I should have said that I just bought a new dell computer but it came with windows 7 loaded which I'm told is a better operating system than windows 8 Al sequeira In a message dated 12/6/2014 10:42:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Al, Richard is correct. I believe the issue may be in attempting to write to the CD/DVD directly from the application. The CD/DVD needs to be prepared (opened) for writing and then finished (closed) for reading in other systems. In general, the directory structure isn't written until the CD/DVD is closed. Instructions differ based on your configuration, but here are some general instructions for Windows8. _How Do I Burn a CD or DVD in Windows 8?_ (http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1656453/burn-dvd-windows.html) (http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1656453/burn-dvd-windows.html) _How Do I Burn a CD or DVD in Windows 8?_ (http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1656453/burn-dvd-windows.html) How Do I Burn a CD or DVD in Windows 8? Windows 8 allows users to burn CDs or DVDs without installing any third-party optical media burning application. To bu... _View on www.tomshardware.com_ (http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1656453/burn-dvd-windows.html) Preview by Yahoo http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1656453/burn-dvd-windows.html What you may want to do is create a directory (e.g., FTM_Backup) and use the program backup to write to this directory. Then, when the backup is done, go ahead and write to the CD/DVD. Oh, be sure to check the options for the backup that you desire (e.g., copy media files, allow restored back to sync with ancestry, etc.) Regards, Bill ____________________________________ From: Richard Francis Pimentel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2014 12:08 PM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Backup file using FTM 2014 Hi Al, I have not used FTM since the 2011 version but you might try looking for the Family Tree Maker file in your Documents. That is where All the Family Tree maker Files are stored. Then just make a copy and paste it to your CD disk. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, NH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Backup file using FTM 2014 I tried to backup my file using the software provided with FTM 2014 and there was an error that I should check my CD rom. Has anyone had this problem. Al Sequeira -- 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.
