Rob, Dropbox automatically synchronises the files when the second computer is started.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Rob Vader Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:28 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] using multiple computers But can you use dropbox as some kind of "disk"? I do not think so. Otherwise you need to download a copy from dropbox to your to-be-used PC. In that case there is not much difference with a USB drive..... -- Greetings, Rob Vader 06 5058 9079 On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Jane Lucas <janethelibrar...@gmail.com> wrote: I use Dropbox as well and really like it. I have a laptop and a desktop and really like to be able to access the most current version of my database at will on either computer. http://www.dropbox.com/ As Ron said it is best to remember to not have the Legacy database open on two computers at the same time, but really that isn't too hard. It is also a form of offsite backup and is excellent for file sharing. Jane Lucas North Vancouver, BC On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Sandy, There are various ways of doing this.. If you have internet access for both you can use a program called Dropbox – for safety make sure that you open the laptop so that the data will be copied to their server,, and close it before starting the PC, if you have a router then you can network the 2 machines (more complex, depending on the operating systems) – this is not the only way of networking BTW,, or copy the file to a USB stick and then import into your PC – the easiest. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Sandy Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 8:17 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] using multiple computers Hi everyone, I did read this on legacy years ago but did not think I would need it. Can someone tell me how when you are using 2 computers - 1 laptop and 1 desktop how you make one the masterfile, so that you can use the laptop and then when you come home update the masterfile. So you dont inadvertently loose information on the chnage over. sandy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: 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
