Changed computers

Ebor337 · Post by **Ebor337** » 10 Jul 2011 20:25

Hi all,

It's been a while since I've been on here but have now changed laptops. I have reinstalled FH and got my tree loaded up no problems. I have also copied and pasted the whole of my family history stuff acrross to my new PC.

However, I have lost the images of all my sources. I've also lost all of my census and BMD flags.

Can I get these back? Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Lee

ID:5192

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 10 Jul 2011 20:33

How did you move your media?

Have you checked the Work With External File Links to repair your links?

Are you using a Project?

Your Flags are probably there, but I suspect you have lost the icons on your diagrams, either just add them back in (see
http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... _and_icons ) or on your old computer save your diagram as a custom diagram type and export and import it.

See
http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... e_settings
for more information.

Ebor337 · Post by **Ebor337** » 10 Jul 2011 20:46

I just moved my medaa via a USB stick, it's now all gone a bit wrong. This is what my Work With External File Links looks like:

http://imgur.com/6GLfR

Can i re-set it somehow?

Yes, I am using a project.

Thanks, my flags are still there. I just have to re-assign them then, like you have suggested. Thanks.

Post by **tatewise** » 10 Jul 2011 20:49

If you were NOT using Projects with relative Multimedia paths, then the paths would be absolute, and switching from Windows XP to Windows 7 the 'My Documents' path has significantly changed.
However, as Jane says using Tools > Work with External File Links will allow you to redefine them.

Post by **tatewise** » 10 Jul 2011 21:00

OK, compare your Work with External Files window with your Windows Explorer window for the same folders/files.

Then use the Re-Map button to align the Work with External Files folders with Windows Explorer.
It recommended you choose Re-map within Project Data Folder.

Ebor337 · Post by **Ebor337** » 10 Jul 2011 21:07

Thanks so much for trying to help me, but I'm lost.

In Windows explorer, my path to the images is:

C:UsersLouiseDocumentsFamily Historian ProjectsCensus

This is mirrored in the Work With External File Links but then it goes a bit crazy, as this screenshot shows: http://imgur.com/6GLfR

Not sure how to chaneg that.

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 10 Jul 2011 21:25

If you look in your Project Folder are your census images there are what is the path to them?

Ebor337 · Post by **Ebor337** » 10 Jul 2011 21:27

I have figured it out. Thank you so much to you Jane, and to you Tatewise. I really appreciate it.

Now just going to sort out my flags then I can go to bed with a clear mind!

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