I would like to upload to Ancestry.com which has a 75 MB limit. The file I uploaded months ago has 7,000 more persons but is 4 MB smaller at 72 MB. I cleaned all the duplicates out of the 72 MB file yet it is now 4 MB bigger.
Ric On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Ric, > > Why does it matter? There can be many reasons for the behaviour which you > have observed. For example you say that they are *mostly* the same people, > the fact is that the remainder will make a difference, the file compression > may be slightly different. One may have more deleted records than another > etc. I very much doubt if you will ever find the answer – as long as they > work, why bother? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > *From:* Ric Altman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 15, 2012 5:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] File size help > > I need some tips on reducing file size. I'm having a little trouble. I > have two large fdb files. They are mostly the same people. One file has 5% > more people than the other, but is 5% smaller. Something is going on that I > don't understand. I: > 1. Purge unlinked individuals > 2. Clean Master lists > 3. Check/Repair > 4. Compact family file > > There appear to be no pictures or multimedia but I'm not sure I'm > searching properly. > > Ric > > > > 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 > 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
