Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace spaces at end of last sentence/paragraph
Your problem sounds like a general Windows issue. I could do it in Linux, but I can't think of an appropriate search term. You need it to search for (a) one or more spaces, (b) at the end of a line. In Linux, the $ sign can indicate the right-hand end of the line. There may be an equivalent under Windows. I found the following link, but it may not do what you need: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/49644-45-find-filenames-spaces HTH, Doug. On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:06:44 +0800 "Barry Hardman" wrote: > Whilst new to this user group, have been actively using Legacy for a > decade or so. Have published 5 books through Publishing Centre, with > seven more almost ready to go and also published 4 photo albums with > up to 2,000 photos in each. > > > > Looking to find a methodology whereby through Search and Replace it is > possible to locate one or more spaces (space bar) at the end of the > last sentence/paragraph within Event-Notes and Event-Description. > Obviously, the methodology, once resolved will work in any text field > within Search and Replace. > > > > Currently it is a matter of either viewing or running a report, note > where there is a gap between events and then manually navigating too > and deleting spaces. Currently our data is clean, but as we > teach/mentor other Legacy users, clean-up of their data can be time > consuming. > > > > Thanks, Barry > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] put part of a tree
That should do it. If your part tree is a complete line, you can select it with the Focus Group options. If you want a collection of bits, you can put all the fragments in the Focus Group, and produce a consolidated Gedcom of them all. It will then contain several trees, of course. Doug. On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:02:09 +1100 Susan Perrett wrote: > One way is to create a Focus Group - see Help on how to do this - > then create a GEDCOM to upload to Ancestry, NOT that I have ever put > anything on Ancestry. > > At 01:49 PM 22/11/2012, you wrote: > >Hello everyone, Hope everyone is well. I want to take part of my > >family tree and put it on a separate family tree on ancestry. How do > >I do this? > > > > > > Susan Perrett > Melbourne, Australia > English webpage: http://www.st.net.au/~susanp/index.html > American webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~susanp> > Research: ALSTON-Suffolk/Bedford/America,post 1850, BOURCHIER-UK, > post 1650, CHUDLEIGH-Devon, All, HOLTTUM-Kent,pre > 1720,MARTEN-Sussex,pre 1660, OXENDEN-Kent, All. > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when parents unknown
Louise, It is because of the unknowns which Brian has identified that I enter them as unlinked individuals, which is your current practice. I do add an explanitory note to both the grandparents and grandchild quoting the appropriate RINs for ease of access. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Brian L. Lightfoot" wrote: >Not to rain on your parade but there are other possibilities for his father. >As we all know, genealogy is full of surprises. With that thought in mind, it >might be possible that your “John C.” was the illegitimate son of a daughter >and was given the family surname at birth and then not raised by the daughter >but rather sent to live with the grandparents. I discovered one such person in >my family file and I suspect there are many more out there. > > > >It can happen. > > > >Brian in CA > > > > > >From: Louise [mailto:louiseboo...@gmail.com] >Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:54 AM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when parents unknown > > > >I have a John C. showing up in two consecutive censuses in Scotland living >with his grandparents. I have been unable so far to trace which of the >children were his parents, in fact those 2 censuses are the only records of >his existence. There are 2 possibilities for his father -- either would be old >enough to father him. I have for the time being entered him as an unlinked >person, but I would like to bring him into the family records. Is there any >way I can do this? > >-- >Louise Booth > >Puppet Booth Productions >Hassle free entertainment for children and families >www.puppetbooth.homestead.com > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace spaces at end of last sentence/paragraph
That would certainly be beneficial to me also. I hope someone has a solution. Thanks, Syble > > From: Barry Hardman >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 1:06 AM >Subject: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace spaces at end of last sentence/paragraph > > >Whilst new to this user group, have been actively using Legacy for a decade or >so. Have published 5 books through Publishing Centre, with seven more almost >ready to go and also published 4 photo albums with up to 2,000 photos in each. > >Looking to find a methodology whereby through Search and Replace it is >possible to locate one or more spaces (space bar) at the end of the last >sentence/paragraph within Event-Notes and Event-Description. Obviously, the >methodology, once resolved will work in any text field within Search and >Replace. > >Currently it is a matter of either viewing or running a report, note where >there is a gap between events and then manually navigating too and deleting >spaces. Currently our data is clean, but as we teach/mentor other Legacy >users, clean-up of their data can be time consuming. > >Thanks, Barry > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Future updates
It is possible to run two versions of Legacy on the same machine, just install the second as "Legacy New". You are correct in saying that you would have to maintain two databases, especially if their structure has been changed following an update. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "CE WOOD" wrote: > >This is helpful as many of us buy ancillary programs that work with the >current Legacy version. If a new one is coming, we may hold off buying until >the ancillary program will work with the new Legacy. Wish there were a way to >run two versions of Legacy, because then one could still use the ancillary >programs until those have a version to work with a new Legacy version. Sadly, >once you convert your data to a new version, even an update, it no longer >works with the previous version or prior update. That means entering new data >twice, once in the older version and once in the newer version, assuming one >could have two version on one's computer at the same time. CEFrom: >ge...@legacyusers.com >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:36:19 -0700 >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Future updates >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >Yes, we've got a lot of great things coming. No, I'm not going to give any >hint of a timeline. We've learned from that. Programmers are working 18 hours >days right now for us. They've been stuck on properly implementing a major new >feature, but it's getting there. I'm excited about Legacy's future and feel >you will be too. > > >Thanks, Geoff RasmussenMillennia >corporationge...@legacyfamilytree.comwww.legacyfamilytree.com > > > > > >On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Tessa Keough wrote: > > >I remember the version 7 release (although not at traumatized as some > >Legacy users). I do think that with the advancements by other > >genealogy programs (most recently Ancestral Quest and RootsMagic), it > >would be nice to have some general idea regarding a newer version of > >Legacy. I think we all know that something is in the works - It would > >not require a date certain and it would not require the list of > >features, but it would be nice to know if we can expect something in > >the near or far future OR if we should be looking at other programs. > > > >I appreciate the great features in Legacy and realize that we have had > >some features that others are just now getting BUT there were some > >very interesting features introduced by others. I would like to know > >if Legacy is going in that direction or if I need to spend some time > >playing with other programs to get features that would be helpful to > >my research and publishing. There is a lot out there and we do know > >that these programs all try to provide the bells and whistles. I think > >this is a simple request - are significant improvements in the works > >or not? And if there is not "something concrete in the pipeline" now > >that pretty much answers my question. > > > >Tessa Keough > >Guild of One-Name Studies, No. 5089 > >Legacy Virtual Users' Group > >One Place Studies - Plate Cove, Newfoundland > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Don Hendershot > > wrote: > >> > >> I disagree with belaboring a negative assessment of Milleniums' > >> performance; especially at the Legacy 7.5 price point! > >> > >> Millennia does an excellent job in a small niche market with a steep > >> middle-managent learning curve and with pretty limited resources. > >> > >> I expect some hickups, as long as it doesn't become the norm, and I want > >> to make sure I always give credit where credit is due. > >> > >> Legacy 7.5 is a very good product at a very good price! I wouldn't > >> hesitate to buy it again right now. > >> > >> ~Don > >> > >> > >> On Nov 21, 2012, at 7:15 AM, Mike Fry wrote: > >> > >> > On 2012/11/21 14:59, Ronald Bernier wrote: > >> > > >> >> with all due respect, you are entitled to your opinion, but there are > >> >> some of > >> >> us who are interested in learning if a new release is imminent, or if > >> >> there > >> >> are new improvements on the horizon. If you are not interested in this > >> >> information, that is all well and good, just delete any related emails. > >> >> You > >> >> keep saying the release of version 7 was a problem - again, many of us > >> >> disagree with your assessment. I mean no disrepect, but everytime > >> >> someone > >> >> asks a question along this line, you send the exact same response word > >> >> for > >> >> word. > >> > > >> > I beg to differ. The release of version 7 was a shambles. Millennia made > >> > the > >> > mistake of raising expectations and then couldn't deliver on the several > >> > dates > >> > that they proposed. This led to a furore within this group, with a lot > >> > of people > >> > just asking "When", "When", "When" and displaying a lack of patience > >> > because of > >> > their raised expectations. > >> > > >> > The correct way of handling future releases, and Millennia is not Apple > >> > or > >> > Microsoft, is not t
Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace spaces at end of last sentence/paragraph
