Linda,
Sorry, I'm not sure I'm following quite what you have done.
I don't think you can link to the photos within the media backup zip
using the Media Relinker. I hope you can't.
Is the Media Relinker telling you still you have 71 missing photos? If
so, perhaps you need to extract from the backup zip that has them in it.
Use Windows File Explore to extract all and it will put them where they
were. No that won't remove the new pictures. As Henry says, you'll only
have a problem if some of the file names are the same.
Do a new media backup AFTER the Media Relinker tells you that all files
are linked - no broken links - not before. This new media backup will
take the place of the ones you have.
Make sure you backup to an external drive or a folder that syncs to the
cloud or you haven't really got a backup. A backup on your hard drive is
useless if your computer fails, especially if it is the hard drive that
fails.
The other reason that photos aren't in the media backup is that the path
has got too long. Though it sounds as if you haven't rearranged your
photos.
The path from drive letter to the end of the file extension has to be
less than 260 characters. But there is some interaction with the number
of folder layers as well, so it's best to keep it under 200 characters.
C:\Users\Cathy\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Media\image.jpg is 59
characters.
You have actually checked that there really is only one family file?
Many people who believe they only have one family file discover that
they actually have more than one and didn't realise.
Regards,
Cathy
hpeterj...@cox.net wrote:
Linda
I know Cathy will respond…
But Unless you have re-used the filename nothing will be over-written.
Although you (may) have to relink.
Just put all the media in the same location from now on to avoid media
issues.
* Suggestion (even keep a separate folder with duplicates. Just
don’t link to the duplicate location files from within Legacy.
* I don this because I have over 29,000 images with redundant
duplicate copies for backup.
Good Luck
p.s. Remember to backup
Kind Regards
Henry
*From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> *On
Behalf Of *Linda Greethurst
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2022 5:11 PM
*To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
*Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup
Thank you Cathy for your quick response; I have made the media backup,
relinked but this didn't solve my issue. I have not renamed them,
nor moved them. So,I think I need to rephrase my problem.
There are 71 digitized images that WERE on my C drive in the correct
folders (a setup that I have been using for several years). Those
images ARE on the June backup. There were no missing links or images
when I did the June backup. Then I had to take a break from doing any
research with this family.
Last weekend I began working on this family again and added many
images from a new resource and did a backup. I get the report that I
am now missing 71 digitized images and they are not the new ones that
I just added. The links to the missing 71 are to the correct folders
- I have done the relink. and yes, that is where they are supposed to
be. But the images are NOT on the July backup nor anywhere on my
computer EXCEPT in that June backup which is in PC > Documents >
Legacy Family Tree > Data > and then the folder for that particular
family. The relink now connects to the photos in the backup. but the
images are not on my computer other than in that backup. I don't know
where those images went or how they got deleted.
So my question is: How do I get those photos back onto my C drive
where they belong instead of just in a backup. I can't move them, I
can't copy and paste them as I don't see those options available; I
can't email them to myself to resave and then relink.
If I do a media restore, then I will lose the new images I've been
doing recently, correct?
To clarify, I have all my Legacy on my desktop; data is entered only
on this desktop and there is only the one family file.
sigh,
Linda
On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:09 PM Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com
<mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Linda,
Make sure Legacy is linked to all the media and then make a new
media backup.
Use Tools > Media Relinker to find and relink the missing files.
If you have been renaming files outside of Legacy you'll need to
manually fix each broken link.
If you have just moved them, the Media Relinker will help you
relink them quickly.
The Media Relinker will give you a log file that tells you where
the missing media is expected to be.
See further:
http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01062/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Finding-and-Fixing-Broken-Media-Links.html
Your list of media folders will show [Default Media Folder]\... if
the start of the folder path was the path listed at Options >
Customise 6.2 when you started using that folder. Otherwise it
will show the full actual path. If the full path is the same as
what is now at Options > Customise 6.2, you can use Search >
Search and Replace on Lists - Media Folders to change the constant
part of the path to the code. Make sure you only replace the found
part of the path. Make a backup first in case you get one of the
settings wrong. Then if you mess them up you can restore your data
backup and try again.
Changing computers or changing the location of your media is very
easy if the Media Folders use the code. You just have to reset 6.2
to the new location and all media is relinked.
Do check that you haven't been inadvertently using two different
family files. If they're all still on your computer, the ones
you've opened will show in the Recent File list. The Recent File
List is found by clicking the L top left corner of the Legacy
screen if the L is larger than the title bar. If it isn't, you'll
see a System Ribbon tab and it's on that instead. It depends on
the Design Style you are using.
Cathy
Linda Greethurst wrote:
I have two media backups - one dated 15 Jun, the other 10
July. The
June one had NO missing media but the July one is missing 71
pictures.
I have added pictures during that time span that are in the
July backup.
Is there a way to merge these two backups and to keep the old
71 that
are missing and also keep the new (no idea how many)?
Any guidance on process to copy and paste the missing ones
into the
current database? By the way ALL of my pictures and documents
are in
a series of folders located on my C drive named Genealogical
Images,
which is also designated as my default. But yet when I do a view
location of Media Folders, it lists both default and the C drive.
I still like my paper copies and notebooks and this reinforces
it.
How much other stuff is now missing, dropped and lost from my
backups?
Linda in Iowa
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