How to Utilize Find Missing Media Tool in FTM 2019

In our everyday life, we are always bound to attempt to utilize different tools to accomplish
all kinds of tasks and meet different expectations. However, every tool must be uniquely
suited for a given task.
For instance, in case of a missing item such as your phone or something, whatever tool you
are going to be using to find it must have the ability to track down your phone irrespective of
its location. In this instance, you might want to consider tools like SeekDroid (Android),
Where’s My Droid (Android), and Find My iPhone (iOS), to mention a few.
Similarly, when using the Family Tree Maker 2019 program, it is no surprise that, just
suddenly, some of your media files like photos and videos go missing, or you can’t seem to
locate where they are. When files from the source computer or destination are missing or
corrupt. Instead of appearing in the tree, these files will appear as a magnifying icon on FTM’s
media tab.
In many cases, while moving your media file on your computer, it is possible that your Family
Tree Maker cannot seem to open it. As a result, a red link on the Media workspace pops up,
revealing that the item cannot be located.
Sometimes it can be frustrating because you might need to urgently use a particular photo or
video stored within Family Tree Maker 2019 program.
However, the Family Tree Maker 2019 program possesses a very important tool that can
promptly reconnect every missing media item irrespective of its location. This tool is called
the Find Missing Media tool.
But there is an important caution to using the Find Missing Media tool. It can only locate
media files that were moved from place to place. It is completely different from a scenario
where the media file was given another name (renamed) or deleted from the software
program. In such a case, the Finding Missing Media tool will never be able to locate the
supposedly missing file.
The main question is how you can utilize the Find Missing Media tool. That’s where this article
comes in handy. You need not worry at all because Ancestry Support has got you covered.
We have made it simply easy for you by presenting you with a stepwise guide on how you can
utilize the Finding Missing Media tool efficiently in your Family Tree Maker 19 software
program.
Using the Find Missing Media Tool
Utilizing the Find Missing Media tool on your Family Tree Maker 2019 is not as challenging as
you may imagine. So, how do you go about this?
• To begin with, locate your Media button within your main toolbar and click it to open
the Media workspace.
• Afterward, click the Media menu and pick the Find Missing Media. It will lead to a
catalog of lost media that seems difficult to locate by utilizing recent links in your tree.
• What next? You have to select the checkboxes close to the media files you desire to
search for, after which you must proceed to click Select All to highlight all items in the
catalog or, rather, list. The next step is pretty simple, click Search.
In some cases, the Family Tree Maker might not still be able to locate the missing file in
question.
Hence, the outcome of the above process is indicated by the listing of the file’s path as
“unknown” without a checkmark in the Status column.
Consequently, the next alternative will be clicking the media item and searching for it through
a manual approach.
However, suppose the Family Tree Maker locates the “missing” media file. In that case, it will
display its recent location in the Path column, and this will be confirmed by the appearance
of a checkmark in the Status column.
And there you have it!! Simply, easy, and straightforward. It would help if you got this.
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