Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Dermot McGlone]

Brian,

Nice one, I like it.  Simple but effective.

Regards,

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2008/11/6 Brian/Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> The next update to Legacy will have an option button where you can choose to 
> add the date (and time) to the backup file name.
> The backup screen will also default to the current family file name for both 
> the data and multimedia files. The multimedia backup will be named "filename 
> [date time] multimedia.zip"
>
> When you change the folder for the backup of either the data or multimedia 
> files you will be given the option to amend the other backup folder as well.
>
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>>
>> One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
>> automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it 
>> manually is error prone and tedious.
>>  Jeff
>>
>>- Original Message -
>>*From:* Dee <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>*To:* legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>><mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
>>*Sent:* Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
>>*Subject:* [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>>
>>Hi all,
>>I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.First, I 
>> have to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to
>>back it up.
>>I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the
>>mouse). Here is what I seem to need to do:
>>Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
>>Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use
>>a different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)There 
>> has got to be a better way!
>>In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first
>>fifteen "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
>>Any tips?
>>Thanks,
>>Dee Whiting
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Brian/Support]

The next update to Legacy will have an option button where you can 
choose to add the date (and time) to the backup file name.
The backup screen will also default to the current family file name for 
both the data and multimedia files. The multimedia backup will be named 
"filename [date time] multimedia.zip"


When you change the folder for the backup of either the data or 
multimedia files you will be given the option to amend the other backup 
folder as well.


Brian
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
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http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com

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Thanks.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it 
manually is error prone and tedious.
 
Jeff


- Original Message -
*From:* Dee <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
    *Subject:* [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

Hi all,
I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now. 
First, I have to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to

back it up.
I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the
mouse). Here is what I seem to need to do:
 
Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use
a different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.) 
There has got to be a better way!
 
In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first

fifteen "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
 
Any tips?
 
Thanks,
 
Dee Whiting




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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Tish]

I have several familyk files - both paternal, maternal, and then my husband's 
and all of them stay separate, and son't interfere with each other.

Tish


  Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could 
start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my family 
right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked this question 
and did not get an answer.



  - Original Message 
  From: Syble Glasscock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
  Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
  Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and 
usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.  
I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one 
individually is this the correct way?
Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

  From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
      Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
  To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
  Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM


They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my PC.


Ron Ferguson

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting



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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Elizabeth Richardson]

Marilyn, are you trying to print a Family Group Sheet? Legacy has a number 
of reports, including an FGS. Click on Reports on the top menu bar and 
you'll see a variety of ways you can present your research.


Elizabeth
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson

- Original Message - 
From: "Marilyn Potthast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: 
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:06 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




I also have another question.  In Family Tree I can print the family I 
bring

up from that window.  I cannot do this in legacy.  My hard copies are all
set up in this way.  When I look for this I only find a window that just
prints out what was on the original window.  I hope I am explaining this
correctly.  If this is true then I cannot get rid of my family tree 
program

as I don't intend to create a new way to keep my hard copy.







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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Randolph Clark]

Yes, in Reports.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Marilyn Potthast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> I just found out that in Family Tree Maker it is called Family Group sheet.
> Is there such a print out in Legacy?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald
> ferguson
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:31 AM
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>
>
> I am not sure as to whom your email was addressed, however, if it was me me
> then, yes, I have 10 or so family files in my program, and one can have as
> many as desired. However, I do not split any person from their spouse in
> order to creater separate files.
>
> Whilst it is easy to separate one family file from another should one wish,
> eg. to just show the tree of one side of a relationship, it is not so easy
> to combine them should one wish to show the lot. Being simple minded and
> lazy I always take the easy route.
>
> Should you wish to play around with a family file, many forget that using
> File>SaveAs will enable the creation of a copy of a family file with a new
> name and then one can using Advanced Tagging, Advanced deleting etc. to
> completely mess a file up, or even split it in two, without affecting the
> main family file.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
> _
>
> Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
> http://www.fergys.co.uk
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
> _
>
>
>
>
>
> ____
>
> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:44:18 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could
> start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my
> family right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked
> this
> question and did not get an answer.
>
>
>
> - Original Message 
> From: Syble Glasscock
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and
> usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.
>
> I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one
> individually is this the correct way?
>
> Syble Glasscock
>
> --- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson  wrote:
>
> From: ronald ferguson
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM
>
>
> They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups.
> Before
> anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my
> PC.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
> _
>
> Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
> http://www.fergys.co.uk
> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
> _
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400
>
>
>
>
>
> One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
> automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it
> manually
> is error prone and tedious.
>
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
> - Original Message -
>
> From: Dee
>
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
>
> Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I
> have
> to
> tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
>
> I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse).
> Here
> is
> what I seem to need to do:
>
>
>
> Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
>
> Then, it takes elev

RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Marilyn Potthast]

I just found out that in Family Tree Maker it is called Family Group sheet.
Is there such a print out in Legacy?

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald
ferguson
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:31 AM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?


I am not sure as to whom your email was addressed, however, if it was me me
then, yes, I have 10 or so family files in my program, and one can have as
many as desired. However, I do not split any person from their spouse in
order to creater separate files.

Whilst it is easy to separate one family file from another should one wish,
eg. to just show the tree of one side of a relationship, it is not so easy
to combine them should one wish to show the lot. Being simple minded and
lazy I always take the easy route.

Should you wish to play around with a family file, many forget that using
File>SaveAs will enable the creation of a copy of a family file with a new
name and then one can using Advanced Tagging, Advanced deleting etc. to
completely mess a file up, or even split it in two, without affecting the
main family file.


Ron Ferguson

_

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http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_







Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:44:18 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com






Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could
start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my
family right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked this
question and did not get an answer.



- Original Message 
From: Syble Glasscock 
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?






I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and
usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.

I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one
individually is this the correct way?

Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson  wrote:

From: ronald ferguson 
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM


They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups.
Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my
PC.


Ron Ferguson

_

Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_







From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it
manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have
to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here
is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got
to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting




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RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Marilyn Potthast]

I don't know who I sent my original e-mail too.  I just went into legacy and
asked these questions.  I just didn't want to mess up my family history by
creating a new file for my husband's family.  I don't feel their family
would want all my ancestors included in that side of the family.  Thank you
for your input.

I also have another question.  In Family Tree I can print the family I bring
up from that window.  I cannot do this in legacy.  My hard copies are all
set up in this way.  When I look for this I only find a window that just
prints out what was on the original window.  I hope I am explaining this
correctly.  If this is true then I cannot get rid of my family tree program
as I don't intend to create a new way to keep my hard copy.  



-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ronald
ferguson
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:31 AM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?


I am not sure as to whom your email was addressed, however, if it was me me
then, yes, I have 10 or so family files in my program, and one can have as
many as desired. However, I do not split any person from their spouse in
order to creater separate files.

Whilst it is easy to separate one family file from another should one wish,
eg. to just show the tree of one side of a relationship, it is not so easy
to combine them should one wish to show the lot. Being simple minded and
lazy I always take the easy route.

Should you wish to play around with a family file, many forget that using
File>SaveAs will enable the creation of a copy of a family file with a new
name and then one can using Advanced Tagging, Advanced deleting etc. to
completely mess a file up, or even split it in two, without affecting the
main family file.


Ron Ferguson

_

Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_







Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:44:18 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com






Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could
start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my
family right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked this
question and did not get an answer.



- Original Message 
From: Syble Glasscock 
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?






I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and
usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.

I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one
individually is this the correct way?

Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson  wrote:

From: ronald ferguson 
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM


They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups.
Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my
PC.


Ron Ferguson

_

Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_







From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it
manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have
to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here
is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got
to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typi

RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[ronald ferguson]

I am not sure as to whom your email was addressed, however, if it was me me 
then, yes, I have 10 or so family files in my program, and one can have as many 
as desired. However, I do not split any person from their spouse in order to 
creater separate files.

Whilst it is easy to separate one family file from another should one wish, eg. 
to just show the tree of one side of a relationship, it is not so easy to 
combine them should one wish to show the lot. Being simple minded and lazy I 
always take the easy route.

