Thanks. I’ll install the latest update, then begin exploring your suggestions.
Briefly, I apparently don’t know much about where my files are saved. Checking Documents/Legacy Family Tree/ I do not find an fdb file, just copies of previous back-ups I’ve made to transfer to Dropbox. I know, I know…I can set that up automatically…I am continually amazed at how much I don’t know. I will check Legacy at Options—Customize 1.2 I think I’m okay with where Legacy Back-ups are being saved…it names the external hard drive. I am using Norton Security for my backup system and it does the whole computer. Thank you. Ginny Vocelli From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:45 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Opening Legacy after June update: a difference in the way it comes up Hi Virginia, The current version of Legacy is 8.0.0.566 How much do you know about where your files are saved? The default folder for data in Legacy 8 is Documents/Legacy Family Tree/Data but you can save it wherever you like. However, you have to have this folder: Documents/Legacy Family Tree/ as it has a folder in it that keeps your settings - including which family file to open. You set that in Legacy at Options - Customise 1.2 To see where your Legacy backups are being saved in Legacy go to File - Backup and it's on the screen underneath the button that says: Select Name and Location for Data Backup (and a similar one for the Media backup). But I think you are talking about a backup system for your whole computer? I can't tell you how that works because I don't know what backup program you are using. Ask the person who set it up for you. I think someone else must have done it because if you'd done it yourself, you'd know. Here's an article on going from one computer to another. http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00505/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Moving-Your-Family-File-From-One-Computer-to-Another.html There are some others at support.legacyfamilytree.com that may be relevant. Cathy Virginia Vocelli wrote: Hello: I think this problem was addressed a few weeks ago. Sorry but I didn’t know I was going to need it. Here’s the story: I agreed to the latest update in July (8.0.0.559) to Legacy, turned off the computer, and on return from vacation, rather than my family file page coming up, I was asked to select a List of files. The best choice is to “Have Legacy Create a List” but that includes only one that directly relates to my family with .fdb extension and not samples. So, I have been finding that and entering data the usual way. How do I set Legacy so that file will come up every time? How do I know the daily back-up set for an external hard drive is finding the right file? Second question: where are the instructions for installing Legacy and family files on a new computer, which I am going to get next month. I think I’ve read about them but don’t know where to look. Thank you. Ginny Vocelli
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