Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Leon Chapman]

I agree you store you files and pictures  anywhere on your hard drive  
or thumb drive. Conceptually you could store each picture in a  
different location and as long as you assign or point to the picture  
location, Legacy will be happy.


The issue is what happens when you move to another computer - you will  
need to replicate and/or point to the location of each picture file.  
The other issue is backing up your files - you will have to back up/ 
copy each file from each location.


If you only have a few pictures, then everything is easy. In my case,  
I have several thousands of pictures - I want to keep it simple.  Try  
moving your files to another location, e.g., c/legacy6/ to d:/legacy7/  
and move your pictures to drive D. This is where simplicity pays off -  
same for backups.


Bottom line, if you like complexity, go for it.   In my experiences,  
the KISS principle works much better.


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Leon Chapman
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On Aug 29, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Ila East  wrote:

I would disagree with the statement below. I have pictures in two  
main folders, with subfolders. I have one in documents/genealogy/ 
gravestones. The others I have in pictures/family and various  
surnames. I have no problem with them displaying in Legacy or Legacy  
finding them when I test the multimedia file locations.


Ila East

Leon Chapman wrote:



I would not recommend doing that.  Legacy really wants all of its  
pictures in one subfolder - they use:  c:\Legacy\Pictures\  as the  
default location.  You can change that location to somewhere else  
on your computer, but it will still only be one folder/location  
which in your case will not work.



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Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Jenny M Benson]

Ila East wrote
I would disagree with the statement below. I have pictures in two main 
folders, with subfolders. I have one in 
documents/genealogy/gravestones. The others I have in pictures/family 
and various surnames. I have no problem with them displaying in Legacy 
or Legacy finding them when I test the multimedia file locations.


I, too have pictures in two quite distinct places - I have photographs 
of people and places and so in sub-folders within C:\Legacy\Pictures and 
I have Census images, scans of certificates, information copies from web 
pages, etc, which are all attached to Sources stored in numerous folders 
and sub-folders within C:\genes.


I see that at the moment I don't have anything in C:\Legacy\Docs which 
is slightly odd because I thought I had put some files in there! I have 
no doubt I will use that folder in the future.



As for naming of pictures and documents, which is mentioned elsewhere, 
this is something I wish I'd given a lot more thought to when I first 
started!  I am gradually changing filenames to more sensible and 
easily-findable ones.  Photos of individuals are "Surname, forenames 
RIN" with some further identifier as required, such as "Paul, Eileen 
Margaret 203 aged 6" or "Bloor, William Henry 166 in Investiture 
uniform".  Pictures of a wedding couple are "groom surname, groom 
forenames RIN = bride surname, bride forenames RIN".  Pictures of 
headstones, memorials etc are all together in a Graves folder, so each 
file is named "Gravestone - surname, forenames RIN" or "Memorial - 
surname, forenames RIN."


This is still very much a work in progress!  One thing I have found 
useful is having a set of "index pages" for all my group photos.  On an 
A4 sheet I print a copy of the picture and underneath the names of all 
the people depicted, along with their UserID (which is an identifier 
plus RIN, eg B7.149) working from left to right and in rows from top to 
bottom.  I title each page with a simple identifier such as "Horatio, 
Gertrude and their Children" or "Henry & Margaret Silver Wedding 1900" 
and in the header I print the full path and filename of the electronic 
version of that photograph.

--
Jenny M Benson



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Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Ila East]

I would disagree with the statement below. I have pictures in two main 
folders, with subfolders. I have one in documents/genealogy/gravestones. 
The others I have in pictures/family and various surnames. I have no 
problem with them displaying in Legacy or Legacy finding them when I 
test the multimedia file locations.


Ila East

Leon Chapman wrote:



I would not recommend doing that.  Legacy really wants all of its 
pictures in one subfolder - they use:  c:\Legacy\Pictures\  as the 
default location.  You can change that location to somewhere else on 
your computer, but it will still only be one folder/location which in 
your case will not work.



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Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Tom Thorpe]

Hi Joyce,

I have another system that began much like I understand yours tp be.  I scan or 
otherwise digitally capture everything that crosses my path, that's related to 
my family history.  I have just over 7,276 images across 51families.  The 
catalog is an Excel spreadsheet and the images are grouped into folders, one 
for each marriage.  My largest folder contains 2250 images and my smallest has 
just 1 image. 

