Not necessarily - Windows has been remembering opened files for years, at least since XP.
What is odd is that, in Win 7, they have changed the system sometime in the last couple of years, and it may be dependent on the application. For Office 2010 and earlier, I had them in the Start Menu with a drop-down list of opened files. When I moved to Office 2016 they were moved to the Task Bar and I needed to right-click on the icon to get a list of recent files. Putting them back in the Start Menu and Excel shows the drop-down link, but with no content, even after I open a file, while Word does not even show the drop-down link. So I put Legacy onto the task bar, used a right-click and only had the Legacy 8.0 link. Opened it and then open/close a couple of Legacy databases. Exited and right-click on the task bar icon now shows me the files I had opened. I then added it to the Start Menu and that now shows me the drop-down link to a list of recent files. Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert57P_gmail Sent: 28 March 2017 16:17 To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Apparently this is a new feature of Windows 10? On my main PC (running Windows 7), if I right click on the task bar I do not get the list of recently used files (yes, I have opened multiple Legacy files on that computer). Same results if it is pinned or not. On my test/game PC (running Windows 10), I installed the latest Legacy free version, opened the Sample file, and did a SAVE AS and called it DUP1 and DUP2. Now, when I right click on the Windows 10 Legacy icon, I see those OTHER files listed (the DUPs), but I do NOT see SAMPLE. It doesn't matter if the icon is pinned or not - I still see the SAVE AS list in Windows 10, but not Windows 7. NOTE however that the original file never shows up in that list. It only shows up if I do a FILE, SAVE AS and overwrite the SAMPLE file. Bob On 03/28/2017 01:21, Jean Gobel wrote: > I get exactly the same as Gloria if I right click on the icon in the > Windows > 10 Task bar: Legacy 8, Unpin from Taskbar, and Close Window. I do get > a list of the eight (I'm a divider) most recently opened family files > when left-clicking the big blue Legacy L at upper left (right clicking > only addresses the ribbon). > JeanG > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Kelly > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:59 PM > To: Legacy User Group > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File > > No, they did mean the icon on the Windows task bar. When you right > click on a Windows task bar icon you can see a list of recently opened files. > This only applies however if you have used multiple files. Someone who > is always working with the same family file will not see this list. > > If you do open a file using this method apparently Option 1.2 will > change to "Open last used family file" replacing any option you had > previously set for this. > > Brian Kelly > > On 27-Mar-17 6:59 PM, Robert57P_gmail wrote: >> I suspect a mis-type concerning the "icon on the task bar". They >> were not referring to the icon that normally shows up on the bottom >> of your screen. Instead I believe they meant the icon at the very >> top left of the Legacy window. By default it is the big blue circle >> with an L in it. (This can vary depending on the style(??) you have >> picked. Right now I can't find the setting that changes it from the >> big blue circle, but I know I've run into it in the past). >> >> For the search: >> Search, Find, Detailed Search. >> Pick INDIVIDUAL for first field, then MODIFIED DATE for the second >> field, then AFTER for the third field, then put in the date when the >> problem occurred in the fourth field. >> Then, along the bottom: >> Clear list before this search >> Create List >> >> I think the modified date used to actually show up in the bottom >> right corner. But now you've got to click on the invisible >> box/button in the bottom right (or just hover over the button) to see the modified date. >> >> Good luck, >> Bob >> On 03/27/2017 15:09, Gloria DeSousa wrote: >>> As always, you've been of great help Cathy...and everyone else. I'm >>> glad it's not me losing my mind every time my settings have changed. >>> >>> I'm sure I'll have more questions when the time comes again >>> (hopefully not, hopefully I will have learned my lessons), but there >>> is one question for now - Cathy, when you say "You can search on >>> modified date and either tag and export those people and import them >>> into the other file and then merge", I used Search/Find...and then >>> what to use modified date? Detailed Search tab? If so, I don't see a >>> way to used "modified date" in order to see what changes were made >>> that I could possibly have lost since screwing up. I think that's >>> the intention of using modified date, but maybe you meant it for something else. >>> >>> Oh, also, when I right click on the Legacy icon in the taskbar, I >>> don't get a choice of Legacy files. All I see is Legacy 8.0 (that's >>> not the name of my file), Unpin from Taskbar, and Close Window. I'm >>> expecting to see other files from what you wrote Jack. Does that >>> mean anything such as something wrong with my settings? >>> >>> Thanks again, >>> Gloria >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Gloria, >>> >>> Sorry you've lost your settings. >>> >>> The first thing to do is to NEVER EVER double click the fdb file >>> within the backup zip to open a backup file. I think that's the >>> only way to get Legacy files into a Temp folder. >>> >>> Backup files are RESTORED. In Legacy go to File - Restore File >>> and find the backup zip you want to restore, click open and then >>> make sure you give it a new name if you don't want to overwrite >>> your file. By default it will save into your default data folder >>> set at Options - Customise 6.1 but you can change the folder in >>> the save dialogue. >>> >>> Secondly, to use SAVE FILE AS on your file in Temp folders, >>> Remember to Navigate out of Temp folders to a sensible folder and >>> also give a new name for the database before clicking Save. >>> Otherwise you're just saving another copy inside the Temp folder. >>> >>> Thirdly, the usual way people lose their Legacy settings is >>> deciding to "tidy up" their Documents folder or their genealogy >>> folders and either rename or move ...