Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data averted

2015-08-10 Thread Cathy Pinner
Well this is a lesson on learning where and how both databases and backups are saved - and you can choose the location for both. I'm sorry, I can't imagine using any program without learning that in the first couple of days AND how to restore any backup. I trust you know that now. I suspect the

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing Rin Numbers

2015-08-10 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Ian, They're still there. Check your settings in Options - Customise 8.2 You need the Name List option checked. Cathy I Macaulay wrote: Were there not RIN Numbers in the auto duplicate Check in the past? Am I missing yet another change in the data base setup? When the data base checks

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing Rin Numbers

2015-08-10 Thread I Macaulay
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2015-08-10 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
Pictures are worth a thousand words, they say. Looking at the property descriptions in some deeds, that word count seems accurate! Certainly, a compass and graph paper still work fine. However, software tools add power and flexibility in the platting of property and creation of maps to aid in your

[LegacyUG] more than one backup?

2015-08-10 Thread Barton Lewis
Are my backups saved somewhere over a span of time? What if I backed up but Legacy had somehow deleted by that point the individuals who I've just discovered are missing? The most recent backup would then not contain the records I'm missing. I had hundreds of individuals and nearly a thousand

[LegacyUG] backup

2015-08-10 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Disregard previous posts, I found online the instructions on how to restore a backup.  I hope it works.  Thanks. Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

[LegacyUG] loss of data averted

2015-08-10 Thread BARTON LEWIS
I was able to restore the backup I made on August 6 that contained my data.  What a relief.  But does anyone have any idea how this could have happened?  All of the children and their downlines for this particular ancestor that I had been working on intensively and almost exclusively for many

Re: [LegacyUG] loss of data averted

2015-08-10 Thread Carolyn
Hi Barton, Glad you found your backup I am in a similar position right now and still sweating! Click the LEGACY HOME button (the first on left) and look in the top right hand corner for Statistics, it will list number of people, families, and sources for you. Carolyn Legacy User Group

[LegacyUG] Missing Rin Numbers

2015-08-10 Thread I Macaulay
Were there not RIN Numbers in the auto duplicate Check in the past? Am I missing yet another change in the data base setup? When the data base checks for duplicates on a new entry, I need to know the Rin numbers that It selects to go back and verify if they are possibly real duplicates,  This

[LegacyUG] loss of data

2015-08-10 Thread Barton Lewis
I have been inputting the data for my 3rd great-grandfather's 18 children by his 2 wives, and had just completed bringing all descendants down for one of the wives through their 10 children. I just got onto Legacy and 8 of the children are gone for that wife and 2 remain with no data on their

Re: [LegacyUG] File location

2015-08-10 Thread MikeFry
On 09/08/2015 13:57, Helen McCall wrote: I notice that although I've selected where the Legacy files should be located there seem to be current ones in another location, under My Documents. Am I right in thinking these are not all temporary files? If so, how do I ensure they're located