Your arguments for maintaining only one major file are convincing. I think I broke mine into 2 separate files to make it easier keep track of the pictures. But I guess I don't need to change the way I do that.
Incidentally in the Family File Information box, what precisely does the term "times linked" refer to? Pat On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk>wrote: > Syble, > > I have published on my website a tutorial detailing how to separate out the > data required for a GEDCOM. You will find it at > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Blogs/Y-DNA_Search.php > > Ron Ferguson > http:/www.fergys.co.uk/ > > From: Syble Glasscock > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 1:15 PM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Updating two family files > > > > I keep two separate files with basics for each of my direct lines in both > files, my reason is I have a website and lots of separate links for the > maternal and the paternal lines. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sybleg/ > > > I'm interested in what settings you used to get name, dates and places only > for a ged com to upload for DNA purposes, also which output did you choose. > Thanks, > Syble > > > > > > On Saturday, March 1, 2014 2:33 PM, C.G. Ouimet <c.g.oui...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Much much simpler to maintain one big file (more than 120,000 in mine) and > splitting off pieces for friends and family than maintaining two or more > and > occasionally having to combine and having to deal with duplicates ... > > > C.G. Ouimet > Kingston ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wendy Howard [mailto:wendy.how...@gmail.com] > Sent: March 01, 2014 02:46 PM > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Updating two family files > > Hi Pat, > > If I were you, I would consider why you are keeping two separate files, and > do you need to keep doing that? > > If you continue with your present setup (ie two separate files plus the > combined one) the only way to keep it all current is to update two files > with each new piece of information. Very tedious, and if you're anything > like me one day you will forget to update the second file and then it's all > out of sync. > > Why not just go forward with the new combined file? Then you will only have > to enter data once, you will have only one set of master files (locations, > sources, ...), and life would be much easier for you. And when you discover > that your mother was related to your father in some obscure way (as many of > us do!) you've already got everything in the one file ready to make that > connection. > > You may have good reasons for keeping your two sides of the family > separate, > which is why I'm saying to think about it, not to just "do what I say". :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > Pat Hickin said the following on 2/03/2014 8:08 a.m.: > > For some years I have maintained two separate Legacy files, one for my > > maternal side & one for my paternal side. > > > > I have just created a third file, which is a merger of the two files, > > for uploading onto a dna website. > > > > Now I want to add some info about an individual and I want the new > > info to be in both the paternal database and in the merged file. I > > anticipate doing more of the same. > > > > What is the most efficient way to go about doing that (adding info to > > both the merged file and, e.g., the paternal file? > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > 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 > > > 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
