Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
Sheila, It doesn't matter much how you move media. It matters if you just move the special folders, like the Documents folder and expect them to work as they did before. Windows needs to know where to find them. Legacy uses the Windows Documents folder for the person logged into the computer to save your Legacy settings. You cannot just move or rename any part of the folder path. If Legacy can't see it, it simply recreates it with defaults in the your Documents folder. RE Media There are so many ways to relink media if you know where they are. eg 1: you can go to View - Master Lists - Media Folders and change each folder from the old folder to the new one. eg 2: if when you look at the Media Folder list, the paths start [Default Media Folder]\ this is code for the path set at Options - Customise 6.2 This was introduced in Legacy 8. It won't be used if either you added the media in an earlier version or you added it in 8 but you left the media where it was and didn't set Options - Customise 6.2 The Media Relinker on the Tools Ribbon bar in Legacy 8 and 9 is the easiest way to relink media, especially if you can limit it to the relevant drive that isn't the C drive. Currently there is a bug when it scans the C drive if you are using Windows 10. Windows 10 has a windows.old folder which is crashing Legacy. The way around this is here: <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01061/11/Error-Messages-Problems/Media-relinker-Freezing-crashing.html> The only thing that stops you being able to relink media is, as Brian said, if you have changed filenames. When using the media relinker you need to be patient if you have multiple copies of the same file on your computer or use the same filename for different images. You must check that it's not only the right image but it's in the right folder before you click either the button saying something like "this is it" OR the next button that says "this is it and link to any other missing media in this folder". Cathy Sheila Burks <mailto:sburks...@gmail.com> Monday, 19 February 2018 5:42 AM Nothing seems to be working as far as the media goes. My data is fine,thank goodness but I had over 12,000 media items attached.Pictures,census,military and all kinds of vital records. That is why I needed to move them to an external hard drive as my C drive is only 120 Gigs. But it seems like I didn't do it properly. I thought I could just move them to the external hard drive and change where Legacy looked for them but that hasn't worked. It seems like I have all the right locations listed for it to look in but something is still off. I hadn't done as Cathy suggested - choose Properties, then the Location tab - but it was too late for that. I should have asked before I moved things. Thanks all for the suggestions but does anybody have any more ideas? Sheila -- Sheila Cathy Pinner <mailto:genea...@gmail.com> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:40 AM You can move your entire Documents file to another drive so long as you use the right method. I only have one physical hard drive but it is partitioned into 2. The Windows standard location for Document, Pictures, Downloads, etc are in C:\Users\But they can all be moved to another drive if you right click on them and choose Properties, then the Location tab. Mine are all on my D drive. D:\Documents D:\Downloads etc. Windows has to know where these special folders are so you have to use this method to move them (or I guess know how to edit the Registry). Legacy, as you know, uses Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\ for your settings. This cannot be changed. So if you want it on another drive you have to move Documents properly. When they've been moved properly they still have the special folder icons for these folders and their content shows in File Explorer under the special entries for these folders. Cathy Leonard J. McCown <mailto:leon...@mccown.org> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:00 AM Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject for this group as it still involves Legacy and using the program. I thought it was a user group. Leonard McCown __ ___ -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Sheila Burks Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change wh
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
Hi Sheila, When you moved the files, did you use the same directory structure? If the structure is exactly the same as it was on your C Drive, then the only difference should be the drive location. Martha -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
If you have not renamed any of the media files and if you are using Legacy 8 or 9 go to Tools > Media relinker. It will first identify all your broken media links and then will let you view the list in your text editor if you wish. Use the drives to search button to limit the search to the drive where you put the media. Unfortunately you have to click the button each time you change a check mark. When the drive list has been set click relink my media to have Legacy search for your missing files. If there is only one copy of each file the media relinker should complete without intervention but if you have the same file name in multiple locations (some people do name different files with the same name in different folders) you will be given a chance to choose which file is correct. When the relinker is finished all your media links should be correct. Brian Kelly On 18-Feb-18 4:42 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: Nothing seems to be working as far as the media goes. My data is fine,thank goodness but I had over 12,000 media items attached.Pictures,census,military and all kinds of vital records. That is why I needed to move them to an external hard drive as my C drive is only 120 Gigs. But it seems like I didn't do it properly. I thought I could just move them to the external hard drive and change where Legacy looked for them but that hasn't worked. It seems like I have all the right locations listed for it to look in but something is still off. I hadn't done as Cathy suggested - choose Properties, then the Location tab - but it was too late for that. I should have asked before I moved things. Thanks all for the suggestions but does anybody have any more ideas? Sheila On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:40 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: You can move your entire Documents file to another drive so long as you use the right method. I only have one physical hard drive but it is partitioned into 2. The Windows standard location for Document, Pictures, Downloads, etc are in C:\Users\mailto:leon...@mccown.org> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:00 AM Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject for this group as it still involves Legacy and using the program. I thought it was a user group. Leonard McCown __ ___ -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Sheila Burks Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are already on the external hard drive. Brian Kelly <mailto:exma...@gmail.com> Saturday, 17 February 2018 6:22 AM This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly Sheila Burks <mailto:sburks...@gmail.com> Saturday, 17 February 2018 5:11 AM Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