I forgot to add how you would do it (if you can.) The link I quoted says that yo can put any search term between quotes, so you put a space immediate;ly before the end-of-line character. Using the $, it would be ' $' or perhaps '* $'. You need somebody who can write Windows scripts, the kind of thing for the command line near the bottom of that link. I have never done it in practice. Doug. On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:49:26 +1100 Doug Laidlaw wrote: > Your problem sounds like a general Windows issue. I could do it in > Linux, but I can't think of an appropriate search term. You need it > to search for (a) one or more spaces, (b) at the end of a line. In > Linux, the $ sign can indicate the right-hand end of the line. There > may be an equivalent under Windows. I found the following link, but > it may not do what you need: > > http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/49644-45-find-filenames-spaces > > HTH, > > Doug. > > On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 > 15:06:44 +0800 "Barry Hardman" wrote: > > > Whilst new to this user group, have been actively using Legacy for a > > decade or so. Have published 5 books through Publishing Centre, with > > seven more almost ready to go and also published 4 photo albums with > > up to 2,000 photos in each. > > > > > > > > Looking to find a methodology whereby through Search and Replace it > > is possible to locate one or more spaces (space bar) at the end of > > the last sentence/paragraph within Event-Notes and > > Event-Description. Obviously, the methodology, once resolved will > > work in any text field within Search and Replace. > > > > > > > > Currently it is a matter of either viewing or running a report, note > > where there is a gap between events and then manually navigating too > > and deleting spaces. Currently our data is clean, but as we > > teach/mentor other Legacy users, clean-up of their data can be time > > consuming. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Barry > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > !DSPAM:50adf676130232718414809! > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Search and Replace spaces at end of last sentence/paragraph
I do not think that Search and Replace can use Regular Expressions. I would expect that it can be done using Access or OpenOffice. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Doug Laidlaw" wrote: >I forgot to add how you would do it (if you can.) The link I quoted >says that yo can put any search term between quotes, so you put a space >immediate;ly before the end-of-line character. Using the $, it would be >' $' or perhaps '* $'. You need somebody who can write Windows >scripts, the kind of thing for the command line near the bottom of that >link. I have never done it in practice. > >Doug. > >On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:49:26 +1100 Doug >Laidlaw wrote: > >> Your problem sounds like a general Windows issue. I could do it in >> Linux, but I can't think of an appropriate search term. You need it >> to search for (a) one or more spaces, (b) at the end of a line. In >> Linux, the $ sign can indicate the right-hand end of the line. There >> may be an equivalent under Windows. I found the following link, but >> it may not do what you need: >> >> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/49644-45-find-filenames-spaces >> >> HTH, >> >> Doug. >> >> On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 >> 15:06:44 +0800 "Barry Hardman" wrote: >> >> > Whilst new to this user group, have been actively using Legacy for a >> > decade or so. Have published 5 books through Publishing Centre, with >> > seven more almost ready to go and also published 4 photo albums with >> > up to 2,000 photos in each. >> > >> > >> > >> > Looking to find a methodology whereby through Search and Replace it >> > is possible to locate one or more spaces (space bar) at the end of >> > the last sentence/paragraph within Event-Notes and >> > Event-Description. Obviously, the methodology, once resolved will >> > work in any text field within Search and Replace. >> > >> > >> > >> > Currently it is a matter of either viewing or running a report, note >> > where there is a gap between events and then manually navigating too >> > and deleting spaces. Currently our data is clean, but as we >> > teach/mentor other Legacy users, clean-up of their data can be time >> > consuming. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, Barry >> > >> > >> > >> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when parents unknown
One more option. I have a "relationship to parent" status called "unknown". You could link up children and assign that status. Later it is easy to find all those with the "unknown" relationship to father or mother. Ron Taylor --- On Thu, 11/22/12, Ron Ferguson wrote: > From: Ron Ferguson > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when parents unknown > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 3:03 AM > Louise, > > It is because of the unknowns which Brian has identified > that I enter them as unlinked individuals, which is your > current practice. I do add an explanitory note to both the > grandparents and grandchild quoting the appropriate RINs for > ease of access. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "Brian L. Lightfoot" > wrote: > > >Not to rain on your parade but there are other > possibilities for his father. As we all know, genealogy is > full of surprises. With that thought in mind, it might be > possible that your “John C.” was the illegitimate son of > a daughter and was given the family surname at birth and > then not raised by the daughter but rather sent to live with > the grandparents. I discovered one such person in my family > file and I suspect there are many more out there. > > > > > > > >It can happen. > > > > > > > >Brian in CA > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Louise [mailto:louiseboo...@gmail.com] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:54 AM > >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > >Subject: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when > parents unknown > > > > > > > >I have a John C. showing up in two consecutive censuses > in Scotland living with his grandparents. I have been > unable so far to trace which of the children were his > parents, in fact those 2 censuses are the only records of > his existence. There are 2 possibilities for his father -- > either would be old enough to father him. I have for the > time being entered him as an unlinked person, but I would > like to bring him into the family records. Is there > any way I can do this? > > > >-- > >Louise Booth > > > >Puppet Booth Productions > >Hassle free entertainment for children and families > >www.puppetbooth.homestead.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to open every time I open legacy. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the > next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This > happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to > open every time I open legacy. Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. > > Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Are you backing up the tree to the thumb drive or is the file there a .fdb file? If you are backing it up there, it is a .zip file and you can't open that directly from Legacy. Legacy will only open .fdb files. If, however, the file on your thumb drive is the database itself (.fdb file), then go to the General tab on Options->Customize menu. In the 2nd block on the left is "Starting Family File". This setting will determine which file is opened when you launch Legacy. Mary -Original Message- From: MJ SA [mailto:michs...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:14 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
When Legacy opens there is a blank screen. The only highlighted things are FILE INTERNET HELP I can't click on options On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:24 PM, M. Brenzel wrote: > Are you backing up the tree to the thumb drive or is the file there a .fdb > file? If you are backing it up there, it is a .zip file and you can't open > that directly from Legacy. Legacy will only open .fdb files. > > If, however, the file on your thumb drive is the database itself (.fdb file), > then go to the General tab on Options->Customize menu. In the 2nd block on > the left is "Starting Family File". This setting will determine which file > is opened when you launch Legacy. > > Mary > > -Original Message- > From: MJ SA [mailto:michs...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:14 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems > > I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. > Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where > Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree > opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my > family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >> >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >>> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >>> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >>> open every time I open legacy. > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I can see on my recent documents the file, when I open it is a .link and it won't open :( On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM, MJ SA wrote: > When Legacy opens there is a blank screen. The only highlighted things > are FILE INTERNET HELP > I can't click on options > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:24 PM, M. Brenzel wrote: >> Are you backing up the tree to the thumb drive or is the file there a .fdb >> file? If you are backing it up there, it is a .zip file and you can't open >> that directly from Legacy. Legacy will only open .fdb files. >> >> If, however, the file on your thumb drive is the database itself (.fdb >> file), then go to the General tab on Options->Customize menu. In the 2nd >> block on the left is "Starting Family File". This setting will determine >> which file is opened when you launch Legacy. >> >> Mary >> >> -Original Message- >> From: MJ SA [mailto:michs...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:14 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems >> >> I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family >> tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to >> find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my >> family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can >> I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >>> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to open every time I open legacy. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "MJ SA" wrote: >I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >last night when I opened Legacy? > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >> >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >>> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >>> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >>> open every time I open legacy. >> >> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mike Fry >> Johannesburg (g) >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Source Problems
