Well, in this day and age there are still some who don't know everything......:-)
I didn't even know Legacy had a 'backup' button. I've never seen it so it must be hidden somewhere. I use a flash drive for backup for my computer information. I always just copy/paste from my hard drive to the flash drive whenever I need to update the things I have on my hard drive.As far as I know I have never 'lost' anything by doing that. However I am not sure about moving Legacy to another computer which is why I am asking. I do have the main Legacy folder backed up on the flash drive (C:/Legacy). I also copy/pasted the original legacy 'exe' file from my 'Downloads' folder (C:/Downloads). This was the original .exe file I used to install Legacy on my computer when I first began using the program. I have updated the program now and then). Can I just download the latest Legacy version of the free program from the Legacy web site and then copy/paste the Legacy folder from my flash drive into the C:/ of my new computer? Or won't that work? On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 8:42 PM, JLB <[email protected]> wrote: > One just has to wonder how these things happen in this day and age of > free and virtually free backup options. > > Do you have any Legacy BACKUPS? I mean the zip file that's created when > you click the BACKUP button. > > If so, install Legacy on your new computer. Then click the RESTORE > option in Legacy and browse to your most recently dated zip file (on a > flash-drive or wherever you've got it by now.) Follow your nose through > the rest of it. > > There's another dealie-do with the USR files but I'll save that for now. > > I'm wondering what you mean by your 'download folder'. Without knowing > that I'm not sure what else is on your mind. Was EVERYTHING on one > computer? Did you lose EVERYTHING? If not, what DO you have to work with > Legacy-wise? > ----- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://jlog.jgen.ws/ > > On 3/24/2013 8:27 PM, elizabeth wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I couldn't find an answer I could understand in the archives so I am > > hoping someone can help me here. > > > > My computer crashed and I need to move legacy to my new computer. How do > > I do it? Can I just copy/paste the 'Legacy folder' and the 'Legacy.exe > > file in my download folder' to my flash drive and then copy/paste them > > to my new computer? > > > > I use the free version of Legacy. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Elizabeth > > > > > 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
