I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307
"Ron Ferguson" <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >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 > 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
