Thanks for your reply. I created a folder C:\Legacydata and copied all data files there. So far so good.
I then opened a file, created a descendant report and attempted to save it as a pdf - now that doesn't work. Not saving to Legacydata. It wants to save to ThisPC>Document>LegacyFamilyTree>Data (or four other choices. Is there a setting in Options/Customize I missed? Tom On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:10 AM Chris Hill <chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > Win 10 will not allow your programs to create files or folders directly > below C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86), since these are > restricted to programs. That is being dealt with by using > C:\Users\.....\AppData\Local\VirtualStore as a way to get around that > limitation, but Explorer does not like following through this unless you > force it. > > With Legacy9 they moved the user files *away from* the program folder, > which I think was C:\Legacy, and into C:\Users\.....\Documents\Legacy > Family Tree\ and this is where your should find the settings and the sample > database. The database would normally be in C:\Users\.....\Documents\Legacy > Family Tree\Data and the media in C:\Users\.....\Documents\Legacy Family > Tree\Media or C:\Users\.....\Documents\Legacy Family > Tree\Data\Sample-Media. > > You can change that location within Options 6.1 and 6.2 so that you can > put your files elsewhere, so mine are in > E:\Users\Chris\Documents\Chris\Genealogy\Hill > and related families\Family Tree\ and > E:\Users\Chris\Documents\Chris\Genealogy\Hill > and related families\Family Tree\Media. > > Regards > > Chris > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Tom Weiss" <tomgwe...@gmail.com> > To: "Legacy User Group" <LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> > Sent: 23/04/2020 15:41:06 > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy Files Not showing Up in Windows Explorer > > Recent family tree files and pdfs of reports are not showing up in the > proper location. > > > I googled “files not showing up in Windows Explorer and found this: > > > > The correct answer is because of the "VirtualStore." Programs are > permitted to write to their "Program Files" folder for legacy reasons, but > they do not have privileges to do so, so they get transparently > redirected to "C:\Users\"User"\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files > (x86)" This causes the files a program saves to its Program Files folder to > appear there WHEN IN THAT PROGRAM(or other programs that have saved to the > Program Files before), but not in Explorer, making you question your > sanity. > > > > Here is where my files are: > > > > C:\Users\tomgw\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Legacy9\Data > > > > They should be in C:\Programfiles (x86)\Legacy9\Data > > > > I tried to copy one of the files to the proper location and it said I > needed administrator privileges to do so. What the heck is going on? How do > I fix this and stop it from recurring? > > > Tom Weiss > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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