Nothing seems to be working as far as the media goes. My data is fine,thank goodness but I had over 12,000 media items attached.Pictures,census,military and all kinds of vital records. That is why I needed to move them to an external hard drive as my C drive is only 120 Gigs. But it seems like I didn't do it properly. I thought I could just move them to the external hard drive and change where Legacy looked for them but that hasn't worked. It seems like I have all the right locations listed for it to look in but something is still off. I hadn't done as Cathy suggested - choose Properties, then the Location tab - but it was too late for that. I should have asked before I moved things. Thanks all for the suggestions but does anybody have any more ideas? Sheila On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:40 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > You can move your entire Documents file to another drive so long as you > use the right method. > I only have one physical hard drive but it is partitioned into 2. > > The Windows standard location for Document, Pictures, Downloads, etc are > in C:\Users\ But they can all be moved to another drive if you right click on them and > choose Properties, then the Location tab. > Mine are all on my D drive. D:\Documents D:\Downloads etc. > > Windows has to know where these special folders are so you have to use > this method to move them (or I guess know how to edit the Registry). > > Legacy, as you know, uses Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\ for your > settings. This cannot be changed. So if you want it on another drive you > have to move Documents properly. When they've been moved properly they > still have the special folder icons for these folders and their content > shows in File Explorer under the special entries for these folders. > > Cathy > > Leonard J. McCown <mailto:leon...@mccown.org> >> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:00 AM >> >> Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject >> for this group as it still involves Legacy and >> using the program. I thought it was a user group. >> Leonard McCown >> >> >> __ >> ___ >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: LegacyUserGroup >> [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] >> On Behalf Of Brian Kelly >> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM >> To: Legacy User Group >> ; Sheila Burks >> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives >> >> This is not really a subject for this group >> because moving programs and >> data to another Drive is a general windows >> question not related to using >> Legacy. >> >> In order to answer your question you will need >> specify which version of >> Windows you are using. I can tell you that in >> windows 10 you do it like >> this: >> >> Open Setting >> Select System settings >> Select Storage >> Under more storage settings click "Change where >> new content is saved" >> There you can select which drive to use for new >> Apps, New documents, >> Music etc. >> Click the topic and select the drive to be used. >> >> I do not think that this will move any existing >> files but will affect >> where new data and programs are stored. >> >> To move existing data you will have to use windows >> to move the files. >> >> If you are not using windows 10 then you will have >> to use your windows >> version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help >> will give you an idea >> of how to do what you want. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: >> >>> Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and >>> >> Data file as well as Media >> >>> Files to another drive? My C drive is small and >>> >> I have a large external >> >>> hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the >>> >> media. These files are >> >>> already on the external hard drive. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Brian Kelly <mailto:exma...@gmail.com> >> Saturday, 17 February 2018 6:22 AM >> This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and >> data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using >> Legacy. >> >> In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of >> Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like >> this: >> >> Open Setting >> Select System settings >> Select Storage >> Under more storage sett
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
You can move your entire Documents file to another drive so long as you use the right method. I only have one physical hard drive but it is partitioned into 2. The Windows standard location for Document, Pictures, Downloads, etc are in C:\Users\But they can all be moved to another drive if you right click on them and choose Properties, then the Location tab. Mine are all on my D drive. D:\Documents D:\Downloads etc. Windows has to know where these special folders are so you have to use this method to move them (or I guess know how to edit the Registry). Legacy, as you know, uses Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\ for your settings. This cannot be changed. So if you want it on another drive you have to move Documents properly. When they've been moved properly they still have the special folder icons for these folders and their content shows in File Explorer under the special entries for these folders. Cathy Leonard J. McCown <mailto:leon...@mccown.org> Saturday, 17 February 2018 7:00 AM Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject for this group as it still involves Legacy and using the program. I thought it was a user group. Leonard McCown __ ___ -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Sheila Burks Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are already on the external hard drive. Brian Kelly <mailto:exma...@gmail.com> Saturday, 17 February 2018 6:22 AM This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly Sheila Burks <mailto:sburks...@gmail.com> Saturday, 17 February 2018 5:11 AM Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are already on the external hard drive. -- Sheila -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
Sorry Brian, Personally, I do feel it is a subject for this group as it still involves Legacy and using the program. I thought it was a user group. Leonard McCown __ ___ -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 4:22 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Sheila Burks Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: > Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media > Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external > hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are > already on the external hard drive. > > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyuser group_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacy users.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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Changing Drives
This is not really a subject for this group because moving programs and data to another Drive is a general windows question not related to using Legacy. In order to answer your question you will need specify which version of Windows you are using. I can tell you that in windows 10 you do it like this: Open Setting Select System settings Select Storage Under more storage settings click "Change where new content is saved" There you can select which drive to use for new Apps, New documents, Music etc. Click the topic and select the drive to be used. I do not think that this will move any existing files but will affect where new data and programs are stored. To move existing data you will have to use windows to move the files. If you are not using windows 10 then you will have to use your windows version to do this. Maybe searching Windows help will give you an idea of how to do what you want. Brian Kelly On 16-Feb-18 4:11 PM, Sheila Burks wrote: Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are already on the external hard drive. -- 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/
[LegacyUG] Changing Drives
Hi, help please, Can I move my whole program and Data file as well as Media Files to another drive? My C drive is small and I have a large external hard drive?? I am haveing trouble relinking the media. These files are already on the external hard drive. -- Sheila -- 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/