Running Windows 7 pro fully updated and Legacy latest update. In the process of converting all census records to the newer formatted style and currently working on the 1860 US records. Have about 30 people (involving about 7 different families but all intertwined) in the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census. I have the complete census transcription entered for each person involved under Notes in their individual Events/Facts. I have double checked all of these people both in this particular census and all other census records I have converted by going to the Family report for each individual family and making certain the correct information is there and that there are none of my old style sources still showing. I have successfully worked my way through several years of census records without a problem but have really run into one with these from the Boone County, Iowa 1860 sources. I have gone back and checked to make certain the correct information is showing and none of the old style records were accidently left several times. Everything looks good and I found nothing that looks out of place. (BTW, I am not inferring that there is some kind of weird problem with the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census itself.) Problem(s): As the Events show under each person in the Family Reports, the 1860 census record shows correctly BUT with no Source number. The source is missing entirely in both the Source Citations and the Bibliography at the end of the report for every family involved in this census. This is consistent throughout the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census and has NOT happened at any time previously for any other 1860, 1850, 1840 census record. What is going on and how do I fix this? -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 164 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was Sept 9. 2012. I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the newest version. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have set > it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. For me, > this setting does work. > > You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the > default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb > drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File > you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You > should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form > *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it > elsewhere then only you will know where it is. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "MJ SA" wrote: > >>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>last night when I opened Legacy? >> >>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >>> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to open every time I open legacy. >>> >>> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Mike Fry >>> Johannesburg (g) >>> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Quoting Ron below, "If you have told Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is." If you saved it to your thumb drive it won't show up in your data file - unless I'm not understanding what it is that you are doing. - Original Message - From: MJ SA To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was Sept 9. 2012. I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the newest version. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. > > You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "MJ SA" wrote: > >>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>last night when I opened Legacy? >> >>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >>> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to open every time I open legacy. >>> >>> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Mike Fry >>> Johannesburg (g) >>> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very frustrating. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: > I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was > Sept 9. 2012. > > I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the > newest version. > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson > wrote: >> It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have >> set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. >> For me, this setting does work. >> >> You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the >> default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb >> drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File >> you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You >> should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form >> *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it >> elsewhere then only you will know where it is. >> --- >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk >> GOONS #5307 >> >> "MJ SA" wrote: >> >>>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>>last night when I opened Legacy? >>> >>>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the > next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This > happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to > open every time I open legacy. Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: > so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and > put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample > file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is > issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this > is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my > family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very > frustrating. > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was >> Sept 9. 2012. >> >> I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the >> newest version. >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson >> wrote: >>> It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have >>> set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. >>> For me, this setting does work. >>> >>> You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the >>> default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb >>> drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File >>> you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You >>> should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form >>> *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it >>> elsewhere then only you will know where it is. >>> --- >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk >>> GOONS #5307 >>> >>> "MJ SA" wrote: >>> I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. > > Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >>> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA wrote: > OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, > before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and >> put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample >> file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is >> issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this >> is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my >> family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very >> frustrating. >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was >>> Sept 9. 2012. >>> >>> I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the >>> newest version. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson >>> wrote: It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "MJ SA" wrote: >I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >last night when I opened Legacy? > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >> >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >>> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >>> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >>> open every time I open legacy. >> >> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mike Fry >> Johannesburg (g) >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>> >>> >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >>> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
If I understand correctly, Legacy will open your data according to where you have told it to open... or where you last opened it from. If you saved your data to a thumb drive, then opened the data from the thumb drive (such as to confirm the data is indeed there), Legacy may be thinking you have transferred your data to the thumb drive and therefore the thumb drive is now where you want to work from when starting. This is standard for many software programs, not just Legacy and not just genealogy programs. Many programs automatically open where it was last told the data was located -- in this case, your thumb drive. With Legacy open, if you go to FILE in upper left, you can relocate the "working" data file you wish to use. You should know where your data is stored on your computer and therefore can locate it from this window. If you do not know where it is, now is a good time to do so. This is how you can find it: (Be sure your thumb drive is NOT connected.) After clicking FILE this new window opens. If you DO see your data file on the right side of that window, make note of where it is located by writing down the path from the address bar near the top. If you do NOT see your data file on the right side of that window, scroll the left side up or down to COMPUTER and click once to highlight COMPUTER (or if you have multiple drives on your computer and know which drive your data is in, click the appropriate drive). After that, click once in the SEARCH BOX in the upper right of this window. In the SEARCH BOX, enter the name of your data file and ENTER; this will start a search of your computer to find your data file. You are looking for a TYPE OF FILE called Legacy Genealogy Software with a DATE MODIFIED of probably last night (or when last you indeed opened your working data). When you find it, make note of the location by writing down the path from the address bar near the top. You can click on this data file and Legacy will now open it. After doing this, let's check to be sure the correct default location is entered in Legacy. Do this by: At the top, click OPTIONS>CUSTOMIZE and a new window will open. In this new window, click the LOCATIONS tab. In the LOCATIONS tab, the top blank/box will be the Default Location of family files. Confirm the correct location is in this box (you should have made note where the "working" files are from the previous steps). If the correct location is in this box, you are done; Click SAVE or CANCEL at the bottom to exit. If the correct location is NOT in this box, use the CHANGE button to the right to enter the correct file path, then click SAVE at the bottom to save your changes and exit. Now go to OPTIONS>CUSTOMIZE; in the GENERAL tab choose how you desire the program to startup. You can choose the view and the starting family. You can also choose to "Always open this file" which may be what you desire if you only work with one family file. Exit completely out of Legacy and reopen. Your working data file should now open for you. In the future, when you want to save to your thumb drive instead of to the default backup file, go to FILE>SAVE AS> YES and continue to save to your thumb drive. BE SURE to give this thumb drive file an alternate name so you know it is the "save as" file and not your "working" file. Such as, if your "working" file is SMITH FAMILY then maybe the file saved to the thumb drive could be "SMITH FAMILY saved to thumb drive". It may be a bit unorthodox, but at least you know by looking at the file that it originated from your SMITH FAMILY file, but is not the "working" file so you don't confuse the two files. I hope this helps. Lana -Original Message- From: MJ SA Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. > > Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support:
Re: [LegacyUG] Source Problems
