Ward, I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active file.
Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for putting them on an external drive. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ward Walker" <wnkwal...@rogers.com> wrote: >MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >:-) > >Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live >family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. > > Ward > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gene Young >Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:54 PM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems > >On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by >> date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did >> have the additions made last night. Thank you so much!!!! >> >> Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. >> Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. > >NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose >open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is >inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your >hard drive that you want to work with. > >Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always >open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. > >After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the >file to the thumb drive. > > >> Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb >> drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not >> shutting this computer until I get it right. >> > >After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the >new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and >repeat the above steps on the new computer. > > >-- > >Gene Young > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