Hundreds of these images are linked to various persons in Legacy.  Some are 
headshots, some are marriage photos and some are images of the evidence upon 
which I base the fact entered, e.g., death certificate for death date.  That 
way I have not only the fact, but also the evidence.

I backup regularly onto a Corsair 32MB flash drive, on which I also back up my 
Legacy.  Transferring to another computer is then just a matter of copying the 
files from the flash drive on to the new computer. 

Tom





From: ronald ferguson 
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:29:05 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos


At least we have covered the options! Over to you, Joyce :-)



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> From: chap...@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:42:03 -0700
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Ron:
> Given the way Joyce described her photo file structure, I assume with her 400 
> or so pictures that she would have maybe 10 pictures per family and thus a 
> total of about 40 directories that she must replicate on the new machine. The 
> same is true for backups - 40 subdirectories. My 2nd approach, which Legacy 
> uses, means you can backup and move from one machine to another by just 
> coping one directory: c:\Legacy\.
>
>
>
> Bottom line, if you like to copy lots of individual directories, go for it.
> I prefer the Simple approach.
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Leon Chapman> wrote:
>
>
> Ron:
>
> You are correct and that is one way she can do it - by recreating the same 
> folder / sub folder / file structure on both machines. A copy from machine A 
> to machine B will do that. A new install of Legacy on the new machine will be 
> required. Any user settings will be back to the initial set that Legacy has 
> defined, so one may want to copy all of the *.usr files from A to B machine 
> after Legacy has benn installed. The family database must also be copied from 
> machine A to B. Normally, this file should also reside at the same location 
> on both machines - Legacy by default likes to use:
>
>
>
> c:\Legacy\Data\ as the default location for the database.
>
> Since Joyce has chosen to create a new structure/location for her photos, she 
> may very well have her family database in a unique location also Wherever 
> it is located, she will probably want to copy that file to the same location 
> on both machines.
>
>
>
>
> The 2nd option that I proposed was to simplify the picture file structure by 
> coping all the photo files into a single sub-directory. Legacy by default 
> uses: C:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the picture sub-directory.
>
>
>
>
> The standard Legacy default locations has advantages when it comes to backing 
> up your files and databases - it is much simpler, just copy the entire Legacy 
> subfolder and you get all your necessary files. Some people have their 
> database and pictures located under c:\My Documents\ so they can backup the 
> folder c:\My Documents\ and get all of the major files.
>
>
>
>
> Bottom line, you can place your database, photos, etc wherever you want. The 
> easiest way is to replicate everything from Machine A to Machine B, but then 
> you have the backup problems mentioned above.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM, ronald ferguson> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Leon,
>
>
>
> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in 
> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work 
> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>
>
>
> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C 
> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where

RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Brian Beddor]

Hi Joyce,
In your system how do you file photos with more than 1 person?  Say a
group photo with cousins and in-laws?

Thanks,
Brian

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From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On
Behalf Of Joyce C. Wicks
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:40 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

Hi All,

I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos 
that are put into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and 
then by first name. For example:

C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.

This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have 
over 400 photos with a LONG list of surnames, a file and 
subfiles under each one.

I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media 
between my desktop and laptop and so that the photos will 
show up in each. Is that possible with so many different 
locations?

Would appreciate your assistance.

Joyce




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RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[ronald ferguson]

At least we have covered the options! Over to you, Joyce :-)