On 22/11/2012 17:59, kinhunter25 wrote: > Running Windows 7 pro fully updated and Legacy latest update. > > In the process of converting all census records to the newer formatted style > and currently working on the 1860 US records. > Have about 30 people (involving about 7 different families but all > intertwined) in the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census. > I have the complete census transcription entered for each person involved > under Notes in their individual Events/Facts. > > I have double checked all of these people both in this particular census > and all other census records I have converted by going to the Family report > for each individual family and making certain the correct information is > there and that there are none of my old style sources still showing. > > I have successfully worked my way through several years of census records > without a problem but have really run into one with these from the Boone > County, Iowa 1860 sources. I have gone back and checked to make certain the > correct information is showing and none of the old style records were > accidently left several times. Everything looks good and I found nothing > that looks out of place. (BTW, I am not inferring that there is some kind > of weird problem with the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census itself.) > > Problem(s): As the Events show under each person in the Family Reports, the > 1860 census record shows correctly BUT with no Source number. The source > is missing entirely in both the Source Citations and the Bibliography at the > end of the report for every family involved in this census. This is > consistent throughout the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census and has NOT > happened at any time previously for any other 1860, 1850, 1840 census > record. > > What is going on and how do I fix this? > It sounds as though you have (accidentally) clicked on the option to exclude this Source from Reports. Open the Master Source and look in the bottom left corner of the screen. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Sorry about my last post - I'm not 100% sure this will work either! Exactly what have you found: your backup which will have the form *.zip, or your family file, *.fdb? And where is it located? Without this information I'm afraid that we cannot really answer your question. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "MJ SA" wrote: >I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy >hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a >g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, >> before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and >>> put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample >>> file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is >>> issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this >>> is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my >>> family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very >>> frustrating. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was Sept 9. 2012. I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the newest version. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have > set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. > For me, this setting does work. > > You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the > default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb > drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family > File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that > location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: > it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told > Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "MJ SA" wrote: > >>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>last night when I opened Legacy? >> >>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: >>> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to open every time I open legacy. >>> >>> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Mike Fry >>> Johannesburg (g) >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I found it on a new thumb drive I got last night. the strange thing is, the new death date I entered did not save last night. So on my new laptop, I have been testing Legacy. I saved it in the Data folder and did the other tips on saving you all gave me. Since now I know where the file is. One time it opened with my tree, a few times it did not and I also got a few errors messages. At least now I will have the one thumb drive to back up my family file to, so I will be able to locate it. As for the errors, I will have to email legacy and ask what they are. Thank you for all your help. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Sorry about my last post - I'm not 100% sure this will work either! > > Exactly what have you found: your backup which will have the form *.zip, or > your family file, *.fdb? And where is it located? > > Without this information I'm afraid that we cannot really answer your > question. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "MJ SA" wrote: > >>I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy >>hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a >>g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. >> >>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, >>> before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very frustrating. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: > I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was > Sept 9. 2012. > > I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the > newest version. > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson > wrote: >> It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you >> have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using >> Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. >> >> You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the >> default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb >> drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family >> File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that >> location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: >> it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told >> Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. >> --- >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk >> GOONS #5307 >> >> "MJ SA" wrote: >> >>>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>>last night when I opened Legacy? >>> >>>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the > next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This > happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to > open every time I open legacy. Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http:
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did have the additions made last night. Thank you so much Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not shutting this computer until I get it right. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:12 PM, MJ SA wrote: > I found it on a new thumb drive I got last night. the strange thing > is, the new death date I entered did not save last night. > > So on my new laptop, I have been testing Legacy. I saved it in the > Data folder and did the other tips on saving you all gave me. Since > now I know where the file is. One time it opened with my tree, a few > times it did not and I also got a few errors messages. > > At least now I will have the one thumb drive to back up my family file > to, so I will be able to locate it. As for the errors, I will have to > email legacy and ask what they are. > > Thank you for all your help. > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Ron Ferguson > wrote: >> Sorry about my last post - I'm not 100% sure this will work either! >> >> Exactly what have you found: your backup which will have the form *.zip, or >> your family file, *.fdb? And where is it located? >> >> Without this information I'm afraid that we cannot really answer your >> question. >> --- >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk >> GOONS #5307 >> >> "MJ SA" wrote: >> >>>I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy >>>hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a >>>g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. >>> >>>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA wrote: OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: > so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and > put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample > file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is > issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this > is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my > family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very > frustrating. > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was >> Sept 9. 2012. >> >> I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the >> newest version. >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson >> wrote: >>> It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you >>> have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using >>> Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. >>> >>> You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the >>> default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a >>> thumb drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open >>> Family File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to >>> that location. You should then find your family file in the large box >>> below: it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you >>> have told Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it >>> is. >>> --- >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk >>> GOONS #5307 >>> >>> "MJ SA" wrote: >>> I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. > > Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > > >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Firstly, please can we be clear about the usage of the word "saved". As you make changes to your family file i.e. when Close or Save on exiting any screen then Legacy saves changes used to the database - your Family File, and to the location from which you opened the Family File. When you exit Legacy, after making changes, you are asked if you wish to make a backup. Always answer "Yes", and select what you wish to backup from the check boxes on the next screen Whether you wish to use Legacy to backup your images is up to you - I don't, as I put them in Dropbox. Until you are really familiar with Legacy I would keep your Family File (*.fdb) in your Legacy>Data folder. If you wish to backup onto your thumb drive that is fine, so you can either put it in Legacy>Data, or on a thumb - there are pluses and minuses to both methods. To open the backup you need to go to File>Restore family file, and on the next screen go to where the file is (use the small box at the top) and select the backup from the list in the large box. You will be asked to give it a name, and I suggest that you do not give it the original name , and do ensure that the small box at the top has the path to the Legacy Data folder. You can always change the file name later (File>Save As). --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "MJ SA" wrote: >I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by >date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did >have the additions made last night. Thank you so much > >Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. >Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. > >Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb >drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not >shutting this computer until I get it right. > > > > > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:12 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I found it on a new thumb drive I got last night. the strange thing >> is, the new death date I entered did not save last night. >> >> So on my new laptop, I have been testing Legacy. I saved it in the >> Data folder and did the other tips on saving you all gave me. Since >> now I know where the file is. One time it opened with my tree, a few >> times it did not and I also got a few errors messages. >> >> At least now I will have the one thumb drive to back up my family file >> to, so I will be able to locate it. As for the errors, I will have to >> email legacy and ask what they are. >> >> Thank you for all your help. >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Ron Ferguson >> wrote: >>> Sorry about my last post - I'm not 100% sure this will work either! >>> >>> Exactly what have you found: your backup which will have the form *.zip, or >>> your family file, *.fdb? And where is it located? >>> >>> Without this information I'm afraid that we cannot really answer your >>> question. >>> --- >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk >>> GOONS #5307 >>> >>> "MJ SA" wrote: >>> I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA wrote: > OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, > before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and >> put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample >> file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is >> issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this >> is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my >> family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very >> frustrating. >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was >>> Sept 9. 2012. >>> >>> I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the >>> newest version. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson >>> wrote: It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told Le
