* Problem when FH moved to root directory

[Johnyeates]

I am running XP with all the Service Packs etc.
FH does not seem to like the 'Project Files' being re-sited away from 'My Documents'. I have moved the 'Project Files to the root of the C:.
When ever I 'Add Multimedia' FH creates a'Phantom' Directory - see screen shot.



I have to use 'Work With External File Links' to move them to the correct directory. When they have all been moved the 'Phantom Directory' dissapears.
This is a real pain, any ideas please.
Regards
John

ID:4861

[nsw]

Is it groundhog day? This seems to be the same question you asked here:

http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cg ... y&num=4844

You keep talking about a phantom or dummy directory as though that is a bad thing but you're looking at it the wrong way round. The correct directory is the the one that that is under 'Project Data Folder' (i.e. the lower branch that you are calling the phantom). You should not be seeing the one that starts with C: (i.e. the upper branch). As I said in the other thread, the C: branch and the Project Data Folder branch are both pointing at the same set of folders. So you keep remapping to the C: to get rid of the 'phantom' but what you should be doing is remapping to the 'phantom' to get rid of the C:\ branch. You may find it easier to do that by using the Find and Replace that I suggested in the above thread (backup first just in case) then I think you'll find that the C:\ branch disappears which is what you want.

Nick

[Johnyeates]

Hi Nick,
I checked the manual and it actually shows my 'Phantom' Project Folder as you said it would.
All I did in 'Work With External Files' was highlight all the directories and 'Remap Within Project Folder', selected Media as the root and everything moved over. The C: etc path disapeared from the Multimedia files, they now all start with 'Media'
Thanks for your patience and I hope that I have got it sorted.
John