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> From: chap...@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:42:03 -0700
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Ron:
> Given the way Joyce described her photo file structure, I assume with her 400 
> or so pictures that she would have maybe 10 pictures per family and thus a 
> total of about 40 directories that she must replicate on the new machine. The 
> same is true for backups - 40 subdirectories. My 2nd approach, which Legacy 
> uses, means you can backup and move from one machine to another by just 
> coping one directory: c:\Legacy\.
>
>
>
> Bottom line, if you like to copy lots of individual directories, go for it.
> I prefer the Simple approach.
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Leon Chapman> wrote:
>
>
> Ron:
>
> You are correct and that is one way she can do it - by recreating the same 
> folder / sub folder / file structure on both machines. A copy from machine A 
> to machine B will do that. A new install of Legacy on the new machine will be 
> required. Any user settings will be back to the initial set that Legacy has 
> defined, so one may want to copy all of the *.usr files from A to B machine 
> after Legacy has benn installed. The family database must also be copied from 
> machine A to B. Normally, this file should also reside at the same location 
> on both machines - Legacy by default likes to use:
>
>
>
> c:\Legacy\Data\ as the default location for the database.
>
> Since Joyce has chosen to create a new structure/location for her photos, she 
> may very well have her family database in a unique location also Wherever 
> it is located, she will probably want to copy that file to the same location 
> on both machines.
>
>
>
>
> The 2nd option that I proposed was to simplify the picture file structure by 
> coping all the photo files into a single sub-directory. Legacy by default 
> uses: C:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the picture sub-directory.
>
>
>
>
> The standard Legacy default locations has advantages when it comes to backing 
> up your files and databases - it is much simpler, just copy the entire Legacy 
> subfolder and you get all your necessary files. Some people have their 
> database and pictures located under c:\My Documents\ so they can backup the 
> folder c:\My Documents\ and get all of the major files.
>
>
>
>
> Bottom line, you can place your database, photos, etc wherever you want. The 
> easiest way is to replicate everything from Machine A to Machine B, but then 
> you have the backup problems mentioned above.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM, ronald ferguson> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Leon,
>
>
>
> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in 
> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work 
> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>
>
>
> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C 
> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.
>
>
>
> If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they are.
>
>
>
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
>
>
> _
>
>
>
> Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
>
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
>
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
>
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
>
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
>
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
>
> _
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>> From: chap...@gmail.com
>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
>
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
>
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
>>
>
>> Sure it is possible.
>
>> You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc exactly 
>> like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to 

RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[ronald ferguson]

Leon,
 
As I read Joyce's original request she was asking whether she could keep her 
orginal structure, and with 400 photos I don't blame her, to which the answer 
is "yes" because all her photo files are in the 'C' directory.
 
The paths to the photos are in the .fdb file which as you correctly say, is in 
C:\Legacy\Data by default. Hence if Joyce copies her Data file to that location 
and opens the backup in C:\ then they will be found without problem. Or the 
photo files can be transferred across using USB, Disc etc (Actually I have a 
home network so I just copy them).

Whether or not Joyce wishes to copy all her settings across is her choice, I 
would as I believe in an easy life!
 
You are correct in that Legacy recommends that pictures be kept in 
C:\Legacy\Pictures and if Joyce was starting from scratch I too would recommend 
that course, but she isn't, and like I say, I prefer the easy life!


Ron Ferguson

_

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http://www.fergys.co.uk/
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_






> From: chap...@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:57:28 -0700
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Ron:
>
> You are correct and that is one way she can do it - by recreating the same 
> folder / sub folder / file structure on both machines. A copy from machine A 
> to machine B will do that. A new install of Legacy on the new machine will be 
> required. Any user settings will be back to the initial set that Legacy has 
> defined, so one may want to copy all of the *.usr files from A to B machine 
> after Legacy has benn installed. The family database must also be copied from 
> machine A to B. Normally, this file should also reside at the same location 
> on both machines - Legacy by default likes to use:
>
>
> c:\Legacy\Data\ as the default location for the database.
>
> Since Joyce has chosen to create a new structure/location for her photos, she 
> may very well have her family database in a unique location also Wherever 
> it is located, she will probably want to copy that file to the same location 
> on both machines.
>
>
>
> The 2nd option that I proposed was to simplify the picture file structure by 
> coping all the photo files into a single sub-directory. Legacy by default 
> uses: C:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the picture sub-directory.
>
>
>
> The standard Legacy default locations has advantages when it comes to backing 
> up your files and databases - it is much simpler, just copy the entire Legacy 
> subfolder and you get all your necessary files. Some people have their 
> database and pictures located under c:\My Documents\ so they can backup the 
> folder c:\My Documents\ and get all of the major files.
>
>
>
> Bottom line, you can place your database, photos, etc wherever you want. The 
> easiest way is to replicate everything from Machine A to Machine B, but then 
> you have the backup problems mentioned above.
>
>
>
>
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM, ronald ferguson> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Leon,
>
>
>
> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in 
> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work 
> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>
>
>
> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C 
> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.
>
>
>
> If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they are.
>
>
>
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
>
>
> _
>
>
>
> Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
>
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
>
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
>
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
>
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
>
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
>
> _
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
>> From: chap...@gmail.com
>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
>
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
>
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
>>
>
>> Sure it is possible.
>
>> You just have to recreate all of your 

Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Leon Chapman]

Ron:
Given the way Joyce described her photo file structure, I assume with her
400 or so pictures that she would have maybe 10 pictures per family and thus
a total of about 40 directories that she must replicate on the new machine.
The same is true for backups - 40 subdirectories.  My 2nd approach, which
Legacy uses, means you can backup and move from one machine to another by
just coping one directory:  c:\Legacy\.

Bottom line, if you like to copy lots of individual directories, go for it.
I prefer the Simple approach.
___
Leon Chapman
chap...@gmail.com
-


On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Leon Chapman  wrote:

> Ron:
>
> You are correct and that is one way she can do it - by recreating the same
> folder / sub folder / file structure on both machines.  A copy from machine
> A to machine B will do that.  A new install of Legacy on the new machine
> will be required.  Any user settings will be back to the initial set that
> Legacy has defined, so one may want to copy all of the *.usr files from A to
> B machine after Legacy has benn installed. The family database must also be
> copied from machine A to B.  Normally, this file should also reside at the
> same location on both machines - Legacy by default likes to use:
> c:\Legacy\Data\ as the default location for the database.
>
> Since Joyce has chosen to create a new structure/location for her photos,
> she may very well have her family database in a unique location also
> Wherever it is located, she will probably want to copy that file to the same
> location on both machines.
>
> The 2nd option that I proposed was to simplify the picture file structure
> by coping all the photo files into a single sub-directory.  Legacy by
> default uses:  C:\Legacy\Pictures\  as the picture sub-directory.
>
> The standard Legacy default locations has advantages when it comes to
> backing up your files and databases - it is much simpler, just copy the
> entire Legacy subfolder and you get all your necessary files.  Some people
> have their database and pictures located under c:\My Documents\so they
> can backup the folder c:\My Documents\   and get all of the major files.
>
> Bottom line, you can place your database, photos, etc wherever you want.
> The easiest way is to replicate everything from Machine A to Machine B, but
> then you have the backup problems mentioned above.
>
>
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM, ronald ferguson wrote:
>
>>
>> Leon,
>>
>> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in
>> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work
>> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>>
>> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C
>> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.
>>
>> If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they
>> are.
>>
>>
>> Ron Ferguson
>>
>> _
>>
>> Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
>> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
>> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
>> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
>> _
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>> > From: chap...@gmail.com
>> > Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
>> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
>> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>> >
>> > Sure it is possible.
>> > You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc
>> exactly like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to
>> exactly the same place on the new machine.
>> >
>> > I would not recommend doing that. Legacy really wants all of its
>> pictures in one subfolder - they use: c:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the default
>> location. You can change that location to somewhere else on your computer,
>> but it will still only be one folder/location which in your case will not
>> work.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I would suggest you continue to use your filing system for your master
>> pictures, but to copy all of the pictures into one subfolder and point to
>> the single subfolder within Legacy.
>> >
>> > This probably won't be the last time you have to transfer between
>> computers, so you may want to bite the bullet and place all the pictures in
>> one folder. It i

Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Leon Chapman]

Ron:

You are correct and that is one way she can do it - by recreating the same
folder / sub folder / file structure on both machines.  A copy from machine
A to machine B will do that.  A new install of Legacy on the new machine
will be required.  Any user settings will be back to the initial set that
Legacy has defined, so one may want to copy all of the *.usr files from A to
B machine after Legacy has benn installed. The family database must also be
copied from machine A to B.  Normally, this file should also reside at the
same location on both machines - Legacy by default likes to use:
c:\Legacy\Data\ as the default location for the database.