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: > I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by > date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did > have the additions made last night. Thank you so much > > Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. > Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your hard drive that you want to work with. Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the file to the thumb drive. > Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb > drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not > shutting this computer until I get it right. > After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and repeat the above steps on the new computer. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
As others have pointed out, your backup is a .zip file. You can't open it but you can restore it. ^That is what a backup is for. The .fdb file is updated all the time, you don't need to save it at the end. In the Customise menu, you can specify your thumb drive to be the default directory for all your data, but then move or copy your existing data to it. HTH, Doug. On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:03:08 -0500 MJ SA wrote: > Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the > next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This > happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to > open every time I open legacy. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > !DSPAM:50ae5b0268101938219705! > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I can't read your message. The coding is base64, i.e. for a Mac. > X-User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 You need to change that to Windows compatible, and add a Subject. Doug. On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:53:54 +1100 (added by postmas...@iprimus.com.au) ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: > X-User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android > In-Reply-To: <-762099827_134809...@legacyusers.com> > References: <-767250575_134798...@legacyusers.com> > <-766829778_134799...@legacyusers.com> > <-766640189_134799...@legacyusers.com> > <-764176887_134804...@legacyusers.com> > <-763334201_134806...@legacyusers.com> > > > <-762099827_134809...@legacyusers.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="QNUX2WH2W812K6F4A0MKCBY2X6CRHQ" MIME-Version: 1.0 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems From: Ron Ferguson > Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:54:56 + > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Message-ID: > <3192f3cc-bc80-4c68-8fea-c30a7e952...@email.android.com> > > --QNUX2WH2W812K6F4A0MKCBY2X6CRHQ > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=utf-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > > RXhhY3RseSB3aGF0IGhhdmUgeW91IGZvdW5kIC0geW91ciBiYWNrdXAgd2hpY2ggd2lsbCBiZSBv > ZiB0aGUgZm9ybSAqLnppcCBvciB5b3VyIGZhbWlseSBmaWxlLCAqLmZkYj8gQW5kIHdoZXJlIGhh > dmUgeW91IGZvdW5kIGl0PyBXaXRob3V0IHRoaXMgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24gd2UgY2Fubm90IGhlbHAg > eW91LgotLS0KUm9uIEZlcmd1c29uCmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZmVyZ3lzLmNvLnVrCkdPT05TICM1MzA3 > CgoiTUogU0EiIDxtaWNoc2dlbkBnbWFpbC5jb20+IHdyb3RlOgoKPkkga25vdyB0aGUgb25lIEkg > Zm91bmQgaXMgdGhlIG9uZSBJIHNhdmVkIHJpZ2h0IGJlZm9yZSBIdXJyaWNhbmUgU2FuZHkKPmhp > dCB1cywgdGhlIG9ubHkgdGhpbmcgSSBhZGRlZCBsYXN0IG5pZ2h0IHdhcyB0aGUgZGVhdGggZGF0 > ZSBvZiBhCj5nLi5nLnVuY2xlIHNvbWVvbmUgZm91bmQgZm9yIG1lIHdobyBkaWVkIGluIFdXSS4K > Pgo+T24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIgYXQgMToyNyBQTSwgTUogU0EgPG1pY2hzZ2VuQGdtYWls > LmNvbT4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+IE9NRyEgIEkgZm91bmQsIHdlbGwgbm90IHRoZSBvbmUgSSBzYXZlZCBs > YXN0IG5pZ2h0LCBidXQgY2xvc2UgdG8gaXQsCj4+IGJlZm9yZSBJIHNjcmV3IGl0IHVwLCB0ZWxs > IG1lIHdoYXQgSSBuZWVkIHRvIGRvLi4gTE9MISEKPj4KPj4gT24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIg > YXQgMToyNCBQTSwgTUogU0EgPG1pY2hzZ2VuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+PiBzbyBub3cg > aSBhbSBvbiBteSBuZXcgbGFwdG9wIHdpdGggV2luZG93cyA4LCBJIGRvd25sb2FkZWQgTGVnYWN5 > IGFuZAo+Pj4gcHV0IHRoZSBmYW1pbHkgdHJlZSBvbiB0aGlzIGNvbXB1dGVyIGFsc28uICBUaGVy > ZSBpcyBvbmx5IHRoZSBzYW1wbGUKPj4+IGZpbGUgaW4gZGF0YS4gSSBwdXQgaW4gbXkgdGh1bWIg > ZHJpdmUgYW5kIEkgZ290IGFuIGFsZXJ0IHRoYXQgdGhlcmUgaXMKPj4+IGlzc3VlcyB3aXRoIHRo > ZSB0aHVtYiBkcml2ZSwgaXQgaXMgc2Nhbm5pbmcgaXQgbm93LiBXaGF0IGEgYnVtbWVyIHRoaXMK > Pj4+IGlzIGZvciBtZS4gQnV0IHN0aWxsIG9uIG15IG90aGVyIGNvbXB1dGVyIHdoZW4gSSBvcGVu > IGxsZWdhY3kgbXkKPj4+IGZhbWlseSBmaWxlIHNob3VsZCBqdXN0IG9wZW4gdXAsIGxpa2UgaXQg > ZGlkIGxhc3QgbmlnaHQsICBUaGlzIGlzIHZlcnkKPj4+IGZydXN0cmF0aW5nLgo+Pj4KPj4+IE9u > IFRodSwgTm92IDIyLCAyMDEyIGF0IDE6MDggUE0sIE1KIFNBIDxtaWNoc2dlbkBnbWFpbC5jb20+ > IHdyb3RlOgo+Pj4+IEkgd2VudCB0byBEYXRhLCB0aGVyZSBpcyBhYm91dCAxMCBmaWxlcyB0aGVy > ZSBhbmQgdGhlIGxhc3QgZGF0ZSB3YXMKPj4+PiBTZXB0IDkuIDIwMTIuCj4+Pj4KPj4+PiBJIGtl > ZXAgaGF2aW5nIHRoZSBzYW1lIHByb2JsZW1zLCBldmVyIHNpbmNlIExlZ2FjeSB1cGRhdGVkIHRv > IHRoZQo+Pj4+IG5ld2VzdCB2ZXJzaW9uLgo+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4gT24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIg > YXQgMTI6NTcgUE0sIFJvbiBGZXJndXNvbgo+Pj4+IDxyb25mZXJneS5hdWxAdGlzY2FsaS5jby51 > az4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+Pj4+IEl0IGRvZXMgdGFrZSB0aW1lIHRvIGxlYXJuIGhvdyB0byB1c2UgeW91 > ciBwcm9ncmFtLiBZb3Ugc2F5IHRoYXQgeW91IGhhdmUgc2V0IGl0IHRvIG9wZW4gd2l0aCB5b3Vy > IGZhbWlseSB0cmVlLCBwcmVzdW1hYmx5IHVzaW5nIE9wdGlvbnM+Q3VzdG9taXNlLiBGb3IgbWUs > IHRoaXMgc2V0dGluZyBkb2VzIHdvcmsuCj4+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4+IFlvdSBhc2sgd2hlcmUgaXMgeW91 > ciBmYW1pbHkgZmlsZSwgcHJvdmlkZWQgTGVnYWN5IGlzIGluc3RhbGxlZCB0byB0aGUgZGVmYXVs > dCwgYW5kIHlvdSBoYXZlIG5vdCB0b2xkIGxlZ2FjeSB0byBzYXZlIGl0IGVsc2V3aGVyZSAobGlr > ZSBhIHRodW1iIGRyaXZlKSwgeW91IHdpbGwgZmluZCBpdCBpbiBDOlxMZWdhY3lcRGF0YSwgc28g > dXNpbmcgRmlsZT5PcGVuIEZhbWlseSBGaWxlIHlvdSBzaG91bGQgc2V0IHRoZSBib3ggYXQgdGhl > IHRvcCBvZiB0aGUgT3BlbiBTY3JlZW4gdG8gdGhhdCBsb2NhdGlvbi4gWW91IHNob3VsZCB0aGVu > IGZpbmQgeW91ciBmYW1pbHkgZmlsZSBpbiB0aGUgbGFyZ2UgYm94IGJlbG93OiBpdCBpcyBvZiB0 > aGUgZm9ybSAqLmZkYiB3aGVyZSB0aGUgKiBpcyB5b3VyIGZpbGUgbmFtZS4gSWYgeW91IGhhdmUg > dG9sZCBMZWdhY3kgdG8gc2F2ZSBpdCBlbHNld2hlcmUgdGhlbiBvbmx5IHlvdSB3aWxsIGtub3cg > d2hlcmUgaXQgaXMuCj4+Pj4+IC0tLQo+Pj4+PiBSb24gRmVyZ3Vzb24KPj4+Pj4gaHR0cDovL3d3 > dy5mZXJneXMuY28udWsKPj4+Pj4gR09PTlMgIzUzMDcKPj4+Pj4KPj4+Pj4gIk1KIFNBIiA8bWlj > aHNnZW5AZ21haWwuY29tPiB3cm90ZToKPj4+Pj4KPj4+Pj4+SSBhbSBzbyBvdmVyIHRoaXMgcHJv > Z3JhbSEgIEkgaGF2ZSBzZXQgTGVnYWN5IHRvIG9wZW4gdXAgd2l0aCBteQo+Pj4+Pj5mYW1pbHkg > dHJlZS4gTm93IEkgYW0gc3BlbmRpbmcgdGhlIGxpdHRsZSB0aW1lIEkgaGF2ZSAoSSBhbSBkaXNh > YmxlZCkKPj4+Pj4+dHJ5aW5nIHRvIGZpbmQgd2hlcmUgTGVnYWN5IHB1dCBteSBmYW1pbHkgdHJl > ZS4gIExhc3QgbmlnaHQgd2hlbiBJCj4+Pj4+Pm9wZW5lZCBMZWdhY3ksIG15IGZhbWlseSB0cmVl > IG9wZW5lZCBhdXRvbWF0aWNhbGx5LiB0aGlzIGlzIGhhcHBlbmluZwo+Pj4+Pj50b28gbWFueSB0 > aW1lcy4gSG93IGNhbiBJIGZpbmQgbXkgZmFtaWx5IHRyZWUsIHRoZSBvbmUgdGhhdCBvcGVuZWQK > Pj4+Pj4+bGFzdCBuaWdodCB3aGVuIEkgb3BlbmVkIExlZ2FjeT8KPj4+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4+Pk9uIFRo > dSwgTm92IDIyLCAyM
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or 'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. :-) Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. Ward -Original Message- From: Gene Young Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: > I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by > date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did > have the additions made last night. Thank you so much > > Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. > Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your hard drive that you want to work with. Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the file to the thumb drive. > Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb > drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not > shutting this computer until I get it right. > After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and repeat the above steps on the new computer. -- Gene Young Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Maybe I should say I want to "save" my family tree to my "thumb drive" after I add to it? I do use multiple computers at two different homes. I really can't recall ever having this problem in the past. My laptop crashed so I am glad I was backing it up or saving it to the thumb drive. I do name my family tree as the date i worked on it. At this point I have so many backups, saves and who knows what on my computers and I am probably using all the wrong words I am going to need to do a major clean up of the older files. I still don't understand why sometimes when i open my Legacy, my family tree does not appear. You are all so patient and I thank you for all your help. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Ward Walker wrote: > MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or > 'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is > updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file > is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if > you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. > :-) > > Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live > family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the > thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. > If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups > to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. > >Ward > > -Original Message- > From: Gene Young > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:54 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems > > On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by >> date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did >> have the additions made last night. Thank you so much >> >> Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. >> Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. > > NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose > open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is > inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your > hard drive that you want to work with. > > Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always > open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. > > After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the > file to the thumb drive. > > >> Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb >> drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not >> shutting this computer until I get it right. >> > > After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the > new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and > repeat the above steps on the new computer. > > > -- > > Gene Young > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG]
