Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread Lavern Hall
Hi Ron,

Thanks for your input. I reviewed the process again
and followed the directions (which I've typed out
and posted next to both computers!) from you and
Mike; worked out fine.

Thanks again,
Lavern Hall

BTW Ron, your emails to LUG always show up
in my spam folder. Don't know why, have tried
to correct the matter without results, so I check
spam everyday and take your emails, indicate
that they are not spam and move them
to my inbox. If you aren't receiving responses
to your posts, this could be why. :-)



On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Ron Taylor doit4...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Mike will probably answer this also.  The last message from Lavern said

 Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
 MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
 2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

 This means that the fdb file is being accessed from inside the zip backup
 file which is in the Dropbox.  You will have problems with that.  Like Mike
 said, you should use Restore Family File inside of Legacy to unzip the
 backup data files and place them into the correct location.  Later when you
 backup again, you can point the backup zip files at the Dropbox.  It is
 just the restore that you are missing.  As Mike said, don't use the Windows
 unzip program but use the restore function inside of Legacy.



   On Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:39 PM, Lavern Hall lavernh...@gmail.com
 wrote:


 ​Thanks Mike, I tried Legacy Restore on XP
 computer and that also worked also. :-)

 One other question​ please:  on the toolbar,
 I clicked on File to see what family file name
 appeared as my last accessed family file.
 Usually it is C:\Legacy\Data\lavernhallfamily.fdb

 Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
 MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
 2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

 Is this ok?  Thanks.

 Lavern Hall




 On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:13 PM, MikeFry emjay...@gmail.com wrote:

 On 16 Oct 2014 23:56, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote:

  I wish you would use a larger type.  On my machine it comes out almost
  too small to read - I can with a magnifying glass.

 What are you using to read the messages with. Try typing Ctrl-+

 --
 Regards,
 Mike Fry (Jhb)



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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread Ward Walker
At least you are receiving them. I don’t get them at all, even in the junk mail 
folder.

From: Lavern Hall
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 10:11 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

Hi Ron,


...


Thanks again,
Lavern Hall


BTW Ron, your emails to LUG always show up
in my spam folder. Don't know why, have tried
to correct the matter without results, so I check
spam everyday and take your emails, indicate
that they are not spam and move them
to my inbox. If you aren't receiving responses
to your posts, this could be why. :-)


...


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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread MikeFry
On 17 Oct 2014 17:43, Ward Walker wrote:

 At least you are receiving them. I don’t get them at all, even in the junk 
 mail
 folder.

There are a lot of mail servers out there that reckon yahoo.com is a spam 
machine.

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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread R G Strong-genes
The only ones that you would have to unzip would be if you do the media backup 
which would be a different zip file.

From: Ron Taylor
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:27 PM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

Mike will probably answer this also.  The last message from Lavern said

Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb


This means that the fdb file is being accessed from inside the zip backup file 
which is in the Dropbox.  You will have problems with that.  Like Mike said, 
you should use Restore Family File inside of Legacy to unzip the backup data 
files and place them into the correct location.  Later when you backup again, 
you can point the backup zip files at the Dropbox.  It is just the restore that 
you are missing.  As Mike said, don't use the Windows unzip program but use the 
restore function inside of Legacy.





On Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:39 PM, Lavern Hall lavernh...@gmail.com wrote:




​Thanks Mike, I tried Legacy Restore on XP
computer and that also worked also. :-)


One other question​ please:  on the toolbar,
I clicked on File to see what family file name
appeared as my last accessed family file.
Usually it is C:\Legacy\Data\lavernhallfamily.fdb


Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

Is this ok?  Thanks.

Lavern Hall






On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:13 PM, MikeFry emjay...@gmail.com wrote:

  On 16 Oct 2014 23:56, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote:

   I wish you would use a larger type.  On my machine it comes out almost
   too small to read - I can with a magnifying glass.

  What are you using to read the messages with. Try typing Ctrl-+

  --
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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread singhals
MikeFry wrote:
 On 17 Oct 2014 17:43, Ward Walker wrote:

 At least you are receiving them. I don’t get them at all, even in the junk 
 mail
 folder.

 There are a lot of mail servers out there that reckon yahoo.com is a spam 
 machine.


There are, she said bitterly, a lot of mail servers out
there that reckon anything not from their own domain is
unsolicited commercial mail.  I am immediately gritching
about Juno who has twice now bounced something I was asked
for. And in-between I've gotten irate requests on why I
wasn't answering.