Since Joyce has chosen to create a new structure/location for her photos,
she may very well have her family database in a unique location also
Wherever it is located, she will probably want to copy that file to the same
location on both machines.

The 2nd option that I proposed was to simplify the picture file structure by
coping all the photo files into a single sub-directory.  Legacy by default
uses:  C:\Legacy\Pictures\  as the picture sub-directory.

The standard Legacy default locations has advantages when it comes to
backing up your files and databases - it is much simpler, just copy the
entire Legacy subfolder and you get all your necessary files.  Some people
have their database and pictures located under c:\My Documents\so they
can backup the folder c:\My Documents\   and get all of the major files.

Bottom line, you can place your database, photos, etc wherever you want.
The easiest way is to replicate everything from Machine A to Machine B, but
then you have the backup problems mentioned above.


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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM, ronald ferguson  wrote:

>
> Leon,
>
> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in
> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work
> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>
> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C
> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.
>
> If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they
> are.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
> _
>
> Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
> _
>
>
>
>
>
> ________
> > From: chap...@gmail.com
> > Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> >
> > Sure it is possible.
> > You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc
> exactly like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to
> exactly the same place on the new machine.
> >
> > I would not recommend doing that. Legacy really wants all of its pictures
> in one subfolder - they use: c:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the default location.
> You can change that location to somewhere else on your computer, but it will
> still only be one folder/location which in your case will not work.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would suggest you continue to use your filing system for your master
> pictures, but to copy all of the pictures into one subfolder and point to
> the single subfolder within Legacy.
> >
> > This probably won't be the last time you have to transfer between
> computers, so you may want to bite the bullet and place all the pictures in
> one folder. It is so much easier to backup and transfer that way.
> >
> >
> > ___
> > Leon Chapman
> > chap...@gmail.com
> > -
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Joyce C. Wicks> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> >
> > I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos that are put
> into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and then by first name. For
> example:
> >
> >
> >
> > C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.
> >
> >
> >
> > This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have over 400
> photos with a LONG list of surnames, a file and subfiles under each one.
> >
> >
> >
> > I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media between my
> desktop and laptop and so that the photos will show up in each. Is that
> possible with so many different locations?
> >
> >
>

RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[ronald ferguson]

For clarity, I should have said in my second paragraph that the multimedia 
backup should be used and the settings from the first installation should also 
be carried across.



Ron Ferguson

_

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http://www.fergys.co.uk/
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
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> From: ronfe...@msn.com
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:47:18 +0100
>
>
> Leon,
>
> I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in 
> folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work 
> without problem on any machine or o/s.
>
> If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C 
> Drive of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.
>
> If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they are.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
> _
>
> Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
> _
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________
>> From: chap...@gmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>>
>> Sure it is possible.
>> You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc exactly 
>> like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to exactly the 
>> same place on the new machine.
>>
>> I would not recommend doing that. Legacy really wants all of its pictures in 
>> one subfolder - they use: c:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the default location. You 
>> can change that location to somewhere else on your computer, but it will 
>> still only be one folder/location which in your case will not work.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would suggest you continue to use your filing system for your master 
>> pictures, but to copy all of the pictures into one subfolder and point to 
>> the single subfolder within Legacy.
>>
>> This probably won't be the last time you have to transfer between computers, 
>> so you may want to bite the bullet and place all the pictures in one folder. 
>> It is so much easier to backup and transfer that way.
>>
>>
>> ___
>> Leon Chapman
>> chap...@gmail.com
>> -
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Joyce C. Wicks> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos that are put 
>> into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and then by first name. For 
>> example:
>>
>>
>>
>> C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.
>>
>>
>>
>> This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have over 400 photos 
>> with a LONG list of surnames, a file and subfiles under each one.
>>
>>
>>
>> I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media between my desktop 
>> and laptop and so that the photos will show up in each. Is that possible 
>> with so many different locations?
>>
>>
>>
>> Would appreciate your assistance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joyce
>>
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RE: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[ronald ferguson]

Leon,
 
I am not sure what you are suggesting here. Joyce has all her pictures in 
folders in the C Drive, or in their sub folders. This is fine and will work 
without problem on any machine or o/s.
 
