Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup
Linda, Sorry, I'm not sure I'm following quite what you have done. I don't think you can link to the photos within the media backup zip using the Media Relinker. I hope you can't. Is the Media Relinker telling you still you have 71 missing photos? If so, perhaps you need to extract from the backup zip that has them in it. Use Windows File Explore to extract all and it will put them where they were. No that won't remove the new pictures. As Henry says, you'll only have a problem if some of the file names are the same. Do a new media backup AFTER the Media Relinker tells you that all files are linked - no broken links - not before. This new media backup will take the place of the ones you have. Make sure you backup to an external drive or a folder that syncs to the cloud or you haven't really got a backup. A backup on your hard drive is useless if your computer fails, especially if it is the hard drive that fails. The other reason that photos aren't in the media backup is that the path has got too long. Though it sounds as if you haven't rearranged your photos. The path from drive letter to the end of the file extension has to be less than 260 characters. But there is some interaction with the number of folder layers as well, so it's best to keep it under 200 characters. C:\Users\Cathy\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Media\image.jpg is 59 characters. You have actually checked that there really is only one family file? Many people who believe they only have one family file discover that they actually have more than one and didn't realise. Regards, Cathy hpeterj...@cox.net wrote: Linda I know Cathy will respond… But Unless you have re-used the filename nothing will be over-written. Although you (may) have to relink. Just put all the media in the same location from now on to avoid media issues. * Suggestion (even keep a separate folder with duplicates. Just don’t link to the duplicate location files from within Legacy. * I don this because I have over 29,000 images with redundant duplicate copies for backup. Good Luck p.s. Remember to backup Kind Regards Henry *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On Behalf Of *Linda Greethurst *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2022 5:11 PM *To:* Legacy User Group *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup Thank you Cathy for your quick response; I have made the media backup, relinked but this didn't solve my issue. I have not renamed them, nor moved them. So,I think I need to rephrase my problem. There are 71 digitized images that WERE on my C drive in the correct folders (a setup that I have been using for several years). Those images ARE on the June backup. There were no missing links or images when I did the June backup. Then I had to take a break from doing any research with this family. Last weekend I began working on this family again and added many images from a new resource and did a backup. I get the report that I am now missing 71 digitized images and they are not the new ones that I just added. The links to the missing 71 are to the correct folders - I have done the relink. and yes, that is where they are supposed to be. But the images are NOT on the July backup nor anywhere on my computer EXCEPT in that June backup which is in PC > Documents > Legacy Family Tree > Data > and then the folder for that particular family. The relink now connects to the photos in the backup. but the images are not on my computer other than in that backup. I don't know where those images went or how they got deleted. So my question is: How do I get those photos back onto my C drive where they belong instead of just in a backup. I can't move them, I can't copy and paste them as I don't see those options available; I can't email them to myself to resave and then relink. If I do a media restore, then I will lose the new images I've been doing recently, correct? To clarify, I have all my Legacy on my desktop; data is entered only on this desktop and there is only the one family file. sigh, Linda On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:09 PM Cathy Pinner mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> wrote: Linda, Make sure Legacy is linked to all the media and then make a new media backup. Use Tools > Media Relinker to find and relink the missing files. If you have been renaming files outside of Legacy you'll need to manually fix each broken link. If you have just moved them, the Media Relinker will help you relink them quickly. The Media Relinker will give you a log file that tells you where the missing media is expected to be. See further: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01062/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Finding-and-Fixing-Broken-Media-Links.html Your list of media folders will show [Default Media Folder]\... if the start of the folder path was the path listed at Options > Customise 6.2 when you started using that folder. Otherwise it
Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup
