You probably have all the files in the root K:, put some of the files on the flash drives in folders and try again. For Legacy make a folder K:\Legacy and backup to theat folder. Evert
2009/1/1 jmglover <jmglo...@tpg.com.au>: > Hello again everyone, > I'm sorry to have had to take a couple of day's break from this > thread, and I thank you all for your help and patience. > > Original query was >>>snip Error opening database > When I answered 'yes' to the query if I wanted to try again, up came the > words 'could not lock file'.<<< > I've been unable to open the .fdb family file from the flash drive since. > > > This is the message I get when I try to save the Legacy file to Flash drive > "K", which is the one I've been having trouble with since the update of > Legacy. > > "Error saving Family File as: K:\glover main one 1-01-2009. > Error 67: Too many files > Would you like to TRY IT AGAIN? " > There is very little 'used' space in the flash!! > > Mike , > I have checked for multiple copies of Legacy to be running, and > also switched the machine off, restarted it, etc. That doesn't make any > difference. > > Gary, > I have looked at the 'read only' box, it's not ticked, 'archives' is > ticked. > > I am able to save the Legacy files to another flash drive though. That's > working alright. > So though the problems not solved, I will just copy the files on the K flash > to my hard drive, and then to the other flash I have. So problem solved that > way. > > > Thank you all for your help, > Happy New Year, > Jill > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp