Brian, She also keeps talking about backing up to GEDCOM. She is obviously confusing the legacy.fdb backup process and the process for creating a GEDCOM.ged file.
Ron Bernier Sent from my iPad On Apr 13, 2012, at 6:32 PM, "Brian/Support" <[email protected]> wrote: > Go to File > Backup Family File > You should see the path where Legacy is going to store your backup file > just below the button which says "Select Name and Location for Data Backup" > If the path is not where you want your backup stored click the button > and select the correct location. > Make sure there is a check mark in the Data Files box and in the > Multimedia Files box if you also want to backup your multimedia. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > On 13/04/2012 6:23 PM, MJ SA wrote: >> Hi, thank you both for the suggestions, *.fdb did not work on the >> other computer. Maybe I can get a quick lesson on how to do this >> again, nothing is more scary than worrying about losing all your >> genealogy work. >> >> Please tell me if this is the correct way to save my family tree. >> >> For backup, I want to make sure it backs up onto my thumb drive. Than >> I also want to export it to a gedcom, so I have that also for back up >> and to put the updates on the other compuer. >> >> To get my family file onto my floppy to put on another computer, I >> would click export to gedcom? Than open Legacy on the other computer >> and than open the gedcom and save the family tree on the hard drive to >> that computer? >> >> Something strange in the air lately, I have done this so many times, >> and today it is just not working. > > > > 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
