Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately Legacy knows where all my files are. They are stored in OneDrive. Customize/Locations have been set correctly.. But the problem persists.
Dave On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 11:12 AM Chris Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > The FIRST rule on Legacy images is to ensure that they are located in the > Media folder, or its sub-folders, as specified in Options / Customise / 6.2. > > The SECOND rule is to never rename or relocate them, since all that Legacy > remembers are the folder and the file name. > > The THIRD rule is to have a standardised structure for file and folder > names. > > From Customise / 6, use the View Current List of Media Folders. In an > ideal situation it will list one or folders with the structure [Default > Media Folder], followed by its sub-folders if necessary. The [Default > Media Folder] is that specified in 6.2. Against each entry in that list, > you have a number of Options. > > 1. Show List will show you a list of the individuals connected to that > folder. > 2. Add will allow you to add a new folder and Change will allow you to > change it. Personally, I would not change it but use the next option to > restructure it. > 3. At the bottom, there is an option to combine one entry into another. > Using that, Legacy will work through the entries in the folder and change > the entries in the individual to point to the new folder. What it will not > do is to physically relocate the files, which would be nice. > 4. The Test All Media Folders will scan through the system and identify > files that it cannot locate, listing the expected file. > > That leaves you with the question of relocating the files. From Tools / > Media Relinker you can get Legacy to scan through for PC and try to locate > the missing files, assuming that you have not renamed them. Once scanned, > they will show you, one at a time, each matched file showing where it is > and where it should be. You have the option to link to the matched file, > and possibly for other files in the same folder, or to skip it. Again, the > files do not get relocated and only the link is modified, and it would be > nice if Legacy could relocate them. > > If you have a missing file and double click on it you will get the Find > File option. That will give you the option of running the Media Relinker, > or get Legacy to search for the file or, and often better, of doing the > search manually on the basis that you probably know where the file is. Once > found, you can quickly link to it. > > Personally, I would not run the Media Relinker on the basis that from the > Test All Media Folders report I can quickly identify that I have either > just renamed a file or that I have a folder which I can quickly use Windows > Explorer to put in the correct location. Also, with my PC it can take a > long time to scan and I generally know where my media are or should be. It > would be useful to limit the Relink My Media to start at a folder and not > at the top of the drive. > > With renamed files you have the issue of resetting them to match what is > set in Legacy. If it is correctly linked in Legacy, then the Picture Centre > will allow you to rename it, but it does not work the other way round. > > It would be nice if Legacy gave you better tools to manipulate the links > and files. In my case, I used Access to modify the Legacy datebase and > Explorer to relocate the folders and files. > > Hopefully, all that you need to do is locate the correct folders and > relocate them to the correct positions, and ensure that they are correctly > linked within Legacy. > > Really, it comes down to getting the structure correct at the beginning. > > Regards > > Chris > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From "Dave Johnson" <[email protected]> > To "Legacy User Group" <[email protected]> > Date 15/12/2022 15:39:20 > Subject [LegacyUG] Serious problem with Legacy 9.0.0.414 > > Somehow my Legacy is all screwed up. I can run a clean Compact Family > File and a Check/Repair with no problems. But I lost many of my census > images because of stupidity on my part. When I run a Test All Media Files. > I get a list of > 26870 lost census images. So I begin getting new copies of the census > images and attach them to the correct individual. Lo and behold! When I > run a Media Linker or a Test All Media Files, the corrected individuals > still show up as missing their media links. I can go into the individual > sources and verify that the census images are correct. They are correct. > So somehow Legacy cannot find them. > > Any suggestions? > -- > *Dave Johnson* > > *Happiness is a CHOICE!!!* > > -- > > 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]/ > -- *Dave Johnson* *Happiness is a CHOICE!!!*
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