I was doing a bunch of searches, than I did the search modified by date and thank God it has the time on it, so I found it and this did have the additions made last night. Thank you so much!!!!
Before I do anything, I want to make sure I do this correctly. Options-General- I chose Open Last file used automatically. Now on the various ways to save it on the computer and my thumb drives, so I can put it on my new laptop (Windows 8). I am not shutting this computer until I get it right. On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:12 PM, MJ SA <[email protected]> wrote: > 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). > 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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