Chris,
It's some time since I tried out RootsMagic direct import of Legacy. It
was with RootsMagic 7. It made a mess of a number of things including
sources. I got a much better result using a Gedcom. I recall another
beta tester reporting a better result using a Gedcom as well. His
concern was not with sources.
So for those wanting/needing to move on from Legacy, I suggest you use a
gedcom for the transfer or check very thoroughly. How well direct import
will work will depend on which features of Legacy you use. I use a lot
of them so I'm not thinking of changing software.
Cathy
Chris Hill <mailto:chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com>
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 01:20
Interesting that their website says "Roots Magic can directly import
data from PAF, Legacy, TNG or Family Origins. It also imports GEDCOM
files .....". That would imply that it can access the Legacy database
and should be able to copy the media links.
BUT, their support site says that you need to generate a GEDCOM from
Legacy and import that.
So, which one is correct?
Regards
Chris
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Mary Fowler Leek <mailto:maryel...@gmail.com>
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 01:08
If RootsMagic is installed on the same computer and your images linked
in Legacy remain where they are, there will be links included in your
GEDCOM file used to move your Legacy data. Once imported into
RootsMagic, this program will find the images, based on the links. If
you then, at some point, move or rename these linked images, you will
encounter the same situation as you would in Legacy. RootsMagic, like
Legacy, only links to the images.
Gloria DeSousa <mailto:gdesou...@gmail.com>
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 00:51
I know this is off topic, but when you migrate from Legacy to Roots
Magic, is there a way to transfer everything, meaning what's in the
Media Gallery? The only way I know how to transfer to another platform
like Roots Magic is a gedcom and from what I understand, media does
not get included.
Gloria
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Mary Ann Latko Groetsema <mailto:malgroets...@gmail.com>
Monday, 24 January 2022 21:29
Yes, that is the platform I'll be using. RM8 seems to be a
significant improvement over RM7. Its global search and replace
feature will allow me to easily correct the spelling errors caused by
the lack of unicode support in Legacy.
Mary Ann Latko Groetsema
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