With respect if Windows has to be re-installed anything on the same drive (eg C:) will be lost. The only safe way to avoid this is to partition the hard drive and keep all data in a separate partion (ie. a different drive) to programs.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ *Use Legacy Search - see My Blogs* Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name of Church - should be Restoring Zipped Files > Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:55:09 -0700 > > I thought I would let you know that keeping data files in the My Documents > folder could be disasterous if your windows program becomes corrupted and > you have to reload windows. If you ever have to reload windows then the My > Documents folder will be overwritten or erased. I would suggest a safer > approch would be to keep the data in a different folder other than My > Documents. I only use the My Documents for temporary or working copies and > save it to its own folder. > Russ Strong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David S Brookes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 5:44 PM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name of Church - should be Restoring Zipped Files > > > Hi Marielle, > > I haven't actually lost any data, but have practiced it just in case it > happens. > > Firstly download the Legacy programme from the website and install it. Then > you need to copy the zipped data file (I call mine 'My Family') and > multimedia zipped file to where you want to keep it on your computer. Many > keep them in the Data file of the Legacy Programme folder, I keep mine in a > folder called Family History in My Documents. When you have put the zipped > files where you want them, unzip them by right clicking on each zipped file > in turn and go to 'Extract all' in the menu and left click. The files > should then unzip. They will produce folders with the same name as the > zipped files but with out the zip picture going through the middle of the > file. All your information should be in the 'unzipped' folders and ready to > use. > > Next run the Legacy programme. A box will probably open asking you to load > a data file. If you have put your zipped and unzipped folders in the Data > file of the Legacy Programme folder you should see your unzipped folder, > open it and you should see your family data file. Click on it and it should > load. If you have put it elsewhere on your computer you will need to find > the file by navigating to it in the oblong at the top of the box. > > When you run the Legacy programme, if the box asking you to load a data file > does not appear, go to the file menu at the top and click on open family > file to make the box appear. > > Your data file should the open, but without any of the multimedia files/ > pictures. You need to get Legacy to find the paths for these. Go to > Options<Customize. Click on the Locations tab and then 'Test all multimedia > paths', Proceed. If the multimedia files cannot be found the use the 'find > them yourself' option. You will then need to navigate to them yourself. > If, however you have put all your multimedia in one file, if you find one, > it will find all the others for you. > > I hope this makes some sense. See you get on. Don't worry - remember you > have your backup data on the CD if anything should go wrong. > > Best of luck > > David S Brookes > Polesworth > N. Warks > England > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marielle > Stowe > Sent: 29 December 2006 23:29 > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name of Church > > > Has anyone ever lost all the data in their Legacy File i.e. I tried to > download an update and I don't know what I did but now I have nothing in my > Legacy file ---- I do have a CD back-up but since it is zipped I don't know > how to open it. > > Sounds kind of silly I guess but right now I have a mental block about his > and am not sure what to do. > > Marielle - Toronto > > > > > *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! 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