But can you use dropbox as some kind of "disk"? I do not think so. Otherwise you need to download a copy from dropbox to your to-be-used PC. In that case there is not much difference with a USB drive..... -- Greetings,
Rob Vader 06 5058 9079 On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Jane Lucas <[email protected]>wrote: > I use Dropbox as well and really like it. I have a laptop and a desktop > and really like to be able to access the most current version of my database > at will on either computer. http://www.dropbox.com/ > > As Ron said it is best to remember to not have the Legacy database open on > two computers at the same time, but really that isn't too hard. It is also > a form of offsite backup and is excellent for file sharing. > > Jane Lucas > North Vancouver, BC > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Ron Ferguson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sandy, >> >> There are various ways of doing this. If you have internet access for both >> you can use a program called Dropbox – for safety make sure that you open >> the laptop so that the data will be copied to their server,, and close it >> before starting the PC, if you have a router then you can network the 2 >> machines (more complex, depending on the operating systems) – this is not >> the only way of networking BTW,, or copy the file to a USB stick and then >> import into your PC – the easiest. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> >> *From:* Sandy <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 01, 2011 8:17 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] using multiple computers >> >> Hi everyone, I did read this on legacy years ago but did not think I >> would need it. >> Can someone tell me how when you are using 2 computers - 1 laptop and 1 >> desktop how you make one the masterfile, so that you can use the laptop and >> then when you come home update the masterfile. So you dont inadvertently >> loose information on the chnage over. >> sandy >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > <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