\Documents\Legacy Family >>> Tree\ This folder cannot be moved or renamed. It will simply be >>> recreated with defaults. >>> >>> Fourthly, read this article and learn to use the Recent File List >>> and other tools in Legacy to find and open Legacy files. >>> http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00901 >>> <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00901> >>> and this one on Backup and Restore: >>> http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00869 >>> <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00869> >>> >>> Fifthly, in Options - Customise, reset both 1.2 and 6.1. >>> 6.1 should be set to the folder where you keep your Legacy data. >>> With 1.2 make sure you are not only choosing the file of the right >>> name but the file of the right name in the right folder. >>> >>> Once you've done all that, you should be straight though if the >>> backup file you opened was an old backup, there would be data in >>> your normal file that isn't in the file in temp you've been >>> adding to. >>> There are various ways to find the people whose data has been >>> changed and copy that from one file to the other. >>> You can search on modified date and either tag and export those >>> people and import them into the other file and then merge. >>> You can use split screen and open both files at once and compare >>> the data and either drag and drop people from one file to the >>> other and then merge OR just copy and paste or re-enter the >>> missing data. >>> You can import one file into the other and do a full merge first >>> using Intellishare merge, but that can be a daunting process if >>> you're not used to merging. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> Gloria DeSousa <mailto:gdesou...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:gdesou...@gmail.com>> >>> Sunday, 26 March 2017 11:31 PM >>> Hi Cathy (and everyone else :-), >>> >>> A few days ago, I opened a backup file from a zip, I then shut >>> Legacy down after looking, re-opened Legacy thinking that it >>> would open to the correct file that I set in >>> Options/Customize/1.2 but I just checked and see that my >>> setting changed without any input from me, and Legacy opened >>> the temporary file instead, which I've been using without >>> realizing for the past few days. I changed it months ago from >>> "open last used family file automatically" to "always open >>> this file" but see it reverted back to the former - how does >>> that happen? I notice other settings change periodically also. >>> >>> Needless to say, I've been working with a temporary file from >>> the zip folder. I tried to fix it using your instructions from >>> January about doing a Save As (/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)/, and then doing a Restore. No matter what >>> I've tried (too confused to keep track of everything I've >>> done), the name of my file still has Temp in it - >>> \AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Family 2017 2017-03-22 5.54.09 >>> PM.zip\Mansa & Quintas.fdb. >>> >>> Before I mess up more, HELP! >>> >>> Thank you in advance! >>> Gloria >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Cathy Pinner <mailto:genea...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> >>> Sunday, 29 January 2017 10:14 AM >>> Gloria, >>> >>> Legacy saves every bit of data you enter as soon as you enter >>> it and click the Save button on that screen. That's why there >>> isn't an Undo. No need for any other save. You just open the >>> same file the next time. >>> >>> The Legacy backup is the equivalent of you copying your Word >>> document to another drive or folder after you've closed Word. >>> It's insurance. You need it if your computer crashes (and then >>> it's only useful if it's been saved off your computer to an >>> external drive or to a folder on your computer that has synced >>> to the cloud). You also need it if in your next session using >>> Legacy you do something stupid and the quickest fix is to >>> start again from where you were last time you used Legacy. >>> You use a Legacy backup from within Legacy. You go to File - >>> Restore. >>> >>> Does that help? >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> Gloria DeSousa <mailto:gdesou...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:gdesou...@gmail.com>> >>> Saturday, 28 January 2017 11:03 PM >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> Cathy Pinner <mailto:genea...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>> >>> Saturday, 28 January 2017 9:12 AM >>> 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-Messag >>> es-Problems/I-lost-my-family-file-Legacy-8.html >>> >>> >>> <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00895/11/Error-Messa >>> ges-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: >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>> <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers. >>> com >>> >>> <http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com> >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.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/ -- 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/
