How to change and move mediaWhen you add a picture, video, sound recording, document file etc into a Family Historian project, a Media record is created to represent that media item within the project; the Media record includes a link to the actual Media file. around using the Work with External File Links Tool.
Note that all the File Links are listed within the ProjectA Project is a Windows folder, created by Family Historian, which contains all your Family Tree information recorded in Family Historian. Normally located in the Documents\Family Historian Projects folder. Data Folder and so are ‘relative links’. Their big advantage is they allow projects to be moved from Location to Location or even PC to PC without breaking the links.
Tips
If finding it difficult to Re-Map folders then try the following guidelines until more familiar with the capabilities:
- Use Windows/File Explorer to structure & rename the actual folders & file names in your filing system into your desired hierarchy.
- In the External File Links dialogue, initially only select one folder to Re-Map at a time, or if using ƒh V6 or later then use the Auto Repair Links button.
- The selected folder must exist in your filing system and hold substantially the same folders & files as shown in the File Links list.
- If there is no such matching folder, then use Edit to change a folder in the File Links list to match.
- Use Re-Map and browse to and choose the actual parent folder of the selected File Links folder.
Plugin
For V5 or V6 you can also use the Check and Repair Media Links pluginPlugins are small programs that allow new features to be added without upgrading Family Historian itself; some plugins are written by Calico Pie and others are written by users. to repair links broken by moving files.