I'm getting a new computer on Friday and I have Family Tree Maker 2006. If I buy the latest FTM software will the backups that I made with FTM 2006 work. I would assume that FTM 16 is the latest version. Al Sequeira In a message dated 11/12/2014 11:54:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Dear "E", I know I've shared my back-up strategy before. I'm sure many will see this as extreme, but I've worked with computers for over 20 years in records management and I am very cautious. First, even with diversified destinations (cloud, hard drive, USB, DVD, etc.), you will want at least two different methods of backup. I have seen many programs getting upgraded/patched and either not actually backing up files or, believe it or not, scrambling the content (encryption gone very bad!) As for myself: Mozy: cloud based backup SyncBack Free to: 32GB SDHC card 32GB USB Flash drive (periodically) 500GB USB Fire/Waterproof hard drive (sentrysafe) 8TB NAS Drive (RAID5) 3TB USB Hard Drive Program (application): FTM to NAS Quicken to NAS Nero Burning ROM: Gold layer DVD Now this is overkill for most people, but I have had problems before to teach me to be very protective. One last note, it is also easy to lose track of backups (especially with the number I keep). Be sure to use encryption on your backups to keep them private. Just don't lose the passwords! Regards, Bill ____________________________________ From: "E" Sharp" <[email protected]> To: azores <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree Maker FTM 16 Problem Dear Friends, Hooray, we figured it out and now I have my FTM16 program and files on the Windows 7 computer. Now to try and figure out what I did in the last 2 1/2 years to update my main family file. I kept a lot on paper so I think I can recapture most of it. Now I am going to have 2 backups that I keep backing up every day!! A lesson learned. "E" On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:01 PM, <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Bill and others, We tried what you sent to us as well as one we got off the net. We managed to install FTM but it only shows one very short family file. It does not list all the all the family files I originally had and the really BIG and most IMPORTANT one. I have lost the last 2 1/2 years of what I put on FTM16 on my Windows 7 computer. I had a backup but for some reason that got erased when we were trying to figure out what was wrong with Windows 7. Unfortunately we had the backup plugged in when we were doing this and it erased everything on the disk. Note to self: NEVER do this again!! I do have all the previous 8 years of entries on my old Windows XP computer which we put on a memory stick and have been trying reinstall on my Windows 7 computer ; it looks like FTM is installed??? but it only shows this one file which only has 5 names on it!! Any other ideas anyone?? Thank you. "E" -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
