On 20/12/2015 16:04, stlarso...@comcast.net wrote: > Since I work from 3 computers, often I will pick one up and start > working on my genealogy..This has created a problem in that each > computer holds different information, depending on which backup I'm > going to. My question is: how do I combine all three programs into one, > so I don't lose any typed information and then always save them to the > same place, so when I turn on a computer, I am always at the most > current backup? I use One Drive, but the program always changes the > file name for each backup. Has anyone else had this problem? >
Why are you opening a Backup every time you work on your genealogy? You should have one working copy of your Family File which you open and work on each time, regardless of which computer you are using. When you have made changes to the file you make a Backup so that you have something to fall back on should your Family File fail in some way. Your Family File will have the file extension .fdb, whereas the backups you make will have the extension .zip. You might have called your Family File something like Larson Family.fdb, in which case your Backups will probably be named something like Larson Family 2015-12-20.zip. You can actually choose to name the Backup file anything you like and need not include the date, but that is useful so you know which file to use if you need to revert to a backup. Most people consider it sufficient to keep about your last 3 backups, but you really should store at least one of them somewhere away from your computer, and preferably away from your home. If you are storing your Family File in One Drive, you can open the same file every time on any of your 3 computers. If you do need to restore a Backup, it doesn't matter which computer created it - just look for the one with the most recent date. (If it doesn't work for any reason, then you try an earlier one.) -- Jenny M Benson 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