Should you wish to play around with a family file, many forget that using 
File>SaveAs will enable the creation of a copy of a family file with a new name 
and then one can using Advanced Tagging, Advanced deleting etc. to completely 
mess a file up, or even split it in two, without affecting the main family file.


Ron Ferguson

_

Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
_







Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:44:18 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com






Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could 
start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my family 
right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked this question 
and did not get an answer.



- Original Message 
From: Syble Glasscock 
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?






I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and usually 
keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.

I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one 
individually is this the correct way?

Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson  wrote:

From: ronald ferguson 
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM


They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my PC.


Ron Ferguson

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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting




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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Marilyn & Fritz Potthast]

Notice that you have more than one family file.  I had wondered if I could 
start a new file for my husband's family.  This won't interfer with my family 
right?  Have not had an answer from Legacy themselves as I asked this question 
and did not get an answer.



- Original Message 
From: Syble Glasscock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:21:27 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?


I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and usually 
keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.  
I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one 
individually is this the correct way?
Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM


They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my PC.


Ron Ferguson

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting



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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[John S. Adams]

I'm sorry.  Didn't mean to imply that the date was part of the file name. 
But when you click the "Select Name and Location" bar, its easy to see 
the date of each backup in the Details view of your files.  Why should 
Legacy duplicate this?


John S. Adams
Hermosa Beach, CA

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Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

Not as part of the file name where it would be easy to see and prevent 
overwriting.


Jeff

John S. Adams wrote:
Windows already does this. 





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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Not as part of the file name where it would be easy to see and prevent 
overwriting.


Jeff

John S. Adams wrote:

Windows already does this.

John S. Adams
Hermosa Beach, CA

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Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 3:39 AM
To: 
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?


One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it
manually is error prone and tedious.

Jeff





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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

I agree.  It is precisely what I had in mind and is how most professionally 
designed backups do it.  And - it should not really add much code at all. 
Less than a dozen lines of code at most.


I urge the Legacy programmers to consider it seriously.

Jeff



Mark Wilson wrote:

With apologies to the programmers, 

Adding a date to the backup should be a user-selectable option.  If
the user decides to use the auto-dating backup feature, then there
should also be an option as to the date format used with the backups.
My computers are set up to display the date in 'dd MMM ' format,
wheras I manually save my Legacy backups in ' MMM dd, '
format. (example: 2008 Jan 01, Tuesday)  Even the time could be added
to the backup for those who wish to make several backups during the
day.  There could even be a choice that would give the backup file
its base name, such as "Smith Genealogy."  (The base name could even
default to the name of the .fdb database in use at the time.)   A 
resulting

self-generating backup file might look like: "Smith Genealogy (2008
Jan 01, Tuesday; 15:27:12.32).zip."   By including the time, there
would be no chance of accidentally overwriting an existing backup. For 
those who like to keep a reduced number of backups, there could

also be a user-selected option to automatically keep the last "X"
number of days-worth of backups and delete the rest.  By days-worth,
I mean that Legacy would save, let's say, the last 14 individual days
of backups, each day of which could have numerous backups.  There may
only be 14 backups retained if only one backup per day was made, or
there might be 27 backups retained over the last 14 days-worth of
backups if numerous backups were made each day.  For those who might
have a backup or two, or three... that he/she wants to keep from being 
automatically

deleted, there could be a user-selected exclusion list for those
filenames that are to be protected.

What are some of the thoughts of other LUGers?  Is this something that
the programmers should pursue?

I can see it now... Legacy will eventually be a  100 MB download! 

Mark

==
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One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it
manually is error prone and tedious.

Jeff




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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[John S. Adams]

Windows already does this.

John S. Adams
Hermosa Beach, CA

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To: 
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it 
manually is error prone and tedious.


