The only critical file is the *.fdb file -- that is your Legacy family database
the others relate to previous reports, relationship calculations, IGI searches, etc. that you have performed. They can all be recreated, so I wouldn't worry about them. You can look up in the Legacy help file the meanings of most of the file extensions if you need to know what they are. You can also search the archieves for file types and probably find what each file is associated with. Again, they are temporary and can all be recreated with reports, charts, searches, etc, so I do not worry about any of them. Hope this helps. ___ Leon Chapman [email protected] ----- On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Colin Liddell <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had some problems with my computer and now have doubts about the > current Legacy file I am working on. > My aim is to Restore a zip file from a time when I knew all my work was up > to date. > Looking in the Legacy\Data folder I find there are considerably more files > for my Liddell line than for others. > Admittedly the other lines are much smaller than my Liddell line as I have > merged them all into the one file of Liddell but retained the originals. > Prior to the merge, my other lines only have two or three files and they > have the following extensions of fdb and TC or fdb, TC and Rc3. > My Liddell line currently has the following files; > Liddell.fdb 8,868kb Legacy Genealogy Software > 6/8/2012 > Liddell.FG 74kb FG file > 9/11/2010 > Liddell.fsd 1,078kb FSD file > 6/10/2010 > Liddell. IGI 316kb IGI file > 26/08/2008 > Liddell.Rc3.Cal 1340kb CAL file > 10/10/2011 > Liddell.Rel.Cal 208kb CAL file > 10/03/2010 > Liddell.TC 1kb TC file > 6/08/2012 > Liddell.~IGI.IGI 316kb IGI file > 26/08/2008 > Liddell~PPL.PPL 164kb PPL file > 5/12/2009 > Liddell~Rc3.Rc3 1,604kb Rc3 file > 12/03/2012 > Liddell~Rc3.Rc3.cal 1,384kb CAL file > 17/03/2012 > Liddell~RGD.RGD 376kn RGD file > 10/09/2011 > > I would like to know; > (a) Why the Liddell line has more files than the others, ie. 7 files as > against 2 or 3? > (b) If I do a Restore from a Zip file, which of the above files do I remove > from the data folder prior to the Restore, or do I remove all? I would put > them on a flash drive so they are still accessible in necessary. > (c) Why do the last five files have the tild and repeated extension. > > I look forward to any help or suggestions from the very knowledgeable folks > on this List. > > Colin. > > > 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
