I agree Ron, but I do rather like keeping data away from the computer, e.g. flash, zip disc (which I still love to use) and CD/DVD (which I tend to use for stuff I need to keep but not access very often).
Best wishes David S Brookes -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: 30 December 2006 09:59 To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name of Church - should be Restoring Zipped Files 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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