Jeff 





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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Mark Wilson]

With apologies to the programmers, 

Adding a date to the backup should be a user-selectable option.  If the 
user decides to use the auto-dating backup feature, then there should 
also be an option as to the date format used with the backups.  My 
computers are set up to display the date in 'dd MMM ' format, wheras 
I manually save my Legacy backups in ' MMM dd, ' format.  
(example: 2008 Jan 01, Tuesday)  Even the time could be added to the 
backup for those who wish to make several backups during the day.  There 
could even be a choice that would give the backup file its base name, 
such as "Smith Genealogy."  (The base name could even default to the 
name of the .fdb database in use at the time.)   A resulting 
self-generating backup file might look like: "Smith Genealogy (2008 Jan 
01, Tuesday; 15:27:12.32).zip."   By including the time, there would be 
no chance of accidentally overwriting an existing backup.  For those who 
like to keep a reduced number of backups, there could also be a 
user-selected option to automatically keep the last "X" number of 
days-worth of backups and delete the rest.  By days-worth, I mean that 
Legacy would save, let's say, the last 14 individual days of backups, 
each day of which could have numerous backups.  There may only be 14 
backups retained if only one backup per day was made, or there might be 
27 backups retained over the last 14 days-worth of backups if numerous 
backups were made each day.  For those who might have a backup or two, 
or three... that he/she wants to keep from being automatically deleted, 
there could be a user-selected exclusion list for those filenames that 
are to be protected.


What are some of the thoughts of other LUGers?  Is this something that 
the programmers should pursue? 


I can see it now... Legacy will eventually be a  100 MB download!  


Mark

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One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it 
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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Dee]

Well, this has really started something. It just seems we should be able to
name a backup and say "go" without having to click in the box, put in the
file name, then click in another box to begin the backup.  It's a small
price to pay, but I hope it will be easier in the future.

I love the idea of a checkbox that would give the option of adding the day's
date.

Dee Whiting

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:29 PM, JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The PR on it said it was supposed to make backups easier.  I haven't
> noticed.
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[JLB]

The PR on it said it was supposed to make backups easier.  I haven't 
noticed.

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Johnny V wrote:

I also vote for Version 6's backup style.

so much for my rant
John Valencic

On 8/6/08, *Bruce Jones* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> wrote:


I also liked V6 better.  I have one backup for each day of the
week labeled with the day (Mon, Tue,...) and overwrite them.







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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Johnny V]

I also vote for Version 6's backup style.

so much for my rant
John Valencic

On 8/6/08, Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I also liked V6 better.  I have one backup for each day of the week labeled
> with the day (Mon, Tue,...) and overwrite them.
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Syble Glasscock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and
>> usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.
>> I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one
>> individually is this the correct way?
>> Syble Glasscock
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:
>>
>> From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>> Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM
>>
>>
>> They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. 
>> Before
>> anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my 
>> PC.
>>
>>
>> Ron Ferguson
>>
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>>
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>> http://www.fergys.co.uk
>> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
>> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
>> _____________
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
>> automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it 
>> manually
>> is error prone and tedious.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>>
>> From: Dee
>>
>> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
>>
>> Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have 
>> to
>> tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
>>
>> I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here 
>> is
>> what I seem to need to do:
>>
>>
>>
>> Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
>>
>> Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
>> different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got 
>> to
>> be a better way!
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
>> "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
>>
>>
>>
>> Any tips?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Dee Whiting
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Bruce Jones]

I also liked V6 better.  I have one backup for each day of the week labeled
with the day (Mon, Tue,...) and overwrite them.

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Syble Glasscock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and
> usually keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.
> I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one
> individually is this the correct way?
> Syble Glasscock
>
> --- On *Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:
>
> From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM
>
>
> They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before
> anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my 
> PC.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
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>
>
>
>
>
> ________________
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400
>
>
>
>
>
> One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
> automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually
> is error prone and tedious.
>
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message -
>
> From: Dee
>
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
>
> Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have 
> to
> tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
>
> I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here 
> is
> what I seem to need to do:
>
>
>
> Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
>
> Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
> different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got 
> to
> be a better way!
>
>
>
> In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
> "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
>
>
>
> Any tips?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Dee Whiting
>
>
>
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RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Syble Glasscock]

I preferred the backup of v.6,   I too add the date to my backup, and usually 
keep at least two on my hard drive and one on an external drive.  
I have more than one family file, and I've always backed up each one 
individually is this the correct way?
Syble Glasscock

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:08 PM

They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my PC.


