Nothing seems to be working as far as the media goes. My data is fine,thank goodness but I had over 12,000 media items attached.Pictures,census,military and all kinds of vital records. That is why I needed to move them to an external hard drive as my C drive is only 120 Gigs. But it seems like I didn't do it properly. I thought I could just move them to the external hard drive and change where Legacy looked for them but that hasn't worked. It seems like I have all the right locations listed for it to look in but something is still off. I hadn't done as Cathy suggested - choose Properties, then the Location tab - but it was too late for that. I should have asked before I moved things. Thanks all for the suggestions but does anybody have any more ideas? Sheila
On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:40 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > You can move your entire Documents file to another drive so long as you > use the right method. > I only have one physical hard drive but it is partitioned into 2. > > The Windows standard location for Document, Pictures, Downloads, etc are > in C:\Users\<yourusername\ > But they can all be moved to another drive if you right click on them and > choose Properties, then the Location tab. > Mine are all on my D drive. D:\Documents D:\Downloads etc. > > Windows has to know where these special folders are so you have to use > this method to move them (or I guess know how to edit the Registry). > > Legacy, as you know, uses Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\ for your > settings. This cannot be changed. So if you want it on another drive you > have to move Documents properly. When they've been moved properly they > still have the special folder icons for these folders and their content > shows in File Explorer under the special entries for these folders. > > Cathy > > Leonard J. McCown <mailto:[email protected]> >> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:00 AM >> >> Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject >> for this group as it still involves Legacy and >> using the program. I thought it was a user group. >> Leonard McCown >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> ___________________________ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LegacyUserGroup >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Brian Kelly >> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM >> To: Legacy User Group >> <[email protected]>; Sheila Burks >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives >> >> This is not really a subject for this group >> because moving programs and >> data to another Drive is a general windows >> question not related to using >> Legacy. >> >> In order to answer your question you will need >> specify which version of >> Windows you are using. I can tell you that in >> windows 10 you do it like >> this: >> >> Open Setting >> Select System settings >> Select Storage >> Under more storage settings click "Change where >> new content is saved" >> There you can select which drive to use for new >> Apps, New documents, >> Music etc. >> Click the topic and select the drive to be used. >> >> I do not think that this will move any existing >> files but will affect >> where new data and programs are stored. >> >> To move existing data you will have to use windows >> to move the files. >> >> If you are not using windows 10 then you will have >> to use your windows >> version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help >> will give you an idea >> of how to do what you want. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: >> >>> Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and >>> >> Data file as well as Media >> >>> Files to another drive? My C drive is small and >>> >> I have a large external >> >>> hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the >>> >> media. These files are >> >>> already on the external hard drive. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Brian Kelly <mailto:[email protected]> >> Saturday, 17 February 2018 6:22 AM >> This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and >> data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using >> Legacy. >> >> In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of >> Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like >> this: >> >> Open Setting >> Select System settings >> Select Storage >> Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" >> There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, >> Music etc. >> Click the topic and select the drive to be used. >> >> I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect >> where new data and programs are stored. >> >> To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. >> >> If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows >> version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of >> how to do what you want. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> >> >> Sheila Burks <mailto:[email protected]> >> Saturday, 17 February 2018 5:11 AM >> Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as >> Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large >> external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files >> are already on the external hard drive. >> >> -- >> Sheila >> > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman > /listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Sheila
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