Linda I know Cathy will respond… But Unless you have re-used the filename nothing will be over-written. Although you (may) have to relink. Just put all the media in the same location from now on to avoid media issues. * Suggestion (even keep a separate folder with duplicates. Just don’t link to the duplicate location files from within Legacy. * I don this because I have over 29,000 images with redundant duplicate copies for backup. Good Luck p.s. Remember to backup Kind Regards Henry From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Linda Greethurst Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 5:11 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup Thank you Cathy for your quick response; I have made the media backup, relinked but this didn't solve my issue. I have not renamed them, nor moved them. So,I think I need to rephrase my problem. There are 71 digitized images that WERE on my C drive in the correct folders (a setup that I have been using for several years). Those images ARE on the June backup. There were no missing links or images when I did the June backup. Then I had to take a break from doing any research with this family. Last weekend I began working on this family again and added many images from a new resource and did a backup. I get the report that I am now missing 71 digitized images and they are not the new ones that I just added. The links to the missing 71 are to the correct folders - I have done the relink. and yes, that is where they are supposed to be. But the images are NOT on the July backup nor anywhere on my computer EXCEPT in that June backup which is in PC > Documents > Legacy Family Tree > Data > and then the folder for that particular family. The relink now connects to the photos in the backup. but the images are not on my computer other than in that backup. I don't know where those images went or how they got deleted. So my question is: How do I get those photos back onto my C drive where they belong instead of just in a backup. I can't move them, I can't copy and paste them as I don't see those options available; I can't email them to myself to resave and then relink. If I do a media restore, then I will lose the new images I've been doing recently, correct? To clarify, I have all my Legacy on my desktop; data is entered only on this desktop and there is only the one family file. sigh, Linda On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:09 PM Cathy Pinner mailto:genea...@gmail.com> > wrote: Linda, Make sure Legacy is linked to all the media and then make a new media backup. Use Tools > Media Relinker to find and relink the missing files. If you have been renaming files outside of Legacy you'll need to manually fix each broken link. If you have just moved them, the Media Relinker will help you relink them quickly. The Media Relinker will give you a log file that tells you where the missing media is expected to be. See further: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01062/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Finding-and-Fixing-Broken-Media-Links.html Your list of media folders will show [Default Media Folder]\... if the start of the folder path was the path listed at Options > Customise 6.2 when you started using that folder. Otherwise it will show the full actual path. If the full path is the same as what is now at Options > Customise 6.2, you can use Search > Search and Replace on Lists - Media Folders to change the constant part of the path to the code. Make sure you only replace the found part of the path. Make a backup first in case you get one of the settings wrong. Then if you mess them up you can restore your data backup and try again. Changing computers or changing the location of your media is very easy if the Media Folders use the code. You just have to reset 6.2 to the new location and all media is relinked. Do check that you haven't been inadvertently using two different family files. If they're all still on your computer, the ones you've opened will show in the Recent File list. The Recent File List is found by clicking the L top left corner of the Legacy screen if the L is larger than the title bar. If it isn't, you'll see a System Ribbon tab and it's on that instead. It depends on the Design Style you are using. Cathy Linda Greethurst wrote: I have two media backups - one dated 15 Jun, the other 10 July. The June one had NO missing media but the July one is missing 71 pictures. I have added pictures during that time span that are in the July backup. Is there a way to merge these two backups and to keep the old 71 that are missing and also keep the new (no idea how many)? Any guidance on process to copy and paste the missing ones into the current database? By the way ALL of my pictures and documents are in a series of folders located on my C drive named Genealogical Images, which is also designated as my def
Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup
Thank you Cathy for your quick response; I have made the media backup, relinked but this didn't solve my issue. I have not renamed them, nor moved them. So,I think I need to rephrase my problem. There are 71 digitized images that WERE on my C drive in the correct folders (a setup that I have been using for several years). Those images ARE on the June backup. There were no missing links or images when I did the June backup. Then I had to take a break from doing any research with this family. Last weekend I began working on this family again and added many images from a new resource and did a backup. I get the report that I am now missing 71 digitized images and they are not the new ones that I just added. The links to the missing 71 are to the correct folders - I have done the relink. and yes, that is where they are supposed to be. But the images are NOT on the July backup nor anywhere on my computer EXCEPT in that June backup which is in PC > Documents > Legacy Family Tree > Data > and then the folder for that particular family. The relink now connects to the photos in the backup. but the images are not on my computer other than in that backup. I don't know where those images went or how they got deleted. So my question is: How do I get those photos back onto my C drive where they belong instead of just in a backup. I can't move them, I can't copy and paste them as I don't see those options available; I can't email them to myself to resave and then relink. If I do a media restore, then I will lose the new images I've been doing recently, correct? To clarify, I have all my Legacy on my