Hi Cathy.
OK, I think I understand now. Thanks for the clarification - I'll give
it a try (very carefully). As I have never unlinked anyone before, I have
a couple of questions. 1) As I enter these possible ancestors, do I
unlink each one as I enter them, or will they all be unlinked after GGGF
& GGGM are unlinked? 2) If they turn out to be my relatives, do I
change the unlink to link for each one separately, or--? 3)If they are
not of my line, what is proper way to delete them? As you can tell, I am
trying to be very cautious before I start doing this. Thanks much.
Bill Rhodes
Cathy wrote:
Hi Bill,
I didn't mean to scare you.
It's great to hear that you make regular backups.
It's wise to make an extra backup before doing anything you haven't done
before - it's so much easier to undo by restoring a backup. You'll note
that Legacy often prompts you to do this.
When using a feature you haven't used before, whether it's Advanced
Deleting or Merging or even playing with the Source Clipboard if you
haven't used it before, it's good to be able to get back to where you
were before you started. Some things are only really learnt by doing
trying them - and some times we learn quickly that we've misunderstood
some element and ended up with a different result to the one we intended
- eg with the Source Clipboard, loading all tabs and not realising they
all attach together.
Re naming the backup - I just told you what I do to make it even easier
to find the right backup to restore - to my usual name I add what I'm
about to do. I don't change the actual database name. I name backups
with the filename and the date. I just add to that a phrase that
indicates what I'm about to do.
Re losing data unintentionally on deleting a spouse. I've done some
testing on this and the marriage information stays with the remaining
spouse so isn't lost.
I was confused with unlinking when it's left with one partner and I
never remember which one.
I avoid using two files as I know I can't keep two files updated.
Besides I hate double entry.
I got into an awful mess when I started a new file for Coopers in a
particular area in England to see if I could work out which were related
and which weren't. I didn't get sorted until I merged it with my main file.
Cathy
At 01:25 AM 5/08/2006, you wrote:
Cathy,
I have been pondering your response for awhile. You say "The
exception is deleting a spouse where,depending on how you do it, you
may lose the marriage information entered." Believe me, if it is
possible to lose information, it is likely I will do it. You also say
"If you're nervous about any action, make an extra backup and include
the action you're about to perform in the file name (eg <myfamilyfile
before deleting disproven GGGF date." I'm not sure that I understand.
I continually backup my family file, so are saying to rename it and
then make a backup? If so, then I'm back to my original thought of
starting out with a "fake name" file. There will be some names, dates,
events, etc. that are exactly the same as in my current maternal
family file, going back to my GGF. I will be adding possible (but
unconfirmed) names,dates, etc. of his parents,siblings,their families,
etc. I just want to make sure I do it right, but if it is too
complicated I'll take the old fashioned "paper & pencil" route.
Thanks for your advice, but I guess I need further clarification.
Bill Rhodes
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