I found it on a new thumb drive I got last night. the strange thing is, the new death date I entered did not save last night.
So on my new laptop, I have been testing Legacy. I saved it in the Data folder and did the other tips on saving you all gave me. Since now I know where the file is. One time it opened with my tree, a few times it did not and I also got a few errors messages. At least now I will have the one thumb drive to back up my family file to, so I will be able to locate it. As for the errors, I will have to email legacy and ask what they are. Thank you for all your help. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry about my last post - I'm not 100% sure this will work either! > > Exactly what have you found: your backup which will have the form *.zip, or > your family file, *.fdb? And where is it located? > > Without this information I'm afraid that we cannot really answer your > question. > --- > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > GOONS #5307 > > "MJ SA" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I know the one I found is the one I saved right before Hurricane Sandy >>hit us, the only thing I added last night was the death date of a >>g..g.uncle someone found for me who died in WWI. >> >>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM, MJ SA <[email protected]> wrote: >>> OMG! I found, well not the one I saved last night, but close to it, >>> before I screw it up, tell me what I need to do.. LOL!! >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, MJ SA <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> so now i am on my new laptop with Windows 8, I downloaded Legacy and >>>> put the family tree on this computer also. There is only the sample >>>> file in data. I put in my thumb drive and I got an alert that there is >>>> issues with the thumb drive, it is scanning it now. What a bummer this >>>> is for me. But still on my other computer when I open llegacy my >>>> family file should just open up, like it did last night, This is very >>>> frustrating. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM, MJ SA <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I went to Data, there is about 10 files there and the last date was >>>>> Sept 9. 2012. >>>>> >>>>> I keep having the same problems, ever since Legacy updated to the >>>>> newest version. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ron Ferguson >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> It does take time to learn how to use your program. You say that you >>>>>> have set it to open with your family tree, presumably using >>>>>> Options>Customise. For me, this setting does work. >>>>>> >>>>>> You ask where is your family file, provided Legacy is installed to the >>>>>> default, and you have not told legacy to save it elsewhere (like a thumb >>>>>> drive), you will find it in C:\Legacy\Data, so using File>Open Family >>>>>> File you should set the box at the top of the Open Screen to that >>>>>> location. You should then find your family file in the large box below: >>>>>> it is of the form *.fdb where the * is your file name. If you have told >>>>>> Legacy to save it elsewhere then only you will know where it is. >>>>>> --- >>>>>> Ron Ferguson >>>>>> http://www.fergys.co.uk >>>>>> GOONS #5307 >>>>>> >>>>>> "MJ SA" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>I am so over this program! I have set Legacy to open up with my >>>>>>>family tree. Now I am spending the little time I have (I am disabled) >>>>>>>trying to find where Legacy put my family tree. Last night when I >>>>>>>opened Legacy, my family tree opened automatically. this is happening >>>>>>>too many times. How can I find my family tree, the one that opened >>>>>>>last night when I opened Legacy? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2012/11/22 19:03, MJ SA wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Why is it every time I back up my family tree onto a thumb drive, the >>>>>>>>> next day when I open legacy, my family tree is not there? This >>>>>>>>> happens all the time. How do I find the family tree that I set to >>>>>>>>> open every time I open legacy. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Because Legacy can't directly open a backup? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Mike Fry >>>>>>>> Johannesburg (g) >>>>>>>> >>>> > > 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). 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