Do a backup - choose not to do the multimedia file. The result will be 1 usale .Zip file. Send it as an attachment to your sister. Tell her to open legacy and pick RESTORE A FAMILY FILE. Should work! Good luck! 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 10:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > 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
