Yes, a Gedcom. 141,000 persons. On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote:
> Ric, > > As far as I know you cannot import a Legacy fdb file into Ancestry, only a > GEDCOM, so are you saying that your GEDCOM is 75MB? I’m afraid that I no > longer use Ancestry, preferring FMP, and whilst I have a couple or so very > dated files in their Trees Section I have not uploaded a file for years, so > I’m somewhat out of touch. > > 75MB is pretty big for a Legacy Family file, so how many individuals are > in it? > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > *From:* Ric Altman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:33 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] File size help > > 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
