Mike, I’m still having diabolicle trouble trying to link media on the new computer. (Mac & Parallels) The only way I can link some media is to do each person separately, this can’t be correct. If I try to select the main folder that all the media is located in for a project and point it to the new location of that folder, it does nothing. (This is outside the Media folder of FH) If I try to select all the sub folders under the main folder, FH won’t allow this. I’ve read all the articles and watched the videos, but I’m obviously missing something. I’ve used FH since its second version and never had this much trouble. Surely you can point the main folder that all the media is located in to a new location without doing it a person at a time? > Harris > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 23:52:59 -0000 > From: "Beryl & Mike Tate" <post@tatewise.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Media Linking On New Computer > To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002601d11a80$99856f90$cc904eb0$@co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > My first reaction is that you are not using the FH Project structure, which means that many FH features are disabled. > See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:v4:understanding_projects > A major benefit of using the Project structure and Media sub-folder is that Media links don't get broken when migrating from computer to computer! > See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:family_historian_migration_guide > > So I would suggest the following folder structure: > Genealogy\FH ... set this as the FH File > Project Window > Location: instead of My Documents\Family Historian Projects > Genealogy\FH\Morris ... holds the Morris.fh_proj file (renamed from Family Historian Sample Project) > Genealogy\FH\Morris\Morris.fh_data ... holds the Morris.ged file > Genealogy\FH\Morris\Morris.fh_data\Media ... holds your Media files > That path is shorter than yours so no filename truncation should be involved. > Genealogy\Family Trees\Morris Family Media > > If you stick with your current folder structure: > To correct the External File Links path, simply select the deepest 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map > Re-map to Other Location' and browse to the 'Family Trees' folder, then click OK. > In other scenarios you may need to select all the folders beneath the 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map'. > > If you switch to my proposed folder structure, select all the folders beneath the 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map > Re-map within Project Data Folder' and select the Media folder. > > There are videos of the above techniques in the FHUG Knowledge Base. > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:changing_external_file_links > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [FHU] Media Linking On New Computer > > I have the old problem of linking my media on a new computer. Old computer is a PC, new computer is a Mac running ?Parallels?. All is running fine and using the latest version of FH 6. I cannot manage to link the media using the External File Links dialog box. I do not wish to have the media in the FH Projects - Media folder as the file path is too long for some of my media and will require truncating the file names. I have the Gedcom file under a folder on the Mac?s hard drive, a folder called Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Gedcom. The media folder is under the same location - Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Media. When I remap with External File Links the path has double headings in the path name, E.g. - Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Media > Morris family Media. If I try to highlight and select all the media in the folder a dialog box says, ?Multiple selection is valid, but all the selected items must belong to the same folder?, what! d! > oes this mean? Any assistance is most welcome, could the links issue be because the FH program is running under Parallels (Windows) and the Media is stored on the hard drive of the Mac? > > Harris. > > *******************************************************

You should be able the Re-Map folders in bulk. Compare FH on Windows PC with FH on Mac/Parallels/Windows by performing similar Re-Map operations to determine if the PC is behaving differently to the Mac.. Initially select just one folder in the 'External File Links' dialogue. However, a folder of that name must actually exist in your filing system. Then use 'Re-Map > Re-map to Other Location' and select the parent folder of the folder with that name in your filing system. In other words the 'Re-Map' is mapping one existing File Links folder onto its existing parent folder. In order to get matching folder names you may need to Rename folders in your filing system. Once you are successful with one folder at a time, and if there are several sibling folders at the same level that need to 'Re-Map', then select those sibling folders and 'Re-Map' them to their parent folder. However, as before, all those sibling folders must actually exist in your filing system. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Media Linking On New Computer Mike, I’m still having diabolicle trouble trying to link media on the new computer. (Mac & Parallels) The only way I can link some media is to do each person separately, this can’t be correct. If I try to select the main folder that all the media is located in for a project and point it to the new location of that folder, it does nothing. (This is outside the Media folder of FH) If I try to select all the sub folders under the main folder, FH won’t allow this. I’ve read all the articles and watched the videos, but I’m obviously missing something. I’ve used FH since its second version and never had this much trouble. Surely you can point the main folder that all the media is located in to a new location without doing it a person at a time? > Harris > > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 23:52:59 -0000 > > My first reaction is that you are not using the FH Project structure, which means that many FH features are disabled. > See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:v4:understanding_projects > A major benefit of using the Project structure and Media sub-folder is that Media links don't get broken when migrating from computer to computer! > See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:family_historian_migration_guide > > So I would suggest the following folder structure: > Genealogy\FH ... set this as the FH File > Project Window > Location: instead of My Documents\Family Historian Projects > Genealogy\FH\Morris ... holds the Morris.fh_proj file (renamed from Family Historian Sample Project) > Genealogy\FH\Morris\Morris.fh_data ... holds the Morris.ged file > Genealogy\FH\Morris\Morris.fh_data\Media ... holds your Media files > That path is shorter than yours so no filename truncation should be involved. > Genealogy\Family Trees\Morris Family Media > > If you stick with your current folder structure: > To correct the External File Links path, simply select the deepest 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map > Re-map to Other Location' and browse to the 'Family Trees' folder, then click OK. > In other scenarios you may need to select all the folders beneath the 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map'. > > If you switch to my proposed folder structure, select all the folders beneath the 'Morris Family Media' folder, then use 'Re-Map > Re-map within Project Data Folder' and select the Media folder. > > There are videos of the above techniques in the FHUG Knowledge Base. > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:changing_external_file_links > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [FHU] Media Linking On New Computer > > I have the old problem of linking my media on a new computer. Old computer is a PC, new computer is a Mac running ?Parallels?. All is running fine and using the latest version of FH 6. I cannot manage to link the media using the External File Links dialog box. I do not wish to have the media in the FH Projects - Media folder as the file path is too long for some of my media and will require truncating the file names. I have the Gedcom file under a folder on the Mac?s hard drive, a folder called Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Gedcom. The media folder is under the same location - Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Media. When I remap with External File Links the path has double headings in the path name, E.g. - Genealogy > Family Trees > Morris Family Media > Morris family Media. If I try to highlight and select all the media in the folder a dialog box says, ?Multiple selection is valid, but all the selected items must belong to the same folder?, what! d! > oes this mean? Any assistance is most welcome, could the links issue be because the FH program is running under Parallels (Windows) and the Media is stored on the hard drive of the Mac? > > Harris.