I think I understand now. But how do you change Legacy to do its *.fdb file to the outside drive instead of the computer's hard drive? Sorry I'm so dense. Nick Cirillo
--- Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do the same. > > My DATA is ONLY on the USB drive. It works like a > charm. I never get > data out of sync as both the desktop and the laptop > use the SAME data > file (I have the Legacy PROGRAM installed on both > the desktop and the > laptop. > > I have the backup message set to remind me EVERY > time I exit Legacy, > and backup to BOTH the laptop and the desktop, > depending upon which > machine I am currently using. This way, I have > copies of my databases > in THREE places; the USB drive, the desktop drive, > and the laptop > drive. > > On 4/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I also use a flash drive, and back-up to the hard > drive. > > > > It's a lot easier to carry from home to the local > FHC, and between computers > > at home. > > > > Carol > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Glen > > Ballard > > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] confusing myself w/ 2 > machines > > > > Legacy can't run from the flash drives. I have my > DATABASE (*.FDB and all > > associated files) on the flash drive. > > > > I backup to my desktop computer's hard drive. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Nicholas > > Cirillo > > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] confusing myself w/ 2 > machines > > > > Glen, > > I understood that Legacy made a data file on the > run so to speak as data are > > entered. The "Backup" feature creates a compressed > file for outside storage. > > Do I understand you that you have the entire > Legacy program on the USB drive > > or backup to the drive and restore on the other > computer? > > Hope I make some sense. > > Nick Cirillo > > > > --- Glen Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Steve & Julie, > > > > > > I use my USB Flash drive as my DATA drive and do > all my work from it. > > > My Legacy Database is located on the USB Flash > drive and ONLY on my > > > USB Flash drive. I do regular backups of my USB > drive to my desktop > > > computer's hard drive. > > > > > > This has been discussed in past emails on this > list. > > > You can go back to the > > > archives and search for how I setup my directory > structure to make it > > > easier. > > > > > > I keep my images (as small thumbnail type > .jpg's) on my USB Flash > > > drive as well. I have all my data with me when > I go to the FHC or a > > > family member's house. > > > > > > With my method, there is NO jockeying of files > from one machine to the > > > other. > > > > > > Current space used by my database & images is > 217 MB. I do keep much > > > more on my USB Flash drive, so I do have a 2GB > drive. > > > > > > Glen Ballard > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------- > > > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This > full featured genealogy > > > program can be downloaded FREE at > > > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=3AV63La > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Steve Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 8:44 PM > > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] confusing myself w/ 2 > machines > > > > > > > > > On 13 Apr 2006 at 22:16, J. Michutka wrote: > > > > > > > I recently got a 3rd-hand laptop (college > > > daughter's cast-off when she > > > > upgraded) in addition to my desktop computer. > I > > > put Legacy on the laptop > > > > (it's also on my desktop at home) so that I > can > > > take it along when I'm > > > doing > > > > research. Transferred copies of my files, > etc, > > > everything went ok. My > > > plan > > > > was that every time I made an addition/change > to > > > one copy of a Legacy > > > family > > > > file, I'd back it up and transfer it to the > other > > > machine. > > > > > > > > OK, you can guess, I didn't......I made > different > > > changes to my favorite > > > > family file on each machine, without first > > > updating/backing up. Musta > > > been > > > > brain-dead when I did that! How do I get this > > > file to be identical on > > > both > > > > machines again, each having the changes I made > in > > > the other copy? > > > > > > Decide which one you made the most changes on, > and > > > keep that. > > > > > > Print out the changes you made in the other > copy, > > > and then enter them into > > > the first one. > > > > > > I do what you do. > > > > > > I hopy my Legacy datafiles from my laptop to my > > > desktop and back again, > > > usian > > > a USB flash drive, sometimes twice a day, and > > > occasionally I've forgotten to > > > do so, or the files didn't copy properly, and > I've > > > entered it in the wrong > > > one. And then I've had to retype the > information, > > > though in some cases I was > > > able to copy/paste via a third program (like > > > Treepad). > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Hayes > > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Web: > > > http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm > > > Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 > > > > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to > Alaska > === message truncated === Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. 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