Cheryl




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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-17 Thread Stu and Priscilla Fanning
I never receive my own e-mails, but they are in the archives, so I know that 
everyone else has gotten them.
Priscilla





 From: Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox



At least you are receiving them. I don’t get them at all, even in the junk
mail folder.

From: Lavern Hall
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 10:11 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in
Dropbox

Hi Ron,


...


Thanks again,
Lavern Hall


BTW Ron, your emails to LUG always show up
in my spam
folder. Don't know why, have tried
to correct the matter without results, so I check
spam everyday and take your emails, indicate
that they are not spam and move them
to my inbox. If you aren't receiving responses
to your posts, this could be why. :-)


...

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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Ron Taylor
It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or any of 
the other cloud based storage systems.  What you can do reliably is to place 
the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the file as needed 
on another computer from the cloud storage.  Using the live file on a cloud 
device requires a method to insure that the file has been sync'ed completely 
before accessing it.  With a zip file, it will not open unless it is intact so 
a partial zip file should not open.  Side benefit is that the zipped files will 
be smaller than the live database and the other associated files that Legacy 
uses.  I agree with other comments that the problem is not with differences 
between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.  I regularly use my Legacy data on all 
those Windows versions without any problems and move the database by placing 
the zip backup files in Google Drive.


On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:53 PM, Cathy Pinner genea...@gmail.com wrote:



Hi Lavern,
Your problem may be that you are not giving it enough time to sync. I
hope you have your XP computer well protected since you are using it online.
However, I'm not clear about your process.
Bob thinks you have your working file only in the Dropbox and that may
be so.
But you said: I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting
the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making
updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.
Since Legacy saves changes automatically, saving the file is not usually
a step unless you are saving it in some new place.

Where is your family file on your Win 8.1 computer? Is it in a Dropbox
folder or not?I read you as saying you saved a copy to the Dropbox - or
maybe the backup file.

If it's the backup file in Dropbox, on the other computer you have to
restore the backup.
If it's the actual file you either have to make sure you are opening the
copy that is in the Dropbox OR copy it to your Legacy Data folder on the
other computer.

Either way you have to make sure you are opening the copy of your file
that you want on the XP computer and not just one of the same name saved
in a different folder.

Cathy
 Bob Austen mailto:rgaus...@telus.net
 Thursday, 16 October 2014 1:36 AM

 Hi Lavern,

 It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is
 no issue with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1.

 I use Dropbox.  It can take some time for the files to sync from
 Dropbox to the laptop - depending on the size of your file,
 connections speed, it could be a few minutes to many minutes.  My
 computer setup is the reverse, my laptop is on XP and is very slow.
 My file can take well over 30 minutes to sync.  So make sure the
 icon says that the folders are up to date.

 It the file has been updated and they still don't match, then check to
 see that you have only the one file on Dropbox and that the laptop is
 working with the same file.

 It sounds like you have your working file on Dropbox.  Remember that
 Dropbox is not a multiuser system.  If you have Legacy open on both
 computers they will each save their own copy of the file and they will
 not be in sync.  So, again, check your Dropbox folder, if there is
 only one file, make sure that it has been updated on the laptop before
 opening Legacy.  Have Legacy open on only one computer at a time.

 Hope this helps.

 Bob

 *From:*Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:02 AM
 *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
 *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

 Hello all,

 I hope you will be able to help me with this problem.

 I have a new laptop with window 8.1 and I have my

 old computer operating on windows XP. I have

 the latest version  if Legacy 7.5 installed on both, but

 I cannot get them to sync. Here's what happens:

 I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting

 the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making

 updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.

 When I go to check if the updates have been made

 on my computer (win XP), the Dropbox icon shows

 that everything is in sync; however when I enter the

 Legacy file itself, there are no updates recorded!

 It doesn't matter if I enter Legacy by clicking

 on the Dropbox icon and going to the file in the

 directory, or if I click on the Legacy icon and the

 program opens; I still receive an error message,

 Error opening database. Would you like to

 Try It Again? I select Yesand then (fortunately)

 the program opens.

 What am I doing wrong? Is it possible that 8.1 and

 XP are not compatible?

 Any help would be appreciated.

