thank you Brian Kelly for a very clear response - just opened my Windows File Explorer to check on this - and all is good.
*Tessa Keough* On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 8:44 AM Brian Kelly <exma...@gmail.com> wrote: > In a normal windows based computer the Legacy Family Tree folder is > located in the user's Documents folder. It looks like your Parallels is > using the Mac side for the user's Windows documents folder so that is > where Legacy created your Legacy Family Tree folder to hold all the user > related data it needs. > > The sub-folders in that folder should include _AppData which Legacy uses > for settings and working files, Data where the user's Data files are > stored by default and a variety of other folders like Media, LegacyFS > (used with the FamilySearch interface module), LegacyCharting > (self-explanatory), Sample-Media (for media belonging to the Sample file > provided with Legacy) and web (for use when creating web pages). > > The first two folders you mention on the Windows side are created by the > install program and contain the program and its support files. You > should not attempt to make any changes to those two folders since they > are in restricted access areas. > > Brian Kelly > > On 10-May-20 11:13 a.m., Scott Hall wrote: > > OK, help me out. I'm trying to streamline my files. Legacy seems to > > have files everywhere. > > > > Is there a map showing where Legacy's files are stored? > > > > I am running Legacy on a Mac using Parallels, so some of my confusion > > may relate to the emulator. > > > > I find them here: > > * In C:/Program Files (x86) there is a "Legacy9" folder. This looks to > > be the main application with its supporting files. > > * In C:/Program Data there is a "Legacy Family Tree" folder that seems > > to hold nothing other than the Geographic database. > > > > But I also have a Legacy Family Tree folder on the Mac side in > > Document. This one is the one that baffles me, unless it has something > > to do how Parallels stores the info. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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/ >
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