Ron Ferguson

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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


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From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have to
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here is
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting



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RE: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[ronald ferguson]

They could, but I hope not! I prefer to overwrite my previous back-ups. Before 
anyone tells me this is bad practice I always have a previous one not on my PC.


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 06:39:15 -0400





One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually 
is error prone and tedious.



Jeff


- Original Message -

From: Dee

To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM

Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?




Hi all,

I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have to 
tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.

I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here is 
what I seem to need to do:



Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.

Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a 
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to 
be a better way!



In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen 
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!



Any tips?



Thanks,



Dee Whiting



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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

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One thing Legacy could add to make backups better is the option to 
automatically add the current date to the backup file name. Adding it manually 
is error prone and tedious.

Jeff
  - Original Message - 
  From: Dee 
  To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:51 AM
  Subject: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?


  Hi all,
  I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have 
to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
  I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here 
is what I seem to need to do:

  Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
  Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a 
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got to 
be a better way!

  In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen 
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!

  Any tips?

  Thanks,

  Dee Whiting
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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Jenny M Benson]

Dee wrote
Thanks, but that means using the mouse to access it instead of the 
keyboard, right? I would like to use the keyboard. It seems like there 
should be a shortcut or that the backup button should have priority 
over some of the other items that are on the tab journey.


Windows - and therefore all the programs that are created to run within 
it - is designed as a "point and click" environment. Keyboard options 
are provided for all the essential functions and many others in case 
your mouse goes belly-up.  I actually know some people who find it 
quicker to use the keyboard almost all the time, rather than the mouse, 
but I don't think you can expect programmers to take a backward step to 
catering first and foremost to those who prefer the keyboard to the 
mouse.


As for the autocomplete, it starts from the front end and attempts to 
match as you type.  If you have 15 different types of file that all 
begin with the same several letters you must expect to have to do quite 
a bit of typing to reach the one you want.  (It's probably quicker to 
use the mouse!)

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Re: [LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Dee]

Thanks, but that means using the mouse to access it instead of the keyboard,
right? I would like to use the keyboard. It seems like there should be a
shortcut or that the backup button should have priority over some of the
other items that are on the tab journey.

Dee Whiting.

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:12 PM, JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You could drag the Backup icon onto the toolbar.
> JL
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>
> Dee wrote:
>
>>  Hi all,
>> I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I
>> have to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
>> I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). ;
>> ; ;Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
>> different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got
>> to be a better way!
>>  In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
>> "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
>>  Any tips?
>>  Thanks,
>>  Dee Whiting
>>
>>
>
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Sometimes the mouse IS the shortcut.
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JLB wrote:


You could drag the Backup icon onto the toolbar.
JL
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Dee wrote:

Hi all,
I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, 
I have to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the 
mouse). Here is what I seem to need to do:
 
Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use 
a different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  
There has got to be a better way!
 
In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first 
fifteen "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
 
Any tips?
 
Thanks,
 
Dee Whiting


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You could drag the Backup icon onto the toolbar.
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Dee wrote:

Hi all,
I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, 
I have to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the 
mouse). Here is what I seem to need to do:
 
Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a 
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There 
has got to be a better way!
 
In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first 
fifteen "matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!
 
Any tips?
 
Thanks,
 
Dee Whiting


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[LegacyUG] less steps to make a back up?

[Dee]

Hi all,
I have Legacy 7, and backing up seems to take more steps now.  First, I have
to tell it what to name the file, and then I have to back it up.
I like to use keyboard shortcuts whenever I can (instead of the mouse). Here
is what I seem to need to do:

Alt + F, B. This gets me to the backup screen.
Then, it takes eleven tabs to access the button for a backup. (I use a
different name each time so that I can preserve each backup.)  There has got
to be a better way!

In addition, when I try to begin typing in my backup, the first fifteen
"matches" that try to autocomplete aren't even .zip files!

Any tips?

Thanks,

Dee Whiting




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