Syble,
Why not just use the backup and restore function built into Legacy.
Main PC:
1. Backup file and multimedia letting both have date added to filename.
2. copy backup files to a thumbdrive or network drive.
3. then copy the backup files back to the laptop’s Legacy folder where you keep
backups.
4. Restore family file with same name.
5. When you are done with the file on your laptop, then repeat the steps as
above for the laptop. You only have to backup the media files only if you have
added or changed them.
Russ
From: Syble Glasscock
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:26 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] using multiple computers/backing up
Ron you said "
or copy the file to a USB stick and then import into your PC – the
easiest."
I mainly work on my PC, but do like to keep a fairly current copy on my
Laptop, I too had gone to the archives and couldn't figure out what to do. In
the past I've always backed up to "My Documents", which has 2 neat zip files,
but due to some major problems getting a new Windows 7 PC up and going with
Legacy, I was instructed to back up to C:Legacy/Data, now I have these multiple
files in My Documents and in the Legacy/Data folder.
Questions: 1. I don't want multiple copies of files I don't need, I know
I can delete the older zip files, but what about the others?
2. I saw another post and someone said we should backup these other
files occasionally, how do I back these up?
3. Has this always been like this or is this something new?
Thanks,
Syble
--- On Tue, 2/1/11, Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
From: Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] using multiple computers
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 10:50 AM
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
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