Unfortunately, not all of the personal settings are to be found in the Legacy .usr files.
Also important to transfer are the Color Schemes, the .sco files, and the userdic-us.tlx files (or whatever language dictionary file you have). I spent countless hours and uttered many sailor-blush words before I realized the .usr files are NOT all you need! CE ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian/Support<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Syncing customized options with 2 computers Most of your customized settings are stored in the Legacy.usr file in the Legacy program folder. That file has all the settings from the Options > Customize screens. Copy that file from one computer to another and you should have most of your settings. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. On 09/07/2011 3:34 PM, Sherri Hessick wrote: > I run Legacy on my desktop and on my laptop. I keep my family file on an > external hard drive so that I won't forget which computer has my latest > data (learned that the hard way). I've figured out how to keep my custom > colors on both computers, but don't know how to keep the other options I > have changed (like showing half sibs and start up views and highlight > living individuals, etc.). Does anyone know which files I need to keep > on my external hard drive to ensure all my options are duplicated no > matter which PC I am running at the time? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > -- > Sherri ô¿ô 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