 Lavern Hall




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RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Bob Austen
Hi Ron,

I totally agree about not having the live file on the Cloud.  I have only a 
copy of my legacy file on Dropbox.  I do have the larger .fdb file on Dropbox 
and then I can simply copy my Legacy file to my Dropbox folder for a backup at 
any time, even with the file open on Legacy.  That takes about 5 seconds to 
copy (2+ hours to sync!), so I will do that before attempting anything other 
than data entry on Legacy - much quicker than using Legacy's backup feature.  
Of course one could do that type of backup to any other folder on their 
computer.



It seems that many do have there working/live files on Dropbox, I hope they 
keep a very up to date copy on their own computer.



Bob



From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:22 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox



It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or any of 
the other cloud based storage systems.  What you can do reliably is to place 
the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the file as needed 
on another computer from the cloud storage.  Using the live file on a cloud 
device requires a method to insure that the file has been sync'ed completely 
before accessing it.  With a zip file, it will not open unless it is intact so 
a partial zip file should not open.  Side benefit is that the zipped files will 
be smaller than the live database and the other associated files that Legacy 
uses.  I agree with other comments that the problem is not with differences 
between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.  I regularly use my Legacy data on all 
those Windows versions without any problems and move the database by placing 
the zip backup files in Google Drive.



On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:53 PM, Cathy Pinner genea...@gmail.com wrote:



Hi Lavern,
Your problem may be that you are not giving it enough time to sync. I
hope you have your XP computer well protected since you are using it online.
However, I'm not clear about your process.
Bob thinks you have your working file only in the Dropbox and that may
be so.
But you said: I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting
the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making
updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.
Since Legacy saves changes automatically, saving the file is not usually
a step unless you are saving it in some new place.

Where is your family file on your Win 8.1 computer? Is it in a Dropbox
folder or not?I read you as saying you saved a copy to the Dropbox - or
maybe the backup file.

If it's the backup file in Dropbox, on the other computer you have to
restore the backup.
If it's the actual file you either have to make sure you are opening the
copy that is in the Dropbox OR copy it to your Legacy Data folder on the
other computer.

Either way you have to make sure you are opening the copy of your file
that you want on the XP computer and not just one of the same name saved
in a different folder.

Cathy
 Bob Austen mailto:rgaus...@telus.net
 Thursday, 16 October 2014 1:36 AM

 Hi Lavern,

 It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is
 no issue with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1.

 I use Dropbox.  It can take some time for the files to sync from
 Dropbox to the laptop - depending on the size of your file,
 connections speed, it could be a few minutes to many minutes.  My
 computer setup is the reverse, my laptop is on XP and is very slow.
 My file can take well over 30 minutes to sync.  So make sure the
 icon says that the folders are up to date.

 It the file has been updated and they still don't match, then check to
 see that you have only the one file on Dropbox and that the laptop is
 working with the same file.

 It sounds like you have your working file on Dropbox.  Remember that
 Dropbox is not a multiuser system.  If you have Legacy open on both
 computers they will each save their own copy of the file and they will
 not be in sync.  So, again, check your Dropbox folder, if there is
 only one file, make sure that it has been updated on the laptop before
 opening Legacy.  Have Legacy open on only one computer at a time.

 Hope this helps.

 Bob

 *From:*Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:02 AM
 *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
 *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

 Hello all,

 I hope you will be able to help me with this problem.

 I have a new laptop with window 8.1 and I have my

 old computer operating on windows XP. I have

 the latest version  if Legacy 7.5 installed on both, but

 I cannot get them to sync. Here's what happens:

 I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting

 the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making

 updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.

 When I go to check if the updates have been made

 on my computer (win XP), the Dropbox icon shows

 that everything is in sync; however when I enter

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Sherry/Support
My suggestion would be to back up to the hard drive or your external
backup drive when you're finished working in the file.

I've not had any problems with working in Dropbox but then I'm the
only one who can access my file there.





Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree


On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Bob Austen rgaus...@telus.net wrote:
 Hi Ron,

 I totally agree about not having the live file on the Cloud.  I have only a
 copy of my legacy file on Dropbox.  I do have the larger .fdb file on
 Dropbox and then I can simply copy my Legacy file to my Dropbox folder for a
 backup at any time, even with the file open on Legacy.  That takes about 5
 seconds to copy (2+ hours to sync!), so I will do that before attempting
 anything other than data entry on Legacy - much quicker than using Legacy's
 backup feature.  Of course one could do that type of backup to any other
 folder on their computer.



 It seems that many do have there working/live files on Dropbox, I hope they
 keep a very up to date copy on their own computer.



