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On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 at 10:12, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sarah, > The recent file list will probably tell you where your file is. Put that > location in Options > Customise 6.1. If you want it somewhere else, you > can move a family file by using File > Rename File and instead of > renaming it, choose a different folder. You can save a copy of your > family file in a different location by using File > Save File As. > However it's best to not have multiple copies of your family file > scattered around your computer. Instead have multiple backup data zips > and make sure you know how to use File > Restore File. > You can set Options > Customise 1.2 to open the last used file > automatically. That I think is the default setting. I set it to open a > particular file in a particular location and do open the Sample file as > I'm a beta tester and mainly using a beta version of the program. But > when you're not a beta tester you can set it to open your preferred > family file. > Cathy > > > sarah hughes <mailto:sarahl...@gmail.com> > > Thursday, 28 December 2023 5:31 PM > > Thanks so much for your help, Cathy, especially since it was > > originally someone's else's query > > I clicked the big blue "L" as you suggested, and it worked. It showed > > two sample files, anyone with my name, so Ican get to it easily. > > I might still look into Option, from top menu, and then 1.2, and see > > if there is somewhere to save my family tree, for all time! > > > > Kind regards, Sarah > > > > > > > > Cathy Pinner <mailto:genea...@gmail.com> > > Thursday, 28 December 2023 7:41 AM > > Sarah, > > Another way to find your file is to use the Recent File List but do > > check your setting at Options > Customise 1.2. It must be set to open > > the Sample file or you are somehow doing something that is losing your > > settings every time. Do make sure that there is are local copies for > > the files in the active/Windows recognised Documents file and that > > some sort of occasional syncing isn't overwriting that with old > > copies. I guess if that is what is happening it may interfere with the > > Recent File list. > > The Recent File List is found by clicking the L top left corner of the > > Legacy screen if the L is larger than the title bar. If it isn't, > > you'll see a System Ribbon tab and it's on that instead. It depends on > > the Design Style you are using. You'll see a list of the files that > > have been opened recently in order of opening and you click on the one > > you want. > > > > Cathy > > > > > > sarah hughes <mailto:sarahl...@gmail.com> > > Wednesday, 27 December 2023 9:14 PM > > I have had the same problem for ages, when it comes opening your file > > afresh. I thought that changing to a new laptop, but no. Mine always > > seems to open to the sample tree Goeff's, which is no help to me. So > > then it is a game of hit and miss, until I find my own tree. I guess > > it must ne saved somewhere, and at the moment I just find the correct > > file, and carry on. But it is a bit annoying! > > > > > > > > aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz <mailto:aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz> > > Wednesday, 27 December 2023 8:08 AM > > > > Somehow, When I open Legacy it doesn’t give the option of which file > > to open I need go to a list of files then open the one I want to work on. > > > > Also when I close legacy it doesn’t give me the option of saving to > > back up or just closing. > > > > Finally when I went to create a chart the charting facility also did > > not open up. > > > > I think my data files are in a different place in that they don’t seem > > to be correctly linked. > > > > Thanks for your help in advance. > > > > > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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