012 3:57 PM File folder 1 Irwin 2014-07-08 1,48.48 PM 7/8/2014 1:48 PM Compressed (zipped) Folder I could click on Legacy and it would open to: 1 Pictures 12/29/2012 3:55 PM File folder Which I then could click and it would open to smaller folders and pictures that I had stored for my data base. In Legacy 8 I am unable to do that. There is no Legacy folder, only the name folders and media folders. There is one labeled with a circle and an L in the middle with 11,448 KB in it, plus an Microsoft Assess Record-Locking Information icon with 0 KB in it. I would before save the picture to my computer, then copy it to the folder with Pictures and from there go to the Picture Center and find the picture in the Browse slot. Now I cannot find where to put the picture to load it into Legacy. I would like someone to help me out. Donna in Ardmore 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
