Brian, I'm really glad you mentioned the quirks of Windows file/folder
behavior. I had forgotten all about the Explorer Shell namespace modus
operendi. That jogged my memory and made me think to look in the
registry to see just where the operating system (Win 7 Ultimate, in my
case) was looking for the Documents folder. I can't tell you when,
where, or how it got changed, but the Explorer User Shell pointed the
'Personal' folder to, you probably already guessed,
%UserProfile%\My Podcasts
Yikes! There's the problem! So, I modified the 'Personal' key to
%UserProfile%\Documents
Voilà ! (I'm a happy camper now!)
Yes, I was aware that a Microsoft's "Compatible with Windows"
certification requires that an app use the appropriate special folder
names and locations to store documents and app settings. I just hate to
see the Documents folder get so cluttered that it becomes difficult to
locate anything. It seems that the Documents folder is starting to be
used more and more as a registry folder. Someday, if the practice
persists, someone will need to develop a "Document Folder Manager/Editor
& Defragger" app similar to a beefed-up Registry Editor. Remember that
Windows v3.1 had a registry, but it was seldom used. Now look at the
behemoth that the registry is today! I foresee the same happening to
the Documents folder.
Per your suggestion, Brian, I moved my data and media to the
'Documents\Legacy Family Tree' folder. The Documents folder path is
pointed to properly now, and life's great!
I probably wouldn't have thought to check the registry key had you not
mentioned the quirks of Windows file/folder behavior. Thank you for your
help!
Mark Wilson
---
On 12 Mar 2015 2:22 PM, Brian/Support wrote:
> No No No! Please get all your data, backups and Media out of the Program
> files area. Legacy 8 has implemented a new "Windows Friendly" policy of
> putting your personal data etc. into you’re my documents instead of the
> restricted access Program files area. I do not know which version of
> Windows you are running but you are risking a mess with active files
> stored in Program Files.
>
> Newer versions of Windows play games with where files are physically
> stored when you try to write to files and folders in the C:\Program
> files area. They create a dummy hidden folder called a virtual store
> where it actually stores the files even while it makes it "look" like
> the file is in the Program files folders. The program files area folders
> for Legacy are created and used only to store user related files needed
> to create the files you need in your My Docs folders to operate Legacy.
>
> You should point all your data to the My Docs folders Legacy created for
> you or to other custom folders that at NOT in C:\Program files.
>
> Brian
> Customer Support
> Millennia Corporation
> [email protected]
> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
>
> On 12/03/2015 3:06 PM, Mark Wilson wrote:
>> No, Brian, the family data file, family data file backups, and media
>> file backups are in the directory
>>
>> C:\Program Files\Legacy8\_MyDocs\Wilson
>>
>> For the Customize Legacy information:
>>
>> 6.1 Default location of family files (gbl)
>> C:\Program Files\Legacy8\_MyDocs\Wilson\
>>
>> 6.2 Default location of media files (gbl)
>> C:\Program Files\Legacy8\_MyDocs\Wilson\Media\
>>
>> 6.3 Location of temporary files (gbl)
>> C:\Program Files\Legacy8\Temp\
>>
>> Yesiree, I was shocked when placing the 'GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt' file in
>> the Podcasts path actually worked! I'll be Googling to see if I can
>> figure out what's going on here. Very strange! I need to figure out
>> how to change the default path for the 'GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt' to where
>> it belongs!
>>
>> Thanks, Brian! If I figure this out, I'll let you know! There may be
>> others who are experiencing this weird phenomenon as well.
>>
>>
>> Mark Wilson
>>
>> ---
>> On 12 Mar 2015 10:33 AM, Brian/Support wrote:
>>> That is a puzzlement, as the King said in "The King and I". It looks
>>> like your installation of Legacy 8 is using the My Podcasts folder
>>> instead of your My Documents as the root folder for the Legacy folders.
>>> Is your data file in the C:\Users\Mark Wilson\My Podcasts\Legacy Family
>>> Tree\Data folder as well?
>>>
>>> What are your default locations in the Go to Options > Customize >
>>> Locations screen?
>>>
>>> Brian
>>> Customer Support
>>> Millennia Corporation
>>> [email protected]
>>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
>>>
>>> On 12/03/2015 12:36 AM, Mark Wilson wrote:
>>>> Shortly after sending my last message, I found the "fix" to the
>>>> 'GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt' problem. Why it works, I have no idea! I placed
>>>> the customized file in the directory
>>>>
>>>> C:\Users\Mark Wilson\My Podcasts\Legacy Family
>>>> Tree\_AppData\Misc
>>>>
>>>> and everything works as it should! Why does this work? <scratching head>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mark Wilson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> On 11 Mar 2015 11:01 PM, Mark Wilson wrote:
>>>>> Thank you, Brian, for your response! I've tried everything that I can
>>>>> think of, but, for some reason, the GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt file is still
>>>>> not being read.
>>>>>
>>>>> From the Master Location list, I select a location, then click on
>>>>> the
>>>>> "Geo Options Menu" button, and then click on "Geo Location List." Let's
>>>>> say I have selected the location, "Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, United
>>>>> States" from the Master Location list... When the "Geo Location List"
>>>>> opens, it reads "Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States." The word,
>>>>> "County," is missing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can select any Individual's Information record for editing, click on
>>>>> any of the location fields' "Show Geo Location List" buttons with the
>>>>> same results. It doesn't matter whether I have the word, "County,"
>>>>> already in the location, or not. It doesn't matter when searching the
>>>>> Geo Location Database. The word, "County," never does not appear in the
>>>>> "Core" or "Core+" results.
>>>>>
>>>>> The customized "GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt" file and the original
>>>>> "GeoExtraCodes.txt" file are both in the directory
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Users\Mark Wilson\Documents\Legacy Family
>>>>> Tree\_AppData\Misc
>>>>>
>>>>> The modification to the "GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt" file is
>>>>>
>>>>> USA|111| County
>>>>> United States|111| County
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Wilson
>>>>> (using v8.0.0.473)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> On 11 Mar 2015 12:21 PM, Brian/Support wrote:
>>>>>> It is working for me with the file in the users path along with the
>>>>>> GeoExtraCodes.txt file. To get the names to change however I had to use
>>>>>> the Geo DB buttons on the Master location list or when editing a
>>>>>> specific location. Legacy would not modify the location name if I typed
>>>>>> it in directly and omitted the word county.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>> Customer Support
>>>>>> Millennia Corporation
>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/03/2015 12:05 PM, Mark Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>> Could someone please help me get the GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt file
>>>>>>> working? It hasn't worked for me since the release of version 8. I
>>>>>>> have tried placing the file in the directory
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Legacy Family
>>>>>>> Tree\_AppData\Misc\GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and in the directory
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C:\Program
>>>>>>> Files\Legacy8\_AppData\Misc\GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The modifications that I made to the GeoExtraCodes-Alt.txt file were
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> USA|111| County
>>>>>>> United States|111| County
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> with no asterisks in front, and had no success.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I appreciate any help you have to offer!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mark Wilson
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