 Bob



 From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com]
 Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:22 AM
 To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox



 It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or any
 of the other cloud based storage systems.  What you can do reliably is to
 place the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the file
 as needed on another computer from the cloud storage.  Using the live file
 on a cloud device requires a method to insure that the file has been sync'ed
 completely before accessing it.  With a zip file, it will not open unless it
 is intact so a partial zip file should not open.  Side benefit is that the
 zipped files will be smaller than the live database and the other associated
 files that Legacy uses.  I agree with other comments that the problem is not
 with differences between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.  I regularly use my
 Legacy data on all those Windows versions without any problems and move the
 database by placing the zip backup files in Google Drive.



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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread grayscot2

I don't use Dropbox for Legacy, but I do use it for Zoot XT, an 
information processor.  The solution there is to set up a dummy folder on each 
computer for Zoot to save to as well as it's own folder databases.  Then the 
dummy folder is put on Dropbox.  What is saved to Zoot is smart foldered to the 
dummy.  Dropbox syncs then only with the dummy folder, affecting the live Zoot 
folders/databases only after syncing is complete.
Zoot XT is a set of very flexible smart databases on a stable engine Legacy 
developers might take a look at.

My Legacy has only about 1400 records so easy to back up when doing 
regular drive backups, but for Bob's or other's much larger number of records 
it would be much faster and safer to backup just Legacy to Dropbox and forget 
syncing.

Prescott Smith
presku...@yahoo.com


From: Sherry/Support [she...@legacyfamilytree.com]
Sent: Thursday, 16 October, 2014 11:02 AM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

My suggestion would be to back up to the hard drive or your external
backup drive when you're finished working in the file.

I've not had any problems with working in Dropbox but then I'm the
only one who can access my file there.

Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Bob Austen wrote:
 Hi Ron,

 I totally agree about not having the live file on the Cloud. I have only a
 copy of my legacy file on Dropbox. I do have the larger .fdb file on
 Dropbox and then I can simply copy my Legacy file to my Dropbox folder for a
 backup at any time, even with the file open on Legacy. That takes about 5
 seconds to copy (2+ hours to sync!), so I will do that before attempting
 anything other than data entry on Legacy - much quicker than using Legacy's
 backup feature. Of course one could do that type of backup to any other
 folder on their computer.



 It seems that many do have there working/live files on Dropbox, I hope they
 keep a very up to date copy on their own computer.



 Bob



 From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com]
 Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:22 AM
 To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox



 It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or any
 of the other cloud based storage systems. What you can do reliably is to
 place the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the file
 as needed on another computer from the cloud storage. Using the live file
 on a cloud device requires a method to insure that the file has been sync'ed
 completely before accessing it. With a zip file, it will not open unless it
 is intact so a partial zip file should not open. Side benefit is that the
 zipped files will be smaller than the live database and the other associated
 files that Legacy uses. I agree with other comments that the problem is not
 with differences between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8. I regularly use my
 Legacy data on all those Windows versions without any problems and move the
 database by placing the zip backup files in Google Drive.

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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Lavern Hall
Thank you all for your comments. Sorry for the
delay in responding. I have learned quite a bit about
syncing and find that my concept of what syncing
is was incorrect so what I was trying to do would
never work. This was my first attempt at making
two computers sync and I thought I could just make
updates on my main computer (my case, my laptop)
and those updates automatically take place on another
computer; I didn't realize the steps needed to select the
same file, unzip and restoring it were all part of the process.

So, what I've been busy doing after reading your
comments is going  through the process a couple of
times to see how it works.
Here's what I did:
My laptop (8.1) has my working file on it.
I opened Legacy by clicking on the Legacy icon, then
I put in some dummy changes, then saved/backed up
the file to Dropbox. Next, I went to my computer
(win XP). I clicked on the small Dropbox icon and it
showed that the files were all Up to Date, so I clicked
on the name of the zipped file (the one I had just made
dummy updates on and backed up to Dropbox). That
action took me to a screen that showed the file folders
and to the left of the list under Folder Tasks - I clicked
on Extract All Files. That done, the correct file was there
with the green check mark next to it, so I clicked on the
file and it opened in Legacy-- and there were all of the
dummy updatesI had made!  I closed the program and
went back to my laptop where I opened Legacy and
restored the working file.

