I too have been curious about this. The folder structure of Legacy 7 and earlier was different from what I've seen/heard for Legacy 8. For Legacy 7 and earlier I believe the default was: Data ...docs ...pictures ...sounds ...videos (Or was Data folder, by default, at the same level as the others . . . I forget)
But with Legacy 8 it appears it is: main folder ...data ...media Do pictures, sounds, videos, and docs all default to this one "media" folder now? (assuming one starts from scratch and accepts the defaults.) I do not see a way to individually specify these individual media locations under Legacy 8 - all I see is ONE setting at 6.2. Do they get stored in sub-folders under media, such as: ...media/pictures ...media/docs ...media/video ...media/sounds What about when I open my Legacy 7 file using Legacy 8 and it converts it and makes a brand new database, does it move EVERYTHING to the new location(s)? Or are my pictures left at their old location? Personally, I've always created this folder structure to avoid the "windows rules" when it gets stored under "My Documents". This allowed others to more easily get to the files if they logged into my computer under their name. windata ...legacy7 ...,,,PattonTree ...,,,...Data ...,,,...Docs ...,,,...pictures ...,,,...Sounds ...,,,...video ...,,,TestTree ...,,,...Data ...,,,...Docs ...,,,...pictures ...,,,...Sounds ...,,,...video ...,,,SampleTree etc. I'm using the ... and ,,, as a simple way to indicate a folder level. A more accurate way of showing it would be: C:\windata\Legacy-v7\Patton-tree\Data C:\windata\Legacy-v7\Patton-tree\Docs C:\windata\Legacy-v7\Patton-tree\pictures etc... Again - my concern - when I convert to Legacy version 8 - do the media files stay where they are and the version 8 pointers point to the old location? Or do the data AND THE MEDIA files all get moved to one of these 2 locations: C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\My Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Data C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\My Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Media (again, I'm talking by default. I'm assuming I can manually put them where ever I want if I want to mess with and override the program defaults.) If Legacy 8 moves the media files, what about any media files contained in the version 7 folders that is NOT referenced directly by legacy 7 - will they get moved? (Foolishly I have a folder under my pictures folder of my "unshrunk pictures" - and these files are NOT referenced anyplace within Legacy.) If the media files stay where they are (under my legacy7 folder), what's the easiest way of moving them and relinking them? (That is, can the program move them, or do I move them manually and then do a relink within the program?) Thanks, Bob On 12/16/2013 14:46, Michele/Support wrote: > After I went from 7.5 to 8 all of my links were intact. I didn't have to > relink anything. > > > Michele > Technical Support > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: >> Hi, I have not yet upgraded to v8 and have just been "lurking" on the >> list, reading some threads on the upgrade... but am I reading this >> correctly? All my media will be "unlinked" during the upgrade >> process?? I mean, I see you say there are "two new tools" to help me >> relink my media, but surely I shouldn't have to DO anything... the >> upgrade process should give me a fully linked, fully functional set of >> data, right? Call me naive, but I can't imagine Millenia would be that >> sloppy. >> Thanks in advance for clearing up my misunderstanding, --Paula >> >> >> <snip> >> >> The pictures will also be there but just not linked properly in the >> converted file. >> >> Legacy 8 has two new tools to help you. >> >> The first one in the Media Relinker. This may take a while but it will >> help you relink all your media. >> >> The second one is the Gather My Media tool. This can help you gather >> all your media into one folder if it is scattered all over the place >> OR can gather just the odd file that you forgot to put into your media >> folder or a sub-folder of that media folder. > > > > 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
