On 29 May 2008 G. C. Oliver wrote: > If you have your current Legacy file on a USB drive how do you your > multimedia files attached and current? Do they also reside on the USB > drive?
They could. But for my own purposes I decided to keep them on both my desktop and laptop computers. The decision was based on the (then) small size of memory sticks, the huge quantity and size of my collection of multimedia files (census pages, registrations, certificates, etc) and the fact that they don't need updating -- only additions. So I have my working Legacy database only on the memory stick, and copies of the multimedia files on both of my computers. My memory stick is set up with an AutoRun program so that when I plug it into either of my computers it automatically makes a backup to it. Then it checks to see if any multimedia files have not been archived. Any it finds are copied to the memory stick and will in turn be copied to the other computer whenever the stick is plugged into it. Note: if this memory stick is plugged into any other computer it will not do any copying or backups. So the memory stick's AutoRun program keeps both computers up-to-date with the multimedia files (no matter which computer I add them to) and there's also a database backup on both computers. When the month changes I have another auto-running program on my desktop computer that uploads a copy of the latest database backup to a web site. Rather than have a specific drive letter to identify the memory stick I've added the "shield & sword" icon to it as identification -- via its AutoRun.inf file. That way when more than one removable disk is attached the Legacy one is immediately identified by its icon. Since setting up a drive for AutoRun is off topic for this list I'll not go into further details here about how to do this. There's lots of information available from the web for this. Cheers, -- Dave N. -- David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. --- Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