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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Ward, I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active file. Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for putting them on an external drive. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ward Walker" wrote: >MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >:-) > >Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live >family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. > > Ward > >-Original Message- >From: Gene Young >Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:54 PM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems > >On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by >> date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did >> have the additions made last night. Thank you so much >> >> Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. >> Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. > >NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose >open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is >inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your >hard drive that you want to work with. > >Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always >open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. > >After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the >file to the thumb drive. > > >> Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb >> drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not >> shutting this computer until I get it right. >> > >After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the >new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and >repeat the above steps on the new computer. > > >-- > >Gene Young > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Please, please tell us what files you have on you thumb drive. a) the *.fdb file i.e. your family file with the extension ".fdb" Or b) the back up *.zip file Or c) both --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "MJ SA" wrote: >Maybe I should say I want to "save" my family tree to my "thumb drive" >after I add to it? I do use multiple computers at two different >homes. I really can't recall ever having this problem in the past. My >laptop crashed so I am glad I was backing it up or saving it to the >thumb drive. > >I do name my family tree as the date i worked on it. At this point I >have so many backups, saves and who knows what on my computers and I >am probably using all the wrong words I am going to need to do a major >clean up of the older files. > >I still don't understand why sometimes when i open my Legacy, my >family tree does not appear. > >You are all so patient and I thank you for all your help. > > > > > >On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Ward Walker wrote: >> MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >> 'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >> updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >> is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >> you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >> :-) >> >> Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live >> family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >> thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >> If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >> to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. >> >>Ward >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Gene Young >> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 5:54 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems >> >> On 11/22/2012 3:21 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by >>> date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did >>> have the additions made last night. Thank you so much >>> >>> Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. >>> Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. >> >> NO! If you save it to the thumb drive to "back it up" and you choose >> open last file, it will not be able to find it unless the thumb drive is >> inserted. You should set it to always open the specific file on your >> hard drive that you want to work with. >> >> Options > Customize > General Tab > Starting Family File select always >> open this file and choose your file from the drop down list. >> >> After you close the file, use windows explorer top copy and paste the >> file to the thumb drive. >> >> >>> Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb >>> drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not >>> shutting this computer until I get it right. >>> >> >> After copying the file to the thumb drive, move the thumb drive to the >> new computer and copy and paste the file to the location you desire and >> repeat the above steps on the new computer. >> >> >> -- >> >> Gene Young >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG]
Ron This is how your message came through from your K9 Mail Brian Woolvett www.woolvett.com -Original Message- From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Friday, 23 November 2012 6:24 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] X-User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <-762099827_134809...@legacyusers.com> References: <-767250575_134798...@legacyusers.com> <-766829778_134799...@legacyusers.com> <-766640189_134799...@legacyusers.com> <-764176887_134804...@legacyusers.com> <-763334201_134806...@legacyusers.com> <-762099827_134809...@legacyusers.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="QNUX2WH2W812K6F4A0MKCBY2X6CRHQ" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems From: Ron Ferguson Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:54:56 + To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Message-ID: <3192f3cc-bc80-4c68-8fea-c30a7e952...@email.android.com> --QNUX2WH2W812K6F4A0MKCBY2X6CRHQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 RXhhY3RseSB3aGF0IGhhdmUgeW91IGZvdW5kIC0geW91ciBiYWNrdXAgd2hpY2ggd2lsbCBiZSBv ZiB0aGUgZm9ybSAqLnppcCBvciB5b3VyIGZhbWlseSBmaWxlLCAqLmZkYj8gQW5kIHdoZXJlIGhh dmUgeW91IGZvdW5kIGl0PyBXaXRob3V0IHRoaXMgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24gd2UgY2Fubm90IGhlbHAg eW91LgotLS0KUm9uIEZlcmd1c29uCmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZmVyZ3lzLmNvLnVrCkdPT05TICM1MzA3 CgoiTUogU0EiIDxtaWNoc2dlbkBnbWFpbC5jb20+IHdyb3RlOgoKPkkga25vdyB0aGUgb25lIEkg Zm91bmQgaXMgdGhlIG9uZSBJIHNhdmVkIHJpZ2h0IGJlZm9yZSBIdXJyaWNhbmUgU2FuZHkKPmhp dCB1cywgdGhlIG9ubHkgdGhpbmcgSSBhZGRlZCBsYXN0IG5pZ2h0IHdhcyB0aGUgZGVhdGggZGF0 ZSBvZiBhCj5nLi5nLnVuY2xlIHNvbWVvbmUgZm91bmQgZm9yIG1lIHdobyBkaWVkIGluIFdXSS4K Pgo+T24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIgYXQgMToyNyBQTSwgTUogU0EgPG1pY2hzZ2VuQGdtYWls LmNvbT4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+IE9NRyEgIEkgZm91bmQsIHdlbGwgbm90IHRoZSBvbmUgSSBzYXZlZCBs YXN0IG5pZ2h0LCBidXQgY2xvc2UgdG8gaXQsCj4+IGJlZm9yZSBJIHNjcmV3IGl0IHVwLCB0ZWxs IG1lIHdoYXQgSSBuZWVkIHRvIGRvLi4gTE9MISEKPj4KPj4gT24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIg YXQgMToyNCBQTSwgTUogU0EgPG1pY2hzZ2VuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+PiBzbyBub3cg aSBhbSBvbiBteSBuZXcgbGFwdG9wIHdpdGggV2luZG93cyA4LCBJIGRvd25sb2FkZWQgTGVnYWN5 IGFuZAo+Pj4gcHV0IHRoZSBmYW1pbHkgdHJlZSBvbiB0aGlzIGNvbXB1dGVyIGFsc28uICBUaGVy ZSBpcyBvbmx5IHRoZSBzYW1wbGUKPj4+IGZpbGUgaW4gZGF0YS4gSSBwdXQgaW4gbXkgdGh1bWIg ZHJpdmUgYW5kIEkgZ290IGFuIGFsZXJ0IHRoYXQgdGhlcmUgaXMKPj4+IGlzc3VlcyB3aXRoIHRo ZSB0aHVtYiBkcml2ZSwgaXQgaXMgc2Nhbm5pbmcgaXQgbm93LiBXaGF0IGEgYnVtbWVyIHRoaXMK Pj4+IGlzIGZvciBtZS4gQnV0IHN0aWxsIG9uIG15IG90aGVyIGNvbXB1dGVyIHdoZW4gSSBvcGVu IGxsZWdhY3kgbXkKPj4+IGZhbWlseSBmaWxlIHNob3VsZCBqdXN0IG9wZW4gdXAsIGxpa2UgaXQg ZGlkIGxhc3QgbmlnaHQsICBUaGlzIGlzIHZlcnkKPj4+IGZydXN0cmF0aW5nLgo+Pj4KPj4+IE9u IFRodSwgTm92IDIyLCAyMDEyIGF0IDE6MDggUE0sIE1KIFNBIDxtaWNoc2dlbkBnbWFpbC5jb20+ IHdyb3RlOgo+Pj4+IEkgd2VudCB0byBEYXRhLCB0aGVyZSBpcyBhYm91dCAxMCBmaWxlcyB0aGVy ZSBhbmQgdGhlIGxhc3QgZGF0ZSB3YXMKPj4+PiBTZXB0IDkuIDIwMTIuCj4+Pj4KPj4+PiBJIGtl ZXAgaGF2aW5nIHRoZSBzYW1lIHByb2JsZW1zLCBldmVyIHNpbmNlIExlZ2FjeSB1cGRhdGVkIHRv IHRoZQo+Pj4+IG5ld2VzdCB2ZXJzaW9uLgo+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4gT24gVGh1LCBOb3YgMjIsIDIwMTIg YXQgMTI6NTcgUE0sIFJvbiBGZXJndXNvbgo+Pj4+IDxyb25mZXJneS5hdWxAdGlzY2FsaS5jby51 az4gd3JvdGU6Cj4+Pj4+IEl0IGRvZXMgdGFrZSB0aW1lIHRvIGxlYXJuIGhvdyB0byB1c2UgeW91 ciBwcm9ncmFtLiBZb3Ugc2F5IHRoYXQgeW91IGhhdmUgc2V0IGl0IHRvIG9wZW4gd2l0aCB5b3Vy IGZhbWlseSB0cmVlLCBwcmVzdW1hYmx5IHVzaW5nIE9wdGlvbnM+Q3VzdG9taXNlLiBGb3IgbWUs IHRoaXMgc2V0dGluZyBkb2VzIHdvcmsuCj4+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4+IFlvdSBhc2sgd2hlcmUgaXMgeW91 ciBmYW1pbHkgZmlsZSwgcHJvdmlkZWQgTGVnYWN5IGlzIGluc3RhbGxlZCB0byB0aGUgZGVmYXVs dCwgYW5kIHlvdSBoYXZlIG5vdCB0b2xkIGxlZ2FjeSB0byBzYXZlIGl0IGVsc2V3aGVyZSAobGlr ZSBhIHRodW1iIGRyaXZlKSwgeW91IHdpbGwgZmluZCBpdCBpbiBDOlxMZWdhY3lcRGF0YSwgc28g dXNpbmcgRmlsZT5PcGVuIEZhbWlseSBGaWxlIHlvdSBzaG91bGQgc2V0IHRoZSBib3ggYXQgdGhl IHRvcCBvZiB0aGUgT3BlbiBTY3JlZW4gdG8gdGhhdCBsb2NhdGlvbi4gWW91IHNob3VsZCB0aGVu IGZpbmQgeW91ciBmYW1pbHkgZmlsZSBpbiB0aGUgbGFyZ2UgYm94IGJlbG93OiBpdCBpcyBvZiB0 aGUgZm9ybSAqLmZkYiB3aGVyZSB0aGUgKiBpcyB5b3VyIGZpbGUgbmFtZS4gSWYgeW91IGhhdmUg dG9sZCBMZWdhY3kgdG8gc2F2ZSBpdCBlbHNld2hlcmUgdGhlbiBvbmx5IHlvdSB3aWxsIGtub3cg d2hlcmUgaXQgaXMuCj4+Pj4+IC0tLQo+Pj4+PiBSb24gRmVyZ3Vzb24KPj4+Pj4gaHR0cDovL3d3 dy5mZXJneXMuY28udWsKPj4+Pj4gR09PTlMgIzUzMDcKPj4+Pj4KPj4+Pj4gIk1KIFNBIiA8bWlj aHNnZW5AZ21haWwuY29tPiB3cm90ZToKPj4+Pj4KPj4+Pj4+SSBhbSBzbyBvdmVyIHRoaXMgcHJv Z3JhbSEgIEkgaGF2ZSBzZXQgTGVnYWN5IHRvIG9wZW4gdXAgd2l0aCBteQo+Pj4+Pj5mYW1pbHkg dHJlZS4gTm93IEkgYW0gc3BlbmRpbmcgdGhlIGxpdHRsZSB0aW1lIEkgaGF2ZSAoSSBhbSBkaXNh YmxlZCkKPj4+Pj4+dHJ5aW5nIHRvIGZpbmQgd2hlcmUgTGVnYWN5IHB1dCBteSBmYW1pbHkgdHJl ZS4gIExhc3QgbmlnaHQgd2hlbiBJCj4+Pj4+Pm9wZW5lZCBMZWdhY3ksIG15IGZhbWlseSB0cmVl IG9wZW5lZCBhdXRvbWF0aWNhbGx5LiB0aGlzIGlzIGhhcHBlbmluZwo+Pj4+Pj50b28gbWFueSB0 aW1lcy4gSG93IGNhbiBJIGZpbmQgbXkgZmFtaWx5IHRyZWUsIHRoZSBvbmUgdGhhdCBvcGVuZWQK Pj4+Pj4+bGFzdCBuaWdodCB3aGVuIEkgb3BlbmVkIExlZ2FjeT8KPj4+Pj4+Cj4+Pj4+Pk9uIFRo dSwgTm92IDIyLCAyMDEyIGF0IDEyOjEwIFBNLCBNaWtlIEZyeSA8ZW1qYXlmcnlAZ21haWwuY29t PiB3cm90ZToKPj4+Pj4+PiBPbiAyMDEyLzExLzIyIDE5OjAzLCBNSiBTQSB3cm90ZToKPj4+Pj4+ Pgo+Pj4+Pj4+PiBXaHkgaXMgaXQgZX
RE: [LegacyUG] Source Problems
