I have about 12,000 people in my file but I have 8G memory so I assume that isn't an issue. This has been very helpful. Thank you.
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:10 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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