Thank you very much Cathy. Seems that Legacy saves automatically as I go along, unlike MS Word for example, where CTRL+S is required. I think that's where I went awry, thinking I had to "save". A backup in Legacy is a "save" but not the same as MS Word. Not sure I'm making any sense, since I'm still just a tad confused.
Thanks again, Gloria On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gloria, > These paths are both showing an fdb file inside a Zip folder. > Do not open files from within zips. > Do not use your backups unless you have an emergency. > > Temp folders are emptied by various different processes. If you ever > notice your file is in a temp folder again (on the Legacy Title bar), get > it out immediately using Save As and choosing a sensible folder to save it > into. > > Do check where your real file is. You may find you have more than one. > Use this to help you. > http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00895/11/Error-Messages- > Problems/I-lost-my-family-file-Legacy-8.html > > The backup is not your saved file. It's a zip which should be saved off of > your computer for emergencies. > > Also check which file is set to open when you open Legacy. You set this > and check it at Options - Customise 1.2 > I think the default is "l ast used" but it's safer to set Always open this > one and find the file in the right folder. You should set that folder as > your default folder at Options - Customise 6.1 > > Cathy > > > Gloria DeSousa wrote: > > > Hi Cathy and Gail, > > I wondered about the file name. I open Legacy using the Legacy icon in > my task bar at the bottom of my Windows 10 computer. Before I tried > your suggestions Cathy, my file name was > > Legacy - [C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TEMP2_~1.zip\FamilyTree.fdb] > > I did that File - Restore. When my filename didn't change to the name > I chose - Family Tree - I tried the File - Save As. My file name is now > > Legacy - [C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TEMP2_Family Tree > 2017-01-17 5.15.33 PM.zip\Family Tree.fdb] > > I obviously am blindly just doing whatever. I don't find Legacy > intuitive. How am I suppose to open Legacy? I did a search on Legacy's > webs ite, and once again, results were not helpful. When I do open > Legacy the "right" way (if I'm doing it right) Legacy keeps opening to > an older file of Family Tree even though I thought I saved my > temporary file to the latest save. No wonder I just kept using the > file I wasn't suppose to open and use. > > If I'm confusing, it's because I'm confused. > > Gloria > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com > <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Gail, > > That's a sign that you have opened the file from within a Backup > zip file. > They end up in weird places. If you do it often you'll find that > the number in square brackets proliferates. > Backups should be restored in Legacy using File - Restore. > You can see the content of a Backup zip in File Exp lorer but you > shouldn't double click on the Legacy file inside a Zip folder. > > To recover: With the file open in Legacy use File - Save As to > save it somewhere sensible. > > Also read this up. Legacy can find all your files in a few minutes. > http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/ > AA-00895/11/Error-Messages-Problems/I-lost-my-family-file-Legacy-8.html > <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/ > AA-00895/11/Error-Messages-Problems/I-lost-my-family-file-Legacy-8.html> > > If your family file normally has a date after the name, then > you're always opening it the wrong way unless you didn't mean the > current date? > > If you have further issues, contact Support. > > Cathy > >   ; olivanna...@gmail.com <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com> > <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com>> > Friday, 27 January 2017 2:02 AM > Hi Folks: > I have been having a difficult time finding one of my family > data files anywhere on my computer. > After many days of searching... I managed to find one. > This is the location it gives me: > Legacy – > [C:\Users\Gail\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary > Internet Files\Content.IE5\YCM1GS78\Hennessy_Family_22 Jan > &n bsp; 2017[1].fdb] > after the word content, that character is a upper case i, but > won’t type. (different problem) > I never knowingly made that file that long or that content, at > least knowingly. Usually it is Hennessy Family 22 Jan 2017.fdb > I don’t know how to fix this. Any help out there? > Thanks, Gail > olivanna...@gmail.com <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com> > <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com <mailto:olivanna...@gmail.com>> > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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