Sure was hoping you had the answer, but not so this time. The source is there - it just doesn't have a number and is not listed in either the Bibliography or the list of Source citations in the back of the Family report. -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 1:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Problems On 22/11/2012 17:59, kinhunter25 wrote: > Running Windows 7 pro fully updated and Legacy latest update. > > In the process of converting all census records to the newer formatted > style and currently working on the 1860 US records. > Have about 30 people (involving about 7 different families but all > intertwined) in the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census. > I have the complete census transcription entered for each person > involved under Notes in their individual Events/Facts. > > I have double checked all of these people both in this particular > census and all other census records I have converted by going to the > Family report for each individual family and making certain the > correct information is there and that there are none of my old style sources still showing. > > I have successfully worked my way through several years of census > records without a problem but have really run into one with these from > the Boone County, Iowa 1860 sources. I have gone back and checked to > make certain the correct information is showing and none of the old > style records were accidently left several times. Everything looks > good and I found nothing that looks out of place. (BTW, I am not > inferring that there is some kind of weird problem with the 1860 Boone > County, Iowa census itself.) > > Problem(s): As the Events show under each person in the Family Reports, the > 1860 census record shows correctly BUT with no Source number. The source > is missing entirely in both the Source Citations and the Bibliography > at the end of the report for every family involved in this census. > This is consistent throughout the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census and > has NOT happened at any time previously for any other 1860, 1850, 1840 > census record. > > What is going on and how do I fix this? > It sounds as though you have (accidentally) clicked on the option to exclude this Source from Reports. Open the Master Source and look in the bottom left corner of the screen. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 164 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ron Ferguson" wrote: >Ward, > >I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb >drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am >doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not >normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and >therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active >file. > >Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for >putting them on an external drive. >--- >Ron Ferguson >http://www.fergys.co.uk >GOONS #5307 > >"Ward Walker" wrote: > >>MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >>'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >>updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >>is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >>you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >>:-) >> >>Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live >>family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >>thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >>If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >>to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. >> >> Ward > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Source Problems
Jenny - you did it! I looked at another place for the box that needed to be checked and it wasn't. Checked it and the report is now correct. Thanks again for your help! -Original Message- From: kinhunter25 [mailto:kinhunte...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 6:18 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Problems Sure was hoping you had the answer, but not so this time. The source is there - it just doesn't have a number and is not listed in either the Bibliography or the list of Source citations in the back of the Family report. -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 1:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Problems On 22/11/2012 17:59, kinhunter25 wrote: > Running Windows 7 pro fully updated and Legacy latest update. > > In the process of converting all census records to the newer formatted > style and currently working on the 1860 US records. > Have about 30 people (involving about 7 different families but all > intertwined) in the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census. > I have the complete census transcription entered for each person > involved under Notes in their individual Events/Facts. > > I have double checked all of these people both in this particular > census and all other census records I have converted by going to the > Family report for each individual family and making certain the > correct information is there and that there are none of my old style sources still showing. > > I have successfully worked my way through several years of census > records without a problem but have really run into one with these from > the Boone County, Iowa 1860 sources. I have gone back and checked to > make certain the correct information is showing and none of the old > style records were accidently left several times. Everything looks > good and I found nothing that looks out of place. (BTW, I am not > inferring that there is some kind of weird problem with the 1860 Boone > County, Iowa census itself.) > > Problem(s): As the Events show under each person in the Family > Reports, the > 1860 census record shows correctly BUT with no Source number. The source > is missing entirely in both the Source Citations and the Bibliography > at the end of the report for every family involved in this census. > This is consistent throughout the 1860 Boone County, Iowa census and > has NOT happened at any time previously for any other 1860, 1850, 1840 > census record. > > What is going on and how do I fix this? > It sounds as though you have (accidentally) clicked on the option to exclude this Source from Reports. Open the Master Source and look in the bottom left corner of the screen. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 164 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] How to include source text/comments on Chronology
When I transcribe the information from Census Reports, Birth Records, etc. I do so while in the source writer and in the detail: text/comments area. I thought this was where Geoff was putting his transcriptions also. When he pulled up the chronology his transcriptions were there. How do I make mine do that? I am using the deluxe version. Thanks, Nannette Fretwell Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
For the new thumbnail I put the tree on last night this is what it says november 21 2012 family tree 1996KB Legacy Geneaology Software november 21 2012 family tree 0KB LDB File november 21 2012 family tree 1KB TC File On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. > > What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without > sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a > storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe > method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "Ron Ferguson" wrote: > >>Ward, >> >>I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb >>drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am >>doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not >>normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and >>therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active >>file. >> >>Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for >>putting them on an external drive. >>--- >>Ron Ferguson >>http://www.fergys.co.uk >>GOONS #5307 >> >>"Ward Walker" wrote: >> >>>MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >>>'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >>>updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >>>is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >>>you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >>>:-) >>> >>>Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live >>>family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >>>thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >>>If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >>>to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. >>> >>> Ward >> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
On the other thumb drives I've got Compresed Zipped Folder. GED folder, legacy Genealogy Software On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM, MJ SA wrote: > For the new thumbnail I put the tree on last night this is what it says > november 21 2012 family tree 1996KB Legacy Geneaology Software > november 21 2012 family tree 0KB LDB File > november 21 2012 family tree 1KB TC File > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Ron Ferguson > wrote: >> I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. >> >> What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without >> sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a >> storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe >> method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). >> --- >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk >> GOONS #5307 >> >> "Ron Ferguson" wrote: >> >>>Ward, >>> >>>I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb >>>drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am >>>doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not >>>normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and >>>therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active >>>file. >>> >>>Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for >>>putting them on an external drive. >>>--- >>>Ron Ferguson >>>http://www.fergys.co.uk >>>GOONS #5307 >>> >>>"Ward Walker" wrote: >>> MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or 'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. :-) Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, live family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. Ward >>> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Now when I exited and it asked if I wanted to back it up, I said yes and chose the Legacy Data file, I just looked at the Legacy-Data file and the file is in a zip folder On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, MJ SA wrote: > On the other thumb drives I've got Compresed Zipped Folder. GED > folder, legacy Genealogy Software > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> For the new thumbnail I put the tree on last night this is what it says >> november 21 2012 family tree 1996KB Legacy Geneaology Software >> november 21 2012 family tree 0KB LDB File >> november 21 2012 family tree 1KB TC File >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Ron Ferguson >> wrote: >>> I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. >>> >>> What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without >>> sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a >>> storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe >>> method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). >>> --- >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk >>> GOONS #5307 >>> >>> "Ron Ferguson" wrote: >>> Ward, I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active file. Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for putting them on an external drive. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ward Walker" wrote: >MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file is >updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip file >is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >:-) > >Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, >live >family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. > > Ward >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: >>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >>> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Ward, when you save your family tree to a thumb drive, how do it? Do you copy if from the Data folder? or export to a gedcom or legacy folder? