On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:18:23 +1100, "Erica Portelli" <tan...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>Dennis, I went to the Legacy customise backup screen: Select name and location >for data backup: and directed the backup to the Dropbox folder, so the zip >backup went there each time I closed Legacy. >Do you mean you would have physically copied the .fdb and not made this >automatic selection to Dropbox? Where would you have saved your .fdb before >copying to dropbox? > >I've now gone back to doing two backups - first to a removeable USB stick and >second to the c:\Legacy\Data, changing the location each time to suit. Let's leave DropBox out of the equation for now. I don't think it is the problem and including it is just confusing the issue. >I've gone to options : locations and made the Default location of family files >: C:\Legacy\Data >Default location for pictures, sound, docs etc are C:\Legacy\Pictures\ or >sound etc. >Location of temporary files is set at C:\Legacy\Temp This is fine. >I then did a complete drive clean up and as I suspected would happen, the .fdb >in the Windows\Temporary Internet Files etc. has been deleted and Legacy has >asked which family file to open. I've opened the .fdb in the latest back up >zip (which by the way, adds a [1] to the name each time I open from here, so >at the moment my family file name ends in [1][1][1].fdb ) > >After doing all this, in the Family File Information (gen. info) screen under >File Information, my Family File Path is still showing as C:\Users\Tom & >Erica\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet >Files\Content.IE5\9NMBQ1FW\ALL-family-current-OCT[1][1][1].fdb I don't know how your .fdb ended up here. Close Legacy and use Windows to copy ALL-family-current-OCT[1][1][1].fdb from C:\Users\Tom & Erica\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\9NMBQ1FW to C:\Legacy\Data and rename the file to whatever the real name should be (ALL-family.fdb or whatever). Now open Legacy and click File > Open Family File and navigate to C:\Legacy\Data and open ALL-family.fdb. Once you do this, go to Options > Customize... > General (tab) and set Starting Family File to Always open this file and select C:\Legacy\Data\ALL-family.fdb in the File Selection dialog. Now save your option changes. >I don't doubt you when you say I'm probably causing the problem, but am now at >a loss - I don't think I've ever studied the general information screen so >have not noticed the path to the temporary internet file before and can't see >anywhere to change this - as far as that goes, why is it saving in a >temp.internet file anyway, couldn't I theoretically be using Legacy offline? >So where would the file go then? I can't begin to guess how it ended up there. >If I have set my locations for the temp. files to C:\Legacy\Temp, shouldn't >this working file be saving there? I don't understand why is it still saving >to the C:\Users etc etc. Your Legacy temp file setting has nothing to do with where your .fdb is located. Don't worry about it, it is not the problem. When you open a .fdb Legacy will save any changes you make to your family data IMMEDIATELY and DIRECTLY to that .fdb. >Apart from the incident with the disappearing notes, I would just like to know >that I've set up all the options and locations correctly, so any advice would >be appreciated. I don't know what you mean when you said earlier "I've opened the .fdb in the latest back up zip". You should never OPEN a Legacy backup. You should use Legacy's File > Restore Family File on a backup to recover an .fdb. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools/Custom Programming) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools NOTE TO LUG USERS: Use plain text if you want me to read your post. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
