My photograph library in TP has disappeared

[Dazmum]

Hi all, don't know if anyone else has had this problem. When I want to add an existing photo or upload a new one, the whole things looks different to how it used to: the first screen up is one which is called 'manage attachements' and asks me to browse my system, none of my existing pictures are there. I can upload new pictures andpost them, but they are not saved in my TP file of pictures. Any solutions gratefully received

 

[Saffie]

I've just discussed this on the thread about - can't remember the name - will find it and link!
http://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/showthread.php?53012-TP-Layout

 

[Dazmum]

Thanks Kassy and Saffie, so it's permanent then - sorry I don't like it! So each time we want to attach, we have to upload from our pcs rather than the TP collection? It's a bit of a pain as I use a laptop, a pc at home and another at work, so if say, I wanted to post a happy birthday picture I'd have to have it on each of those computers

Having said that, in the great scheme of things, it's a minor inconvenience, nothing more and I'll live with it

 

[jenniferpa]

Just testing something

 

[Dazmum]

I might have solved my own problem of the pics being on different machines. As Kassy told me where to look for the attachments, I opened my birthday one, right clicked on it and saved to this laptop, so I'l just upload each time I need it.

 

[jenniferpa]

What you can do (what I just did above) is go to Settings > Miscellaneous > Attachments. At this point you can see a list of attachments (if you go to the bottom of the page you can select show thumbnails if the name of the picture means nothing).

You then have a couple of options.

1)You can right click on the name of the picture you want and choose Copy Link location and then you can insert the image with the Insert Image option (next to the envelope above the posting box).

or

2) you can click on the name of the picture and it will bring the picture up in a new screen. You can either cut and paste the address of this page into your post or in fact scroll through to see all your pictures.

I know it's not as easy as before, but they are still on the the forum and accessible.

 

[Dazmum]

Thank you for experimenting for me Jennifer, several options now

 

[Saffie]

Thanks Jennifer - but none of which are as useful as having them at the end of a click on attachments though. Shame it changed! I wonder why!

 

[jenniferpa]

I've been told that some people weren't able to post attachments at all. Between you an me, I don't care for it either.

 

[creativesarah]

I thought it was just me!

 

[Grannie G]

I`m saving images in `My Pictures` and they are there when I want them. I don`t know if everyone else can do the same but the change has made it so much easier for me.

 

[jenniferpa]

Are you talking about an Album Sylvia? Or something else?

 

[Grannie G]

I`m talking about a folder in my Documents Jennifer.

 

[jenniferpa]

Oh so on your computer? Yes that's of course an option. The problem is when people access the forum from several devices.

 

[Grannie G]

I only have the one device.

 

[nitram]

If multiple systems use an online sync application.
Here's a selection but there are many, many more..

http://blog.backupify.com/2012/05/17/ranking-the-top-online-file-sync-services/

Not all of them have versions for all operating systems.

Some require that you store the files in a predefined folder on each system, if you also want the files in a default folder, e.g. 'My Pictures' you will have to change the location of the default folder. Others allow any storage folder location on any system.

If you resize your images you can probably manage with several of the free versions.

If you only want to use image files and not *.pdf or *.doc etc think about starting to use Picasa

 

[CraigC]

Test please ignore

 

[Saffie]

All my pictures, photos etc are stored in' My Pictures' on my computer too, Sylvia, but I have hundreds there. It was much easier and quicker to access those for TP when they were stored in the TP attachments. I've been inclined not to add pictures to greetings etc. since they have disappeared as it takes so long to do.

 

[Grannie G]

since they have disappeared as it takes so long to do.

I must have a different system on my PC then Saffie because I find it so much easier. Oh dear. I am sorry it`s such a pain for so many people.

 

[nitram]

Saffie

Create a new sub-folder called 'TP images' in 'My Pictures' and use it to store resized images ready for use on TP.