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I've probably clicked and clunked too much. Can I delete some of the files and just use the default one which, although it has numerous "Unknown" individuals, at least has the photos all intact? If I open a file from a zip folder, it seems to be sans photos. Would it be safe to just go through and d...

Lol, you would laugh if you could see me struggling, Mike. I now have a tree with photos attached, but with a few hundred extra relatives! I'm sorry to be so thick! Doing a basic search of files named "Johnson.ged", I have 4:- Johnson.fh-data (C:\users\user1\My Documents\Family Historian Projects\Jo...

Sorry, Mike, but I'm struggling a bit here. As both Gedcoms are named Johnson, I'm having difficulty in knowing which is the 'old' file and which is the 'new'. If I make a copy of the one that has the pics attached to my Desktop (away from FH as per the Merge Guide), then open it from there, the pic...

1) In FH, open the newly copied Johnson Project 2) Use Tools > Work with External File Links and check the File Links are same as on old laptop Yes, they are 3) Use File > Validate and check no errors are found None found 4) Use Tools > Find Uncategorised Data, choose an empty Named List such as Boo...

Yep -done ok.

Hit a snag... 1) Connect the Passport F: drive to the Win 7 PC 2) In FH use File > Project Window, and then More Tasks > Browse for Project 3) Select the F:\FH\Johnson\Johnson.fh_proj file with the three coloured blob icon. Done ok 4) Click Open and the Johnson project should be listed in the Projec...

1) In FH, use File > Project Window and check if Family Historian Sample Project is listed. Yes, it is. 3) Are any other Family Historian Projects listed there, and what are their names? No, there are not. 4) Under the list, what does it say against Location:? Is it My Documents\Family Historian Pro...

All done, and looks ok Mike.

1) Can you easily connect your Passport F: drive to the old laptop and also the new PC (but not necessarily at the same time)? Yes 2) Is there plenty of room on this F: drive to hold the Project and all its linked Media files? Yes 3) What is the name of your Project as shown in the File > Project Wi...

The pics are not on my laptop, which is where the other photos are still attached and viewable on my tree. They are on my Passport, which is my F drive, when I attach it. I moved them over to free up space on my old PC. Big mistake, eh?! To sum up then, on my laptop I can access my tree with most pi...

Thanks, Mike. Step 1 At the top of the FH main window it says Family Historian Project. Step 2 At the top of this window there are lots of photos in various folders, all linking back to the C: drive. All of these are marked with an X. Then, as you scroll down, you get the Project Data Folder, contai...

Hi Mike, not sure if you're still out there, but I was shocked to find my photos were still attached to my tree on an old laptop! That would save loads of time, if I can attach/transfer them correctly.
I will follow your original posts and see what I can do.
Thanks,
Ron

Ok, many thanks, Mike. Here I go..!

Hi again, Mike. I ran FH on my old XP system and find the follows: When you have resurrected your project in XP, run FH and tell me exactly what it says on the very top window border. It should be something like: <your project name>.ged - Family Historian Project - [Focus Window] Family Historian Ge...

Thanks, Mike, I'll give it a try. My old PC is XP.

I followed the advice in the Knowledge Base, which, if I read it properly, seemed to say I was stumped. Forgive my naivete! Do you believe your GEDCOM data and Media were in a V4 Family Historian Project structure, or still in FH V3 form at? My version is 4.1.3, as previously stated, and I saved the...

Thanks for taking the time to reply, Mike, but all my photos mention the C drive in the address, so I guess I'm stumped?

Hi everyone, As a member of the limited-pc-knowledge brigade, I am hoping someone can come to my rescue and save me hours of work. I had to change my pc, and thinking I had transferred everything ok, I was unnerved to find all my lovingly-entered media had disappeared - broken links! :oops: I have a...