Hi Kathy, There is some advantage to having the images and other files attached to Legacy in their own file structure rather than mixed with images and files that will never be attached. One of the reasons I use a separate folder for pictures attached to Legacy is that I don't attach my archive copy of an image but a smaller copy. Legacy, for almost all purposes, doesn't need the size.
However, there is no need to use the Legacy default place for images. You just tell Legacy where your default place is, giving the top folder of your folder structure for images. (Options - Customise - 6.2) Mine is Dropbox\Legacy Pictures It started with just pictures but now includes other attached files in a series of sub-folders. Re your disconnect problem, Legacy 8 Media Relinker will relink the media provided you haven't changed the filenames. The Media Gatherer will Gather the attached Media to the folder of your choice. I don't have my Legacy databases in Dropbox but put my Legacy backups in Dropbox. Perhaps you have much better internet than I have. Friends who have kept their Legacy database in Dropbox have all needed help to sort out a mess of conflicted copies, I believe due to them using the file either on the same computer or another computer before Dropbox has finished syncing. Cathy Kathy Meyer wrote: > > I know we have a choice of where to store images and that either is > ok, but I wonder if anyone has any very positive or negative feedback > about these options. > > I haven't had the vast majority of my images attached in years; I'm > sure some sort of error on my part caused the disconnect and I know I > can try to reconnect, but I want to make a project out of connecting > everything now and I want to make the right choice. > > I store my working databases in dropbox and always have, and that is > where all of my related documents and images reside as well, so it > makes sense to me to just stick with that UNLESS someone has a reason > that I haven't thought of to do otherwise. > > I see that I have an option to locate that image and copy it to the > legacy folder in one step; that sounds like a great option, except > that I believe my database will pull from there instead of dropbox > when retrieving the images. Then what would happen if I went to > another computer? I wouldn't have the images available there. It > seems like that would not be the right thing. > > I would appreciate any negative feedback about doing this through > dropbox too; just so I am aware. For everything else, dropbox has > worked great. > > Thanks, Kathy Meyer > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