desktop; data is entered only on this desktop and there is only the one family file. sigh, Linda On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:09 PM Cathy Pinner wrote: > Linda, > Make sure Legacy is linked to all the media and then make a new media > backup. > Use Tools > Media Relinker to find and relink the missing files. > If you have been renaming files outside of Legacy you'll need to manually > fix each broken link. > If you have just moved them, the Media Relinker will help you relink them > quickly. > > The Media Relinker will give you a log file that tells you where the > missing media is expected to be. > See further: > http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01062/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Finding-and-Fixing-Broken-Media-Links.html > > Your list of media folders will show [Default Media Folder]\... if the > start of the folder path was the path listed at Options > Customise 6.2 > when you started using that folder. Otherwise it will show the full actual > path. If the full path is the same as what is now at Options > Customise > 6.2, you can use Search > Search and Replace on Lists - Media Folders to > change the constant part of the path to the code. Make sure you only > replace the found part of the path. Make a backup first in case you get one > of the settings wrong. Then if you mess them up you can restore your data > backup and try again. > Changing computers or changing the location of your media is very easy if > the Media Folders use the code. You just have to reset 6.2 to the new > location and all media is relinked. > > Do check that you haven't been inadvertently using two different family > files. If they're all still on your computer, the ones you've opened will > show in the Recent File list. The Recent File List is found by clicking the > L top left corner of the Legacy screen if the L is larger than the title > bar. If it isn't, you'll see a System Ribbon tab and it's on that instead. > It depends on the Design Style you are using. > > Cathy > > Linda Greethurst wrote: > > > I have two media backups - one dated 15 Jun, the other 10 July. The > June one had NO missing media but the July one is missing 71 pictures. > > I have added pictures during that time span that are in the July backup. > > Is there a way to merge these two backups and to keep the old 71 that > are missing and also keep the new (no idea how many)? > > Any guidance on process to copy and paste the missing ones into the > current database? By the way ALL of my pictures and documents are in > a series of folders located on my C drive named Genealogical Images, > which is also designated as my default. But yet when I do a view > location of Media Folders, it lists both default and the C drive. > > I still like my paper copies and notebooks and this reinforces it. > How much other stuff is now missing, dropped and lost from my backups? > > Linda in Iowa > > -- > > 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/ > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at:
Re: [LegacyUG] "Dropped ?"pictures in a media backup
Linda, Make sure Legacy is linked to all the media and then make a new media backup. Use Tools > Media Relinker to find and relink the missing files. If you have been renaming files outside of Legacy you'll need to manually fix each broken link. If you have just moved them, the Media Relinker will help you relink them quickly. The Media Relinker will give you a log file that tells you where the missing media is expected to be. See further: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01062/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Finding-and-Fixing-Broken-Media-Links.html Your list of media folders will show [Default Media Folder]\... if the start of the folder path was the path listed at Options > Customise 6.2 when you started using that folder. Otherwise it will show the full actual path. If the full path is the same as what is now at Options > Customise 6.2, you can use Search > Search and Replace on Lists - Media Folders to change the constant part of the path to the code. Make sure you only replace the found part of the path. Make a backup first in case you get one of the settings wrong. Then if you mess them up you can restore your data backup and try again. Changing computers or changing the location of your media is very easy if the Media Folders use the code. You just have to reset 6.2 to the new location and all media is relinked. Do check that you haven't been inadvertently using two different family files. If they're all still on your computer, the ones you've opened will show in the Recent File list. The Recent File List is found by clicking the L top left corner of the Legacy screen if the L is larger than the title bar. If it isn't, you'll see a System Ribbon tab and it's on that instead. It depends on the Design Style you are using. Cathy Linda Greethurst wrote: I have two media backups - one dated 15 Jun, the other 10 July. The June one had NO missing media but the July one is missing 71 pictures. I have added pictures during that time span that are in the July backup. Is there a way to merge these two backups and to keep the old 71 that are missing and also keep the new (no idea how many)? Any guidance on process to copy and paste the missing ones into the current database? By the way ALL of my pictures and documents are in a series of folders located on my C drive named Genealogical Images, which is also designated as my default. But yet when I do a view location of Media Folders, it lists both default and the C drive. I still like my paper copies and notebooks and this reinforces it. How much other stuff is now missing, dropped and lost from my backups? Linda in Iowa -- 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/
