Please, please tell us what files you have on you thumb drive. a) the *.fdb file i.e. your family file with the extension ".fdb" Or b) the back up *.zip file Or c) both --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307
"MJ SA" <michs...@gmail.com> wrote: >Maybe I should say I want to "save" my family tree to my "thumb drive" >after I add to it? I do use multiple computers at two different >homes. I really can't recall ever having this problem in the past. My >laptop crashed so I am glad I was backing it up or saving it to the >thumb drive. > >I do name my family tree as the date i worked on it. At this point I >have so many backups, saves and who knows what on my computers and I >am probably using all the wrong words I am going to need to do a major >clean up of the older files. > >I still don't understand why sometimes when i open my Legacy, my >family tree does not appear. > >You are all so patient and I thank you for all your help. > > > > > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 6:18 PM, 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
