I'm pretty sure Brian's method also works if you rename any folders. On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Brian/Support <br...@legacyfamilytree.com>wrote:
> Go to Options > Customize > Locations > Click on the View Current list of Multimedia Locations button > Select each of the paths in that list and click the change button > Point to the new equivalent of that path on the new drive then click OK. > Now the multimedia in that location will be found. > > Repeat for each path in the list that was moved to the new drive. > > The hint about finding one photo in each path suggested by other users > will also work but that will add the paths on the new drive to your > list. The paths on the old drive will still be there. My method replaces > the old paths with the new. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > -- > > > On 17-Feb-13 17:07, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > > Well, looks like changing drive letters of multimedia locations when > there are sub-folders involved DOES NOT work. For those of you that may > have missed my exact topic of discussion, it all related to the fact that I > have multiple sub-folders under the specified multimedia locations. But if > I move that entire folder, such as “Pictures†, along with all of its > subfolders to a different drive letter, then ALL links to anything in a > sub-folder is lost. Nothing else is changed other than everything resides > on a new drive letter. > > > > Yes, I have changed the multimedia location to point to the new location > but please be aware that you can only point to the main folder. Apparently > once you change anything, Legacy is not smart enough to parse through any > sub-folders. > > > > I’m now left with a monumental task of re-linking over 3,000 images. > There has to be a better way. I’m about ready to go back to 3 x 5 index > cards. J > > > > Brian in CA > > > > (At lease I was smart enough to save all my .usr files) > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
