Jennifer, Yes, you really should. As you said Mozy was your *extra* back-up, you are now back to having only one. So, if Mozy goes down or shuts down you have no back-up.
I use the Legacy back-up at least once pere day, USB stick once per week and MSN Sky Drive once per month. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ > Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 23:11:37 -0700 > From: jtrahan2...@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Research notes disappeared > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > > JL, > > No, I have not been using the backup feature from Legacy since I've started > using Mozy. I used to put the backups each night onto a flash drive with the > date in the title. I probably should go back to doing that as well as Mozy > just to have extra protection. > > Art, > > Thanks for your suggestions as well. > > Jennifer > > ________________________________ > From: JLB > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:40:46 > AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Research notes disappeared > > > I missed the obvious. Why do you have to go to Mozy for this? Do you not use > the backup feature in Legacy? It makes dated backups, named by date. Are > those on your computer somewhere or do you make them and then immediately > delete them? If you can find one dated the day before yesterday that should > do it. Restore it to Legacy, take the missing info you want out of it, and > then restore your newer one. > ----- > JL > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog > > Jennifer Trahan wrote: >> I have a very strange problem. Somehow, my research and medical notes on a >> particular individual disappeared. I know they were there about 2 hours ago >> when I ran an individual report for this person b/c her cause of death from >> the medical notes showed up on that report. I did backup my file last night >> to Mozy, but I did make some changes > between last night and now that I don't want to overwrite. If I restore the > file from Mozy, will it let me call the restored file name something other > than "My Ancestors," which is what my current database is called? I just want > to go into the restored database, copy the notes, and then paste them into my > database called "My Ancestors." I just want to make sure nothing is > overwritten since I've made quite a few changes since yesterday and tonight. > I've always backed up my files daily, but this is the first time I've needed > to restore one, and I don't want to do anything incorrectly. >> >> Jennifer _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665338/direct/01/ 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
