Before permanently making the switch, I would still keep RM current while you're transitioning. This means if you add new research material to Legacy you'll have to do the same with RM. A pain but I did that for years with TMG and FTM until I finally stuck with one. Unfortunately, I stuck with the wrong one.
When you decide which one you want to stay with, then you can stop using the other one. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Laurie Nelson Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:59 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? I've just switched from RootsMagic 3. Has anyone on the list done this? If so, how much cleanup did it take? One of my concerns is that I lost 23 of 300 notes in the GEDCOM from RM3. I haven't tried to figure out yet which ones I lost, since it looks like a daunting task. I'm still not sure if I want to use Legacy, even though I love it so far. I might decide to stay with RM3 since I've been using RootsMagic (and its predecessor Family Origins) for about 10 years. I hate RM4 and GEDCOMMED back to RM3, even though it meant some cleanup. If I decide to switch to Legacy permanently, I'll definitely buy the deluxe version. TIA for any help. Laurie Nelson -------------------------------------------------- From: "William H. Boswell" <whbosw...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:08 AM To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? > Suzanne: > > I had the same problem with TMG v7. I did a direct import into TMG v7 > from > FTM2009 because it reads the file directly. When exported to a GEDCOM and > imported into Legacy all the images transferred over, but there were > zillions of duplicates and the locations list was a mess. I ended up just > doing an export from FTM to GEDCOM and, while the cleanup is still major, > it > isn't quite as bad. A lot of my data from TMG was corrupt probably since > it > was reading from FTM. FTM had my most current data. > > Bill Boswell > > -----Original Message----- > From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on > Behalf Of Suzanne Scheraga > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? > > > I've recently switched to Legacy from TMG and have had a really hard time > with clean up. I'm not all that experienced with either program so I may > be > having a harder time than you would. One of the interesting things I > learned > from this group is how Access can be used to modify the Legacy database. > My > advice is to work really hard at mapping your fields and learning if it is > possible to use external tools like Access to correct anticipated > problems. > Since I have been working so hard on cleanup (and I have a very small > project compared to yours), I wish I understood more about both software > programs before the transfer. I'm sure I would have saved myself a lot of > work. > > Suzanne > Reddick, Florida > > > > --- On Mon, 10/19/09, * <vkgm1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: * <vkgm1...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:30 PM > > Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the > tired, > FoxPro-based interface. > > In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM > 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. > > > The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have > WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. > > ~ Kat 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
