I just hit a land slide in researching my family - and a lot of is on a Polish web site - going back to the early 1800 and I just had to share this good news In a message dated 2/21/2009 10:58:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, j...@telus.net writes:
I keep mine over a longer range of time, just in case I find critical errors in the database later. If I make several backups in one day, at the end of the day I just keep one of them. But I'll have one for each day going back a longer period of time. This sorts of helps but not really, because if I suddenly find out that things started going awry a month ago and I want to revert that far back I lose any new work since then. I haven't spent much time in Legacy 7 though. Now, there's a method! ----- JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog ronald ferguson wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------- > >> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:55:51 +0000 >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com >> From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] BACK UPS >> >> wrote >> >>> How many backups should one keep of a file? >>> >> I think the "3-generation" system is sufficient for most people's needs. >> This means that each time you create a third backup of a file, you >> delete the first backup >> >> For example: >> >> On Monday you backup and call the backup "Monday." >> On Tuesday you backup and call the backup "Tuesday." >> On Wednesday you backup and call the backup "Wednesday" and you delete >> "Monday." >> On Thursday you backup and call the backup "Thursday" and you delete >> "Tuesday." >> >> etc. >> >> -- >> Jenny M Benson >> > > Gee, Jenny, if only I was that organised ;-(. > > > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________________________ > *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database > http://www.fergys.co.uk > View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx > > > 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 **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) 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
