But each time I moved my DB to a new computer, it changed all the modfied/added dates to the now store it elsewhere input date. I had been using those dates as the last date I checked the IGI, and lost the info on 20k people. I keep it elsewhere now. Rich in LA CA
--- On Mon, 1/10/11, Laird <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Laird <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Merge Problems > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 6:21 PM > Kathy, > If I understand your comment correctly: > "I've always wished that genealogy programs would include a > 'last changed' date > somewhere for each individual" > > On the very bottom of the Legacy window in the right hand > side is a date > nn/nn/nn, mouse click on this date a small window will open > and you will see: > _______________________________________________ > Modified Date Added > Date Imported (Yes or NO) > Husband name and dates > Wife name and dates > Marriage dates > ________________________________________________ > Is this what you were wishing for? > > Also located at the bottom, you can right or left click on > the tiny +- signs to > go to next or previous RIN or MRIN. > Laird > ================= > On 1/10/2011 2:46 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: > > I understood your question the first time; that makes > absolutely no > > sense; you are completely right. Can you go to a > back up? Perhaps > > you have one that you made just before all the > export/import activity? > > Is it possible that somehow during > the process, a different file was > > created and the file you are seeing is not actually > your original > > master file at all? I've always wished that > genealogy programs would > > include a 'last changed' date somewhere for each > individual or ideally > > for each bit of information so you'd know when you > made each entry. > > Like maybe somehow it took you to a backup copy that > didn't have all > > of the people that you have in your current file and > so it looks like > > you lost individuals. Also, maybe only the links > were broken? I > > assume you know approximately how many people were in > your database > > before, is that number significantly different now? > > > > No need to answer these questions for me; I'm sure > some of the techies > > here will be of help to you; I've just had so many > weird things happen > > to me with computers over the years that I try to > think of random, > > unusual things that you 'think' could never happen > because you 'did it > > right'. Technology is both blessing and curse, > depending on what it's > > doing for you (or to you) on any particular day. > > > > Good luck with this; I hope you are able to recreate > your database > > without loss of information. Kathy > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM, James Cook<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I expect loss of data via GEDCOM. What I did > not expect is to export > >> a GEDCOM and have date removed from my master > file. Or, to merge into > >> a new family file and have data removed from the > master file. I did > >> not want or expect any edits to the master file, > that is why I created > >> a new one to merge into. I do not understand > why this happened. > >> > >> My question here is specifically why did my master > file get corrupted? > >> My understanding is that I was > making edits to a completely separate > >> file and only pulling data in from the > original. I did not ever see > >> an option that was to pull the data in and then > delete from the > >> source!?!?!?!?! > >> > >> > >> If this is how the merge works, then I'll not be > using it again either. > >> > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group guidelines: > >> > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > >> Archived messages from old mail server - before > Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> 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 after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > > 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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
