The number of files you can have is virtually infinite, based on your hard drive size. I have 2000+ master soures, and there are some folks on this site with many more than that. When, (and if) your computer slows because of file size, you may (then) need a larger computer, but I would not worry about that yet. Rich in LA CA
--- On Mon, 10/11/10, Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 10:50 AM > Most every ancestor living at the > time lived in the same county for > the 1850 [1860, 1870, etc. through 1970] census so at least > that one > would work. Very thoughtful of them. > > That brings up the question, is there a some workable limit > on master > sources, shouldn't have more than X? > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Jerry <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Cheryl - if you create a master source for 1850 > Census - Logan > > County, Ohio (or State it is), you might end up with > way too many master > > sources listed. It would probably be better to keep > master sources more > > broad, just not too broad. For example, you might > want one master > > source for 1850 Census - Michigan USA and one master > source for 1850 > > Census - Ohio USA. That way every person who has > 1850 census source > > information listed for Michigan will come up when you > do a search, etc. > > The part about Logan County can be put in the SOURCE > DETAIL, not in the > > master source initial setup. However, if you just > happened to have a > > lot of records for Logan County, that would be a > reason to make it a > > separate master source. > > > > If someone disagrees with that or has something to > add, please do so. > > --Jerry > > > > On 10/11/2010 12:40 PM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: > >> This was my first source in Legacy. Obviously I > didn't quite > >> understand it but I like what you are saying > better. One Logan County > >> 1850 Census too I hope. That's the way I have been > doing it but my old > >> program really doesn't go for it. > >> > >> I should set up these Master Sources first? > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Connie > Sheets<[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Hi, Cheryl, > >>> > >>> Legacy is designed with both a Master Source > and Source Detail. Think of the Master Source as a book, > and the Source Detail as a page in that book. > >>> > >>> While it is possible to set up a Master Source > to be just one person's death certificate, I don't "split" > sources to that extreme. Instead, I have a Master Source > for Missouri Death Certificates, another for Washington > State Death Certificates, etc. Then, I only have to change > the Source Detail (the person, date, etc.), like I would > enter a different page in a book. > >>> > >>> If you set up each person's death certificate > as a Master Source, you will still be prompted for a Source > Detail, although all you need to do is click on Save. > That's just the way the program works. > >>> > >>> My guess is you didn't realize/remember it was > a 2-step process when you set up your first use of that > source. > >>> > >>> Connie > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 10/11/10, Cheryl Rothwell<[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Plodding along with my test data, I wanted to > add a source for some of the data using a death certificate. > I thought I understood the Master Source would add that > citation to each fact I chose. 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