On 4/15/2011 11:32 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote: > What do you mean. Any merge that is finished, then backed up, is now the > whole new DB. As long as you save normally, it should be there. I have > restored many times, but I think you may misunderstand what it does. You can > only restore an actual backup. If you saved the backup to either C: drive or > elsewhere, it can then be restored from that place. It doesn't differentiate > from whether the data was keyed in, merged in or other. > I hope this helps > Rich in LA CA > No Richard, when you do a merge and select to have a back up made from that screen, Legacy creates a special temporary back up that you can use to undo edits. This temporary back up is available only during the current session and is lost when you close the program. If you had made changes to 50 people then did a merge, you would lose all those changes if you restored from a regular back up. If the Edit > Undo Merge is readily available it will only undo the MERGES, saving the work on the 50 you changed. I usually make a complete back up before a merge so it is not a problem but having only about three individuals that needed merging I opted to not back up. I mean, what could go wrong, right? How about a muscle spasm causing an inadvertent mouse click just as the cursor passes over the merge button? Ah, the joys of growing old.
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