Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-06 Thread Ward Walker
day, April 05, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers Don't you also have to make sure that the USB drive is mounted with the same drive letter on each machine. One machine with a CD/DVD drive might mount the USB with as drive E: (Assuming CD/DVD is drive D:) w

RE: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-05 Thread Kahan, Heinz
April 05, 2010 11:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers I can't resist chipping in on this (again -- a recurring topic). I like not being dependent on having Internet access when I take my laptop somewhere. Thus, I use the USB t

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-05 Thread Ward Walker
C:\Legacy and do not transfer with the USB drive. Ward - Original Message - From: "Michael Fisher" To: Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers Hi Brian No you can link any folder on your computer ,you don't have to

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-05 Thread Michael Fisher
Hi Brian No you can link any folder on your computer ,you don't have to move them. You sign into Live Sync on the web with you Windows Live ID then "create a personal fold" on the site linked to the folder on that computer. You then go to your other computer sign in with your Windows Live ID and

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Gene Young
On 4/4/2010 2:20 PM, blr...@optonline.net wrote: > Thanks for all the advise everyone,I'll be reading the help files Mike > Fry suggested to figure this out. > > Gene Young,you mentioned ".fdb extension and After each work session copy > your family file to a USB thumb drive and > before starti

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Michael Fisher
Hi Why not give Windows Live Sync a try , I find it works well between my two laptops and a desktop keeping them all up to date Mike blr...@optonline.net wrote: > Can someone please tell me how to keep my desktop and laptop computers > synchronized,I work from each one in different places and c

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Mike Fry
On 2010/04/04 16:21, blr...@optonline.net wrote: > Can someone please tell me how to keep my desktop and laptop > computers synchronized,I work from each one in different places and > can't keep the data on one and in the other up to date.thank you for > your advise. First, examine the help file

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
blr...@optonline.net wrote: > I can't find the .fdb extension,can you tell me where it is?thanks > for working with meBrian If you have installed Legacy in the default location then all Legacy files will be in the C directory and the data files are in the Data directory. So to find "name.fdb" loo

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Connie Sheets
Brian asked: > Can someone please tell me how to > keep my desktop and laptop computers synchronized,I work > from each one in different places and can't keep the data on > one and in the other up to date.thank you for your > advise.Brian Lehman I use DropBox. Once it is set up on both compute

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Gene Young
On 4/4/2010 10:53 AM, blr...@optonline.net wrote: > Do you mean a back up file and restore it? > Brian Lehman > > No. The file with the .fdb extension. That is the file you can open directly. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree Legacy User Group gui

Re: [LegacyUG] Working between two computers

2010-04-04 Thread Gene Young
On 4/4/2010 10:21 AM, blr...@optonline.net wrote: > Can someone please tell me how to keep my desktop and laptop computers > synchronized,I work from each one in different places and can't keep the data > on one and in the other up to date.thank you for your advise.Brian Lehman After each work