Never mind - figured it out. On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:53 AM Tom Weiss <tomgwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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