Yvonne, I am going to make some assumptions, which you will need to correct if I am wrong. <<snippet>> I have linked photos to my tree <<snippet>> I assume you double-click an Individual's box in your Diagram tree to open the Property Box, and then use the Multimedia tab to Add Media. <<snippet>> I'm left with a box with an X in it <<snippet>> I assume you mean that where the photo was in an Individual's box in a Diagram there is now a large X. Are you using FH Version 4 with the default Family Historian Projects structure for your data? When you add Multimedia photos, do you get the Copy Media Files popup, and choose to Copy into the Project Folder? The above is the safest method, and should not go wrong. If instead you choose Don't Copy, or you are using FH Version 2 or 3, then having linked your Multimedia photo image you must NOT move, rename, or delete the original photo file. You can check on how many Multimedia images have suffered this fate by using Tools > Work with External File Links and noting the number of X marks. Can you please let me know which assumptions fit your scenario. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Yvonne Farrell Sent: 02 March 2012 20:39 To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Linking photos I have linked photos to my tree but often I will notice that the link has disappeared and I'm left with a box with an X in it, what am I doing wrong? Yvonne