Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread kb
Karl Plenge wrote: Since I back up all my pics and censuses to DVD anyhow, ... Since DVD's were engineered originally for showing video, the normal error checking that is part of a hard disk is not a part of a DVD drive. .. DVD technology is more demanding than that for a CD, but it's more that

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread gtempleman1
All it takes is a scratch, on either a DVD or CD, to create errors. I would not rely on either medium as the sole form of backup. Redundency is the key. Have backup copies on the hard drive itself, off-site by sending to friends or relatives or uploading to web storage, and on removable media.

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread Karl Plenge
> Since I back up all my pics and censuses to DVD anyhow, and all I will have I just learned something recently that is a little disturbing concerning DVD's. I am only repeating what I read, I have no way to confirm its authenticity, but it sounds legitimate. Since DVD's were engineered original

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread ronald ferguson
* __ From: Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:12:50 +0100 ronald ferguson wrote In the case you spe

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread ronald ferguson
* __ Mary, So are mine too. Ron Ferguson From: "M. Brenzel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 07:16:51 -0400 Pictures (scans) of documents, ce

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread M. Brenzel
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures ronald ferguson wrote >In the case you specify I see no need to back up the multimedia files >for file2 as they are already backed up for file1 and keep in mind that >the multimedia backups can be very large, especially if the

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-29 Thread Jenny M Benson
ronald ferguson wrote In the case you specify I see no need to back up the multimedia files for file2 as they are already backed up for file1 and keep in mind that the multimedia backups can be very large, especially if they contain many photos in jpg format. If you do choose to back up file2 m

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-28 Thread R G Strong Genealogy
t; To: Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 3:54 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures Hypothesis: I extract some records from my main Family File, (File1.fdb) and form a second Family File (File2.fdb). All the pictures attached to File1 are stored in the default Legacy folder. F

RE: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-28 Thread ronald ferguson
ee.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 23:54:15 +0100 Hypothesis: I extract some records from my main Family File, (File1.fdb) and form a second Family File (File2.fdb). All the pictures attached to File1 are stored in the default Legacy folder.

[LegacyUG] Exporting a Legacy file with pictures

2007-05-28 Thread Jenny M Benson
Hypothesis: I extract some records from my main Family File, (File1.fdb) and form a second Family File (File2.fdb). All the pictures attached to File1 are stored in the default Legacy folder. File2 includes some of these photographs. Am I right in thinking that when I Backup File2 and then Ba