Dave, You've got a great system going from what I'm reading. Do you mind emailing me off-list with more information about this program, and also how to add an icon to the drive? NJHeart2Heart -at- gmail -dot- com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Dawn in NJ
On 5/29/08, Dave Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > 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
