[LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Lavern Hall
Hello everyone, I am trying not to panic, but it seems that all of the data I entered has disappeared and I don't have any idea why. I'm on v 7.5 and have my family file hooked up with Dropbox. Before I'm told to go to my last backup, I'll fess up and say while I usually back up daily, I my last

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Paul Gray
these updates lose settings. Hopefully you just need to set this as appropriate. Let us know how it goes. Paul Gray From: Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com] Sent: August-19-13 11:44 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Hello everyone, I am trying

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread mikejames...@gmail.com
Hello Lavern >From the Dropbox Help section: "If your files were in a shared folder, and the folder is still shared, then keep reading. Use the web search to find files, including deleted files. All files, including recently deleted files, can be found on the website. Log into dropbox.com and ty

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Lavern Hall
Hi Paul and Mike, 1. Paul - the data that is missing is what I entered since my last backup two days ago. I checked, Legacy is set to "open last used family file automatically" 2. Mike - No, I'm not sharing files, it's just me. However, I did go to the Dropbox website where I found yesterday's da

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Boyd Miller
Have you tried searching the whole of your c: drive for any database files? Just go to Windows Explorer, click on C: drive, and Search for any *.fdb files. This should point you in the right direction if the files are still on the computer anywhere. Boyd On 20/08/2013 12:08 p.m., Lavern Hall wrot

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Henry T. Peterson Jr.
when I arrived to my work address. Regards Henry From: Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 7:09 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Hi Paul and Mike, 1. Paul - the data that is missing is what I entered since my

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-19 Thread Paul Gray
: RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Lavern Use dropbox for a backup DO NOT OPEN THE FILE IN DROPBOX FOLDER WITH LEGACY… Always copy the file on your hard drive to Drop box folder to have a backup. Every morning I copy approx. 1.6 gb of files to dropbox Then I can copy those backup

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread mikejames...@gmail.com
Lavern < > do I > keep going back to the Dropbox website > in order to access Legacy and work in > my family file? > No, after you have downloaded it from the Dropbox website: Make a backup in Legacy so you can get back to where you are now place a _copy_ of the data where Legacy expects to fin

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Henry T. Peterson Jr.
.. With kind regards Henry From: Paul Gray [mailto:graypa...@outlook.com] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 11:58 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Henry, I am not sure why you say ‘Always copy the file on your hard drive to Drop box folder to have a

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Lavern Hall
ve. > > ** ** > > Large files take awhile to transfer……. > > ** ** > > User beware.. > > With kind regards > > Henry > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Paul Gray [mailto:graypa...@outlook.com] > *Sent:* Monday, August 19, 201

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Lavern Hall
> ** ** >> >> Large files take awhile to transfer……. >> >> ** ** >> >> User beware.. >> >> With kind regards >> >> Henry >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Paul Gray [mailto:graypa..

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Paul Gray
have multiple files. Hope this helps.. Paul Gray From: Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com] Sent: August-20-13 9:00 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Hello again, and thanks for everyone's responses. Boyd wrote: &quo

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread mikejames...@gmail.com
Lavern What is the name of the Legacy file you have your data in? (The one you thought you had lost) Regards Mike Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archiv

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Lavern Hall
Hello Mike, My file name is LavernCariotaFamily and that is the one I clicked on originally, but found that my lastest entries were missing. I located that missing data on the Dropbox website under "Legacy." The link to the good file (on Dropbox that contains the missing data) is c:\Documents and

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread mikejames...@gmail.com
Hello Lavern As Paul said "you need to ensure that the file is saved under the name you want and in the directory you want". What I would do is as follows: copy the file "c:\Documents and Settings\user\localsettings\temporary\InternetFiles\Content.IE5\8AUKKPNP\Lavern%20Cariota%20Family[1].fdb" t

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-20 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
keep it simple and just use a file name of “Cariota”. Brian in CA From: mikejames...@gmail.com [mailto:mikejames...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:04 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data! Hello Lavern As Paul said "you need to ensure tha

Re: [LegacyUG] Lost data!

2013-08-21 Thread Lavern Hall
spaces. I’d suggest to keep it simple and just use a > file name of “Cariota”. > > ** ** > > Brian in CA > > > > ** ** > > *From:* mikejames...@gmail.com [mailto:mikejames...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:04 AM > > *To:* Legacy