Hi Maurice, Yes it can be done.
First you'll need to use the Legacy Backup for Media to collect the media for each family file. (File - Backup File - the Media section) Then unzip it into your new media folder for that family file (you use your computer to do the unzip, not Legacy) Then in Legacy with the right Family File open, go to Options - Customise 6.2 and select your new media folder for that family file. That may be all you need to do to have all the media relinked. Check by running Tools - Media Relinker. (actually it would be a good idea to run this before you start to make absolutely sure all the media is linked to start with). If the Media Relinker reports broken links, use it to relink making sure you choose the copy of the media in the appropriate media folder. Once you've done this for all your files, you can delete the media in the folder they're in now. So long as you don't rename media files or remove them from your computer, the Media Relinker can find them. Cathy Maurice Hemingway wrote: > > I have all my media files stored in the one (default) subdirectory as > selected by the programme when I am adding photos etc. > > I have about 100 separate Legacy trees and whilst most only have a few > families, there are about eight or ten large family files with quite a > lot of photos etc. This all works well except because of the way that > I want to work in future, I need the media files in separate > subdirectories that would carry the same name as the Legacy file that > they are associated with. > > My question is, please can someone tell me if there is there a way to > undertake a mass movement of the media files to their appropriate new > subdirectory and do this without breaking the existing links in Legacy 8? > > > > Maurice 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
