Re: [LegacyUG] Transferring backup family file from external drive to new laptop?

2013-12-30 Thread Wendy Howard
You have a backup of your Legacy data file on an external hard drive, and you want it to ultimately be a useable Legacy data file on your laptop? You should be able to plug the external hard drive into the laptop, open Legacy, and then RESTORE that backup (File > Restore Family File...). Along the

Re: [LegacyUG] Transferring backup family file from external drive to new laptop?

2013-12-30 Thread Sherry/Support
Only use a gedcom when you're transferring files between different programs, uploading to websites which ask for them or going back to an older version of Legacy. See the article on our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center > Tips > "Moving Your Family File from One Computer to Another".

[LegacyUG] Transferring backup family file from external drive to new laptop?

2013-12-30 Thread Michelle F
Will it work to just attach the external drive to the new laptop and have Legacy 7.5 pick it up? Or do I need a GEDCOM created via another PC and opened via email on the new laptop? (Not a problem I ever expected to face. At least there -is- a backup.) Thanks very much. Michelle "Where ar