Here's a full explanation of the folders Legacy uses.
I understand that those using Parallels do better when everything is on
the Windows side of the Mac.
Legacy from version 8 on should be installed in the Program Files
folders - the default installation.
In addition Legacy uses ...\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\
folder for Legacy settings. This cannot be changed. It will be recreated
with defaults in the computer users Documents folder wherever that may
be. [The default in Windows 10 is C:\users\<username>\Documents\ The
Documents folder can be moved but you need to do this using the Tools
Windows provides. You right click and choose Properties and then the
Location tab.]
Legacy data is by default saved at ...\Documents\Legacy Family
Tree\Data\ folder but can be saved anywhere and you tell Legacy the
default Data folder at Options - Customise 6.1 Also note that
Options-Customise 1.2 controls which file is opened when you open Legacy.
Legacy media is by default saved at ...\Documents\Legacy Family
Tree\Media\ folder but can be saved anywhere. You tell Legacy the parent
folder for media at Options - Customise 6.2. There is a problem if the
path + filename gets too long so it's wise not to have too many layers
of sub-folders.
Legacy backups by default are saved in the Data folder as that's the one
Legacy knows about but obviously should be saved elsewhere (and a folder
that syncs to the cloud like Dropbox is the easiest way to get the
backup off the computer).. The backup path is saved into the Family File
when the backup is done from File - File Backup but doesn't appear to be
saved if you make the change when backing up on exit. [I think it is now].
Your data files can be in Dropbox or similar BUT don't have the file
open on more than one computer at a time. AND make sure that the sync up
from one computer is complete and the sync down to the other computer is
complete before you close the first computer and before you open Legacy
on the other EVERY TIME you switch computer or you'll get conflicted copies.
Cathy
Chris Hill <mailto:chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com>
Monday, 11 May 2020 2:43 PM
Yes, very easy. You can use Options and settings 6.1 and 6.2 to
specify where you want the data and media files located, within the
area that Windows can see.
Regards
Chris
From my Motorola G6+
Scott Hall <mailto:seh0...@gmail.com>
Monday, 11 May 2020 7:32 AM
Thank you. That was a clear explanation. I wonder if I can install
(or relocate) the Legacy folder in Documents to elsewhere. Not a big
deal either way.
Scott
Tessa Keough <mailto:murke...@gmail.com>
Monday, 11 May 2020 2:00 AM
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*/
Brian Kelly <mailto:exma...@gmail.com>
Sunday, 10 May 2020 11:43 PM
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
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