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:23 PM, MJ SA wrote: > Now when I exited and it asked if I wanted to back it up, I said yes > and chose the Legacy Data file, I just looked at the Legacy-Data file > and the file is in a zip folder > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> On the other thumb drives I've got Compresed Zipped Folder. GED >> folder, legacy Genealogy Software >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> For the new thumbnail I put the tree on last night this is what it says >>> november 21 2012 family tree 1996KB Legacy Geneaology Software >>> november 21 2012 family tree 0KB LDB File >>> november 21 2012 family tree 1KB TC File >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Ron Ferguson >>> wrote: I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ron Ferguson" wrote: >Ward, > >I do not agree that one should recommend storing the *.fdb file on a thumb >drive. Sure, I put mine on a thumb from time to time, but I know what I am >doing. I suggest that those who are Windows and Legacy literate will not >normally be asking questions relating to file storage and retreaval, and >therefore, it is not advisable to make such a recommendation for an active >file. > >Backups are a different proposition in that there are positive reasons for >putting them on an external drive. >--- >Ron Ferguson >http://www.fergys.co.uk >GOONS #5307 > >"Ward Walker" wrote: > >>MJ SA, please be very clear and precise when you use the terms 'backup' or >>'save'. As Ron, Doug, and others have been saying, your .ftb family file >>is >>updated (saved to disk) constantly as you use Legacy. Your backup .zip >>file >>is only made when you request it (normally upon exit), and only needed if >>you have to create a family file by restoring a backup. Hopefully never. >>:-) >> >>Contrary to Gene's advise, I do like the option of keeping the current, >>live >>family file on my thumb drive. If I use two computers, I must carry the >>thumb drive back and forth, but I always know where the latest version is. >>If you do this, however, make sure to specify the location for the backups >>to be on the hard drive of the current computer, not on the thumb drive. >> >> Ward > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
Ron's point is well taken. But here goes... The 'family tree' that you see when you open Legacy is coming from your 'family file', which has a .ftb windows file extension. It appears that you have set up Windows to hide your file extensions when you look at the file names in Windows Explorer. In your case, the .ftb family file is that first one in your list, below, that says 'Legacy Genealogy Software' for the file type. (The other 2 files go with it.) [Perhaps the file type could be better named.] Ideally, on a single computer, you pick a place to keep this file, such as the default C:\Legacy\Data on your main hard drive. Once Legacy is configured to open that file upon startup, you don't need to copy it or do anything manually with it. Legacy updates it continually during each session (as well as a few small ancillary files). In case we accidentally corrupt our family file, or inadvertently delete it, or in case the disk that it is on crashes, we make backups. Legacy has a Backup function, which you are now using upon exit from the program, which creates a compressed zip folder. If you ever need to, you can open Legacy and use its 'Restore' function to take one of these zipped backups and create a new family file from it. So, it is safer if you tell Legacy to store your Backup on a different physical medium than where your family file is stored (such as a thumb drive or another hard drive). If not, then at least have some other file backup scheme that regularly backs up all your user files on some other medium. True, there is nothing to stop you from manually making a (uncompressed) copy of your .ftb family file and storing it somewhere as another form of backup. However, the Legacy Backup and Restore functions are preferable for several reasons: the backup stores a few other useful files in the zip folder that it creates; the backup is compressed (smaller); and the backup function can automatically put the date/time in the file name. Do not use Gedcom as a backup mechanism. OK, now in my case (which not everyone likes), I flip things around. When running Legacy, I treat one particular thumb drive as if it were just another hard drive -- a portable one. On this thumb drive, I have certain subfolders just like in C:\Legacy, such as Data, Docs, and Pictures. I try to keep the drive name constant on each computer, such as the K:\ drive, and then I configure Legacy to use, automatically on startup, the family file that I have stored there in the Data subfolder. If I fail to plug in the thumb drive, then Legacy tells me that it can't find the file and I know to plug in the drive. Thus, I can take that thumb drive to another computer, knowing that the family file on it is my one and only 'master' family file. I never have to worry about which file, on which computer, has my latest work. As I said earlier, I ensure that the Legacy Backup function stores to a regular hard drive, not back to the thumb drive. If you look in the LUG archives, you will see many discussions about other schemes to deal with using Legacy on multiple computers, such as using Dropbox or another cloud service. (Internet connection required.) If you do wish to simply copy a family tree from the hard drive of one computer to the hard drive of another computer, then moving the latest zipped backup between computers is a good way. Use the Restore function on the target computer. Does this answer your questions? Ward -Original Message- From: MJ SA Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 8:25 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems Ward, when you save your family tree to a thumb drive, how do it? Do you copy if from the Data folder? or export to a gedcom or legacy folder? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:23 PM, MJ SA wrote: > Now when I exited and it asked if I wanted to back it up, I said yes > and chose the Legacy Data file, I just looked at the Legacy-Data file > and the file is in a zip folder > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> On the other thumb drives I've got Compresed Zipped Folder. GED >> folder, legacy Genealogy Software >> >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM, MJ SA wrote: >>> For the new thumbnail I put the tree on last night this is what it says >>> november 21 2012 family tree 1996KB Legacy Geneaology Software >>> november 21 2012 family tree 0KB LDB File >>> november 21 2012 family tree 1KB TC File >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Ron Ferguson >>> wrote: I did not express myself as clearly as I wanted to in the post below. What I was trying to get over was that this list has many users without sufficient knowledge in file manipulation for the use of a thumb drive as a storage drive for the *.fdb file to be recommended as an intrinsically safe method for this purpose. (I'm getting tired - it's early morning here!). --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk GOONS #5307 "Ron Ferguso
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems
I'm sorry. I guess I misunderstood the problem completely. -Original Message- From: Bain Family Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:37 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems If I understand correctly, Legacy will open your data according to where you have told it to open... or where you last opened it from. If you saved your data to a thumb drive, then opened the data from the thumb drive (such as to confirm the data is indeed there), Legacy may be thinking you have transferred your data to the thumb drive and therefore the thumb drive is now where you want to work from when starting. This is standard for many software programs, not just Legacy and not just genealogy programs. Many programs automatically open where it was last told the data was located -- in this case, your thumb drive. With Legacy open, if you go to FILE in upper left, you can relocate the "working" data file you wish to use. You should know where your data is stored on your computer and therefore can locate it from this window. If you do not know where it is, now is a good time to do so. This is how you can find it: (Be sure your thumb drive is NOT connected.) After clicking FILE this new window opens. If you DO see your data file on the right side of that window, make note of where it is located by writing down the path from the address bar near the top. If you do NOT see your data file on the right side of that window, scroll the left side up or down to COMPUTER and click once to highlight COMPUTER (or if you have multiple drives on your computer and know which drive your data is in, click the appropriate drive). After that, click once in the SEARCH BOX in the upper right of this window. In the SEARCH BOX, enter the name of your data file and ENTER; this will start a search of your computer to find your data file. You are looking for a TYPE OF FILE called Legacy Genealogy Software with a DATE MODIFIED of probably last night (or when last you indeed opened your working data). When you find it, make note of the location by writing down the path from the address bar near the top. You can click on this data file and Legacy will now open it. After doing this, let's check to be sure the correct default location is entered in Legacy. Do this by: At the top, click OPTIONS>CUSTOMIZE and a new window will open. In this new window, click the LOCATIONS tab. In the LOCATIONS tab, the top blank/box will be the Default Location of family files. Confirm the correct location is in this box (you should have made note where the "working" files are from the previous steps). If the correct location is in this box, you are done; Click SAVE or CANCEL at the bottom to exit. If the correct location is NOT in this box, use the CHANGE button to the right to enter the correct file path, then click SAVE at the bottom to save your changes and exit. Now go to OPTIONS>CUSTOMIZE; in the GENERAL tab choose how you desire the program to startup. You can choose the view and the starting family. You can also choose to "Always open this file" which may be what you desire if you only work with one family file. Exit completely out of Legacy and reopen. Your working data file should now open for you. In the future, when you want to save to your thumb drive instead of to the default backup file, go to FILE>SAVE AS> YES and continue to save to your thumb drive. BE SURE to give this thumb drive file an alternate name so you know it is the "save as" file and not your "working" file. Such as, if your "working" file is SMITH FAMILY then maybe the file saved to the thumb drive could be "SMITH FAMILY saved to thumb drive". It may be a bit unorthodox, but at least you know by looking at the file that it originated from your SMITH FAMILY file, but is not the "working" file so you don't confuse the two files. I hope this helps. Lana -Original Message- From: MJ SA Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy problems I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened last night when I opened Legacy? On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: > >> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >> open every time I open legacy. > > Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2
