I messed up this time. I backed up my Legacy .fdb file as advised, but it made 2 zip files: one of which was the multimedia file. I did NOT send that to my sister yesterday as I thought it would confuse things and it wasn't important for her to have the photos and PDF stuff. So, when she tried to restore the backup .zip file of my Legacy main database into her computer, it told her to insert a second CD (! it was an email attachment!) so I guess I should have sent her the multimedia file as well. The restore procedure did not work, she views an empty family file screen now.
So today I sent her the multimedia file and she got this message: "The zip file C:\Legacy\Data\Marilyn Posthumus Legacy file.fdb does not contain a Legacy Family File for Restoring so this may be a multimedia backup file. You will have to restore multimedia files using WinZip ro a similar zip file utility." So now I am stumped. I can barely figure out how to use WinZip myself, and I sure can't tell her how to do it. Why is it so difficult to put my Legacy database onto her PC?? Marilyn --- On Sun, 12/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sending a family file > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 10:41 PM > I would suggest you do a BACKUP of > your file - then send the .zip file > to her - and she would do a RESTORE. Should work! > > Thanks > Keith > -- > Find-A-Grave "County Keeper" for Schuylkill County, PA > > Keith A. McKain > McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 > > Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > Email: [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:33 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Maybe she needs to import and/or restore it? > > > > Todd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:04 AM > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Sending a family file > > > > > > I am trying to send my sister my Legacy family file as > an email attachment. > > I attached the appropriate .fdb file to an email and > she tried to detach > > it/download it onto her C: drive. > > > > Then she opened up the "free" Legacy program on her PC > and it cannot seem to > > locate or open the .fdb file I sent her. Her computer > tells her that the > > file is empty. It took a couple minutes to create the > attachment for me, it > > is over 4000 KB with aroudn 800 names in it. > > > > I am using the paid version of Legacy 7. She is using > the free version. Is > > there something we are missing here? Shouldn't she > be able to simply open > > up my .fdb Family file in her free Legacy program and > at least view what's > > there? > > > > Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > Archived > > messages: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Online > > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > To > > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > Archived > > messages: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Online > > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > To > > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived > messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