Now, I *believe* I understand the process, but I'd so
appreciate having someone verify that fact. :-)

Lavern Hall







On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:56 PM, grayscot2 graysc...@gmail.com wrote:


 I don't use Dropbox for Legacy, but I do use it for Zoot XT, an
 information processor.  The solution there is to set up a dummy folder on
 each computer for Zoot to save to as well as it's own folder databases.
 Then the dummy folder is put on Dropbox.  What is saved to Zoot is smart
 foldered to the dummy.  Dropbox syncs then only with the dummy folder,
 affecting the live Zoot folders/databases only after syncing is complete.
 Zoot XT is a set of very flexible smart databases on a stable engine
 Legacy developers might take a look at.

 My Legacy has only about 1400 records so easy to back up when
 doing regular drive backups, but for Bob's or other's much larger number of
 records it would be much faster and safer to backup just Legacy to Dropbox
 and forget syncing.

 Prescott Smith
 presku...@yahoo.com


 
 From: Sherry/Support [she...@legacyfamilytree.com]
 Sent: Thursday, 16 October, 2014 11:02 AM
 To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

 My suggestion would be to back up to the hard drive or your external
 backup drive when you're finished working in the file.

 I've not had any problems with working in Dropbox but then I'm the
 only one who can access my file there.

 Sincerely,
 Sherry
 Technical Support
 Legacy Family Tree

 On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Bob Austen wrote:
  Hi Ron,
 
  I totally agree about not having the live file on the Cloud. I have only
 a
  copy of my legacy file on Dropbox. I do have the larger .fdb file on
  Dropbox and then I can simply copy my Legacy file to my Dropbox folder
 for a
  backup at any time, even with the file open on Legacy. That takes about 5
  seconds to copy (2+ hours to sync!), so I will do that before attempting
  anything other than data entry on Legacy - much quicker than using
 Legacy's
  backup feature. Of course one could do that type of backup to any other
  folder on their computer.
 
 
 
  It seems that many do have there working/live files on Dropbox, I hope
 they
  keep a very up to date copy on their own computer.
 
 
 
  Bob
 
 
 
  From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com]
  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:22 AM
  To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
  Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox
 
 
 
  It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or
 any
  of the other cloud based storage systems. What you can do reliably is to
  place the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the
 file
  as needed on another computer from the cloud storage. Using the live file
  on a cloud device requires a method to insure that the file has been
 sync'ed
  completely before accessing it. With a zip file, it will not open unless
 it
  is intact so a partial zip file should not open. Side benefit is that the
  zipped files will be smaller than the live database and the other
 associated
  files that Legacy uses. I agree with other comments that the problem is
 not
  with differences between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8. I regularly use my
  Legacy data on all those Windows versions without any problems and move
 the
  database by placing the zip backup files in Google Drive.

 Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread MikeFry
On 16 Oct 2014 22:29, Lavern Hall wrote:

 My laptop (8.1) has my working file on it. I opened Legacy by clicking on
 the Legacy icon, then I put in some dummy changes, then saved/backed up the
 file to Dropbox. Next, I went to my computer (win XP). I clicked on the small
 Dropbox icon and it showed that the files were all Up to Date, so I
 clicked on the name of the zipped file (the one I had just made dummy updates
 on and backed up to Dropbox). That action took me to a screen that showed the
 file folders and to the left of the list under Folder Tasks - I clicked on
 Extract All Files. That done, the correct file was there with the green check
 mark next to it, so I clicked on the file and it opened in Legacy-- and there
 were all of the dummy updatesI had made!  I closed the program and went back
 to my laptop where I opened Legacy and restored the working file.

Sounds correct to me. Except the part where you appear to have used Windows
Explorer on the XP machine to unzip the contents of the file synched from
Dropbox. This is not necessary. A Legacy Restore achieves much the same thing
without running into problems that might crop up if you extracted files into the
wrong location on the XP system.

--
Regards,
Mike Fry (Jhb)



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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Elizabeth Cunningham
Lavern Hall wrote:
 Thank you all for your comments. Sorry for the
 delay in responding. I have learned quite a bit about
 syncing and find that my concept of what syncing
 is was incorrect so what I was trying to do would
 never work. This was my first attempt at making
 two computers sync and I thought I could just make
 updates on my main computer (my case, my laptop)
 and those updates automatically take place on another
 computer; I didn't realize the steps needed to select the
 same file, unzip and restoring it were all part of the process.

