Tom That is one way to do it. Another quick way to navigate to a frequently used folder is to pin it in the quick access list.
John Faulks Gmail account On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 9:09 AM Tom Weiss <tomgwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank all of you. I am using Legacy 9. I created a folder called > c:\Legacydata, copied the files from > C:\Users\.....\AppData\Local\VirtualStore there, > and modified the file location in customize 6.1. Everything seems to be > fine now. If I am emailing a file, this is a lot quicker that burrowing > down the User path to identify the attachment. > > Does this sound correct? > > Tom Weiss > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:47 PM Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> You can save things wherever you like, but never in a Programs Files >> folder. >> >> I think if you mistakenly open your database from within a backup zip, >> it goes to a temp folder rather than the Virtual Store but I may be >> mistaken. >> >> Which version of Legacy are you using? If you install a version of >> Legacy before Legacy 8 into Program Files then all sorts of things will >> end up in the Virtual Store as previous versions constantly wrote to the >> Program folder. >> >> For Legacy 8 and up, wherever you keep your Legacy data file, you should >> tell Legacy at Options > Customise 6.1 if you are not using the Legacy >> default of C:\Users\<yourusername>\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Data\ >> >> Note you cannot delete or rename this folder: >> C:\Users\<yourusername>\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\ as the \_AppData\ >> folder within it is used for your Legacy settings. That folder is >> hardwired into the program. >> If your Documents folder has been properly moved, the section before >> \Documents\ will be different. >> >> Cathy >> >> > Tom Weiss <mailto:tomgwe...@gmail.com> >> > Friday, 24 April 2020 12:06 AM >> > Never mind - figured it out. >> > >> > >> > >> > Tom Weiss <mailto:tomgwe...@gmail.com> >> > Thursday, 23 April 2020 11:53 PM >> > 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > Chris Hill <mailto:chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com> >> > Thursday, 23 April 2020 11:09 PM >> > 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 <mailto:tomgwe...@gmail.com>> >> > To: "Legacy User Group" <LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> > <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> >> > Sent: 23/04/2020 15:41:06 >> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy Files Not showing Up in Windows Explorer >> > >> > >> > >> > Tom Weiss <mailto:tomgwe...@gmail.com> >> > Thursday, 23 April 2020 10:41 PM >> > >> > 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/ >> > -- > > 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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