As others have pointed out, your backup is a .zip file. You can't open it but you can restore it. ^That is what a backup is for. The .fdb file is updated all the time, you don't need to save it at the end.
In the Customise menu, you can specify your thumb drive to be the default directory for all your data, but then move or copy your existing data to it. HTH, Doug. On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:03:08 -0500 MJ SA <[email protected]> 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. > > > > 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 > > > !DSPAM:50ae5b0268101938219705! > 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