 So, what I've been busy doing after reading your
 comments is going  through the process a couple of
 times to see how it works.
 Here's what I did:
 My laptop (8.1) has my working file on it.
 I opened Legacy by clicking on the Legacy icon, then
 I put in some dummy changes, then saved/backed up
 the file to Dropbox. Next, I went to my computer
 (win XP). I clicked on the small Dropbox icon and it
 showed that the files were all Up to Date, so I clicked
 on the name of the zipped file (the one I had just made
 dummy updates on and backed up to Dropbox). That
 action took me to a screen that showed the file folders
 and to the left of the list under Folder Tasks - I clicked
 on Extract All Files. That done, the correct file was there
 with the green check mark next to it, so I clicked on the
 file and it opened in Legacy-- and there were all of the
 dummy updatesI had made!  I closed the program and
 went back to my laptop where I opened Legacy and
 restored the working file.

 Now, I *believe* I understand the process, but I'd so
 appreciate having someone verify that fact. :-)

 Lavern Hall


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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread MikeFry
On 16 Oct 2014 23:56, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote:

 I wish you would use a larger type.  On my machine it comes out almost
 too small to read - I can with a magnifying glass.

What are you using to read the messages with. Try typing Ctrl-+

--
Regards,
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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Lavern Hall
​Thanks Mike, I tried Legacy Restore on XP
computer and that also worked also. :-)

One other question​ please:  on the toolbar,
I clicked on File to see what family file name
appeared as my last accessed family file.
Usually it is C:\Legacy\Data\lavernhallfamily.fdb

Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

Is this ok?  Thanks.

Lavern Hall




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 On 16 Oct 2014 23:56, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote:

  I wish you would use a larger type.  On my machine it comes out almost
  too small to read - I can with a magnifying glass.

 What are you using to read the messages with. Try typing Ctrl-+

 --
 Regards,
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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-16 Thread Ron Taylor
Mike will probably answer this also.  The last message from Lavern said

Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

This means that the fdb file is being accessed from inside the zip backup file 
which is in the Dropbox.  You will have problems with that.  Like Mike said, 
you should use Restore Family File inside of Legacy to unzip the backup data 
files and place them into the correct location.  Later when you backup again, 
you can point the backup zip files at the Dropbox.  It is just the restore that 
you are missing.  As Mike said, don't use the Windows unzip program but use the 
restore function inside of Legacy.



On Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:39 PM, Lavern Hall lavernh...@gmail.com wrote:



​Thanks Mike, I tried Legacy Restore on XP
computer and that also worked also. :-)

One other question​ please:  on the toolbar,
I clicked on File to see what family file name
appeared as my last accessed family file.
Usually it is C:\Legacy\Data\lavernhallfamily.fdb

Now it has C:DocumentsandSettings\user\
MyDocuments\Dropbox\lavernhallfamily\
2014-10-16 3:26 33PM\lavernhallfamily.fdb

Is this ok?  Thanks.

Lavern Hall





On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 6:13 PM, MikeFry emjay...@gmail.com wrote:

On 16 Oct 2014 23:56, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote:

 I wish you would use a larger type.  On my machine it comes out almost
 too small to read - I can with a magnifying glass.

What are you using to read the messages with. Try typing Ctrl-+

--
Regards,
Mike Fry (Jhb)




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[LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-15 Thread Lavern Hall
Hello all,

I hope you will be able to help me with this problem.
I have a new laptop with window 8.1 and I have my
old computer operating on windows XP. I have
the latest version  if Legacy 7.5 installed on both, but
I cannot get them to sync. Here's what happens:

I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting
the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making
updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.

When I go to check if the updates have been made
on my computer (win XP), the Dropbox icon shows
that everything is in sync; however when I enter the
Legacy file itself, there are no updates recorded!

It doesn't matter if I enter Legacy by clicking
on the Dropbox icon and going to the file in the
directory, or if I click on the Legacy icon and the
program opens; I still receive an error message,
Error opening database. Would you like to
Try It Again? I select Yesand then (fortunately)
the program opens.

What am I doing wrong? Is it possible that 8.1 and
XP are not compatible?

Any help would be appreciated.
Lavern Hall



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RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-15 Thread Bob Austen
Hi Lavern,



It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is no issue 
with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1.



I use Dropbox.  It can take some time for the files to sync from Dropbox to 
the laptop - depending on the size of your file, connections speed, it could be 
a few minutes to many minutes.  My computer setup is the reverse, my laptop is 
on XP and is very slow.  My file can take well over 30 minutes to sync.  So 
make sure the icon says that the folders are up to date.



