All of my files are in OneDrive. How would you suggest I store them locally?
Dave On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 3:00 AM Chris Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > I know that there are issues with OneDrive, and potentially with any > off-site storage. > > The question is whether OneDrive wants, or can, maintain a duplicate set > of files across its own system and on your PC, or if it will keep them > remotely and just download those which you need to access locally. Running > that with 24K files may cause networking and performance issues. > > Personalty I would never use an off-site solution for a lot of files and > insist that they are stored locally, with the option to make off-site > backup copies. > > Regards > > Chris > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From "Dave Johnson" <[email protected]> > To "Legacy User Group" <[email protected]> > Date 15/12/2022 20:40:30 > Subject Re: [LegacyUG] Serious problem with Legacy 9.0.0.414 > > 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!!!* > > -- > > 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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