Well this is a lesson on learning where and how both databases and backups are saved - and you can choose the location for both. I'm sorry, I can't imagine using any program without learning that in the first couple of days AND how to restore any backup. I trust you know that now.
I suspect the "data loss" was caused by opening an older copy of the database. I'd check your computer for databases and, apart from the backup zips, get rid of earlier copies of the database with the same name. Also check what you have for Options - Customise 1.2 I think it is best to use the third option to open a particular database - checking of course that you have the right database in the right folder when you select the file. RE the number of people in the database. 1) the Home Tab 2) unless you've been deleting and/or merging people and not using the Tools - Renumber RINS to compact the database, you can go to Index View, put the cursor in the RIN box at the top to order by RIN and scroll to the bottom. 3) Open the Name List and make sure that the options to include Alt Names and Married Names is off - see the number in the Title Bar. Cathy BARTON LEWIS wrote: > > I was able to restore the backup I made on August 6 that contained my > data. What a relief. But does anyone have any idea how this could have > happened? All of the children and their downlines for this particular > ancestor that I had been working on intensively and almost exclusively > for many months were gone when I opened Legacy tonight as well as > associated sources. How could that have happened? > > > > Also, how can I check how many people I have in my database? In PAF you > could click on the RIN field in the Index and it would list people by > RIN, and you could go to the end and see how many you had (and also, > when you backed up, it would tell you). That doesn't seem to work in > Legacy. So how do I know? > > > Thanks, > > > Barton 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
