Rebecca and Rob, This topic comes up frequently and you will find many discussions in the archives. Here is an excerpt from my reply last May:
My favorite solution to your question is to use a flash drive as the _primary_ location of the family file and (a copy of) the associated multimedia files. When you travel, take the flash drive with you to use with the laptop. When at home, plug the flash drive into your desktop. When you do backups, direct them to your current hard drive, not back to the flash drive. Certainly the Dropbox method is popular and valid. Note that the flash drive method allows you to work even when not connected to the Internet while traveling. Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Vader To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 9:44 AM Subject: [Bulk] Re: [LegacyUG] Help with Legacy on two computers Is it possible to keep the files on a USB stick? You can then use this on either PC. I am not sure if this is possible.... But at least keep copies of your USB files -- Rob Vader 06 5058 9079 On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Beci and Ken <[email protected]> wrote: I recently bought a laptop and can not wrap my brain around how to keep my most recent info on both computers. For instance, I will work on my desktop adding information to my Legacy file. Then I need to work on my laptop. How do I get the most recent info on my laptop? If I understand correctly a backup is only for an emergency restoration. If what I need to do is "save the file as", then how do I update whatever computer file I need to update? Kindergarten language, PLEASE Thank you for any help you can offer. Rebecca 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