It the file has been updated and they still don't match, then check to see that 
you have only the one file on Dropbox and that the laptop is working with the 
same file.



It sounds like you have your working file on Dropbox.  Remember that Dropbox is 
not a multiuser system.  If you have Legacy open on both computers they will 
each save their own copy of the file and they will not be in sync.  So, again, 
check your Dropbox folder, if there is only one file, make sure that it has 
been updated on the laptop before opening Legacy.  Have Legacy open on only one 
computer at a time.



Hope this helps.



Bob











From: Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:02 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox



Hello all,



I hope you will be able to help me with this problem.

I have a new laptop with window 8.1 and I have my

old computer operating on windows XP. I have

the latest version  if Legacy 7.5 installed on both, but

I cannot get them to sync. Here's what happens:



I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting

the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making

updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.



When I go to check if the updates have been made

on my computer (win XP), the Dropbox icon shows

that everything is in sync; however when I enter the

Legacy file itself, there are no updates recorded!



It doesn't matter if I enter Legacy by clicking

on the Dropbox icon and going to the file in the

directory, or if I click on the Legacy icon and the

program opens; I still receive an error message,

Error opening database. Would you like to

Try It Again? I select Yesand then (fortunately)

the program opens.



What am I doing wrong? Is it possible that 8.1 and

XP are not compatible?



Any help would be appreciated.

Lavern Hall








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Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

2014-10-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Lavern,
Your problem may be that you are not giving it enough time to sync. I
hope you have your XP computer well protected since you are using it online.
However, I'm not clear about your process.
Bob thinks you have your working file only in the Dropbox and that may
be so.
But you said: I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting
the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making
updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.
Since Legacy saves changes automatically, saving the file is not usually
a step unless you are saving it in some new place.

Where is your family file on your Win 8.1 computer? Is it in a Dropbox
folder or not?I read you as saying you saved a copy to the Dropbox - or
maybe the backup file.

If it's the backup file in Dropbox, on the other computer you have to
restore the backup.
If it's the actual file you either have to make sure you are opening the
copy that is in the Dropbox OR copy it to your Legacy Data folder on the
other computer.

Either way you have to make sure you are opening the copy of your file
that you want on the XP computer and not just one of the same name saved
in a different folder.

Cathy
 Bob Austen mailto:rgaus...@telus.net
 Thursday, 16 October 2014 1:36 AM

 Hi Lavern,

 It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is
 no issue with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1.

 I use Dropbox.  It can take some time for the files to sync from
 Dropbox to the laptop - depending on the size of your file,
 connections speed, it could be a few minutes to many minutes.  My
 computer setup is the reverse, my laptop is on XP and is very slow.
 My file can take well over 30 minutes to sync.  So make sure the
 icon says that the folders are up to date.

 It the file has been updated and they still don't match, then check to
 see that you have only the one file on Dropbox and that the laptop is
 working with the same file.

 It sounds like you have your working file on Dropbox.  Remember that
 Dropbox is not a multiuser system.  If you have Legacy open on both
 computers they will each save their own copy of the file and they will
 not be in sync.  So, again, check your Dropbox folder, if there is
 only one file, make sure that it has been updated on the laptop before
 opening Legacy.  Have Legacy open on only one computer at a time.

 Hope this helps.

 Bob

 *From:*Lavern Hall [mailto:lavernh...@gmail.com]
 *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:02 AM
 *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
 *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

 Hello all,

 I hope you will be able to help me with this problem.

 I have a new laptop with window 8.1 and I have my

 old computer operating on windows XP. I have

 the latest version  if Legacy 7.5 installed on both, but

 I cannot get them to sync. Here's what happens:

 I make entries on my laptop (win 8.1) by selecting

 the icon on my desktop, entering Legacy, then making

 updates. Then I save the file to Dropbox.

 When I go to check if the updates have been made

 on my computer (win XP), the Dropbox icon shows

 that everything is in sync; however when I enter the

 Legacy file itself, there are no updates recorded!

 It doesn't matter if I enter Legacy by clicking

 on the Dropbox icon and going to the file in the

 directory, or if I click on the Legacy icon and the

 program opens; I still receive an error message,

 Error opening database. Would you like to

 Try It Again? I select Yesand then (fortunately)

 the program opens.

 What am I doing wrong? Is it possible that 8.1 and

 XP are not compatible?

 Any help would be appreciated.

 Lavern Hall




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