If I was Joyce I would just copy the lot, as they stand, across to the C Drive 
of the second machine and Legacy will know where they are.

If Joyce does as you suggest then she will have to tell Legacy where they are.


Ron Ferguson

_

Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_






> From: chap...@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Sure it is possible.
> You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc exactly 
> like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to exactly the 
> same place on the new machine.
>
> I would not recommend doing that. Legacy really wants all of its pictures in 
> one subfolder - they use: c:\Legacy\Pictures\ as the default location. You 
> can change that location to somewhere else on your computer, but it will 
> still only be one folder/location which in your case will not work.
>
>
>
> I would suggest you continue to use your filing system for your master 
> pictures, but to copy all of the pictures into one subfolder and point to the 
> single subfolder within Legacy.
>
> This probably won't be the last time you have to transfer between computers, 
> so you may want to bite the bullet and place all the pictures in one folder. 
> It is so much easier to backup and transfer that way.
>
>
> ___
> Leon Chapman
> chap...@gmail.com
> -
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Joyce C. Wicks> wrote:
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos that are put 
> into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and then by first name. For 
> example:
>
>
>
> C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.
>
>
>
> This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have over 400 photos 
> with a LONG list of surnames, a file and subfiles under each one.
>
>
>
> I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media between my desktop 
> and laptop and so that the photos will show up in each. Is that possible with 
> so many different locations?
>
>
>
> Would appreciate your assistance.
>
>
>
> Joyce
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Tom Element]

Hello Joyce

What Leon has said makes good sense and may make life easier in the 
future.  Don't forget, after coping files from one pc to another, you 
can make some 'adjustments' if need be by going to Options -> Customise 
-> Locations. You'll see the default locations noted there, 4 pathways 
in V7.  These paths can be changed by clicking 'Change' and following 
the Windows Explorer type window. Then click 'Reset'.  But as Leon 
suggested, probably good to stick with the defaults.
Just to give you an idea: You can click "View Current List of Multimedia 
Locations" to see what pathways Legacy has created in you application.  
Read the opportunities to make changes carefully, especially combining 
duplicate paths, and the items under 'Options'.  Create a Path: 
C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas in the Master Picture/Sound/Video File 
Path List Window, and a path C:\Legacy\Pictures then combine them to be 
left with just C:\Legacy\Pictures.  There are lots of things one can do.


HTH
Tom


Joyce C. Wicks wrote:

Hi All,

I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos that are 
put into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and then by first 
name. For example:


C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.

This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have over 400 
photos with a LONG list of surnames, a file and subfiles under each one.


I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media between my 
desktop and laptop and so that the photos will show up in each. Is 
that possible with so many different locations?


Would appreciate your assistance.

Joyce




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Re: [LegacyUG] Default location for photos

[Leon Chapman]

Sure it is possible.
You just have to recreate all of your photo folders, subfolders, etc exactly
like you have on your 1st machine and copy all of the photos to exactly the
same place on the new machine.

I would not recommend doing that.  Legacy really wants all of its pictures
in one subfolder - they use:  c:\Legacy\Pictures\  as the default location.
You can change that location to somewhere else on your computer, but it will
still only be one folder/location which in your case will not work.

I would suggest you continue to use your filing system for your master
pictures, but to copy all of the pictures into one subfolder and point to
the single subfolder within Legacy.

This probably won't be the last time you have to transfer between computers,
so you may want to bite the bullet and place all the pictures in one
folder.  It is so much easier to backup and transfer that way.
___
Leon Chapman
chap...@gmail.com
-


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Joyce C. Wicks  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I started what I thought was a good system for filing photos that are put
> into Legacy. I listed them in surname order and then by first name. For
> example:
>
> C:\joyce_surnames\atchley\thomas.
>
> This was good when I only had a few photos, but now I have over 400 photos
> with a LONG list of surnames, a file and subfiles under each one.
>
> I want to be able to move my Legacy files and multi-media between my
> desktop and laptop and so that the photos will show up in each. Is that
> possible with so many different locations?
>
> Would appreciate your assistance.
>
> Joyce
>
>
>
>
> Legacy User Group guidelines:
> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
> Archived messages:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/
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>
>
>
>