Thanks Chris - good detailed answer. My network is pretty solid, I moved off an old Dlink NAS last summer with SMB V1 precisely because of the security risk (love my new Synology DS218).
Your point about the lock file and Windows networking is well taken - I recall getting some warnings when I try to start a second instance, but that could be the weakness, especially if Legacy has some local configuration settings. Thanks for pointing out the Legacy configuration repair process - next time. And thanks Kevin - your thoughts on using backup avoids the issue. If I simply allow the backup to happen at every exit, I can use restore when I want to use a different PC. I probably use one PC more than 80% of the time (in the room where my mother's paper sources are stored). The other PC is near the printer when I want to generate reports etc. (or when my wife is using the primary PC). BTW I do use the Legacy cloud for the family backup but it does not backup the media files. I have enough NAS space for frequent local backups, but I have an external USB drive that is exchanged with a fire-safe duplicate every two weeks and a cloud copy of critical files (such as Legacy) about monthly because I am paranoid about backups and have spent too much time collecting what I have. Cheers John On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 5:57 PM Kevin Ferguson <kevinf2...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi John > > Although this doesn't strictly answer your question I believe it would > 'maybe' work for you. I use the cloud backup feature of Legacy to keep > multiple PC's 'current'. One I use all the time, the other is my 'hot > backup'. If you backup multimedia files this way then when you restore on > the other computer Legacy will rebuild your structure. I don't keep my > media files in the Legacy directory but I link to them. I also do a weekly > backup of all my files (website, work files, ancestry, documents, pictures > etc.) every week onto one of two external drives (I flip flop each week). > It has got me out of disaster more than once. The script to automatically > back up the directories is a DOS BAT file. > > A sample script is available here: > http://www.abbydalesystems.com/windows.php#bkup It is totally free. If > you need any help please let me know. > > Best regards > > Kevin > Abbydale Systems - Windows Hints and Tips > <http://www.abbydalesystems.com/windows.php#bkup> > Abbydale Systems is a Texas Gulf Coast based IT consulting and Product > Development company > www.abbydalesystems.com > > > www.abbydalesystems.com > > > Numbers 6:24-26 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on > behalf of John Faulks <johnfau...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2019 11:16 AM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Home network question - Legacy 9 Deluxe > > I have a common network storage device mapped to the Z: drive on my home > PC's. This works well with Legacy data running on one PC and the working > folders on Z;. > > I have tried running Legacy 9 on two PC's using a common folder on Z:. I > know I need to map the file locations (Customize 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) to point to > the common folder. But it is not solid. I'm pretty good at running one > instance at a time. That said, occasionally things hang and I am forced to > reinstall Legacy to fix things. Are there other settings or common files > that need tweaking to get this to work reliably? > > Thanks > > John > -- > > 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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