That sounds like you're doing a backup, not a "save as". They're two different options.
If you do a backup, you then need to "restore" the file (from the zip file) to have it unpacked and able to be read and used. If you do a "save as", you can save the .fdb file directly to the flash drive (or somewhere else) and then move to another computer and open it directly off the file on the flash drive. Both have their advantages, so it's probably a matter of which you prefer for yourself. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy John Bernacki said the following on 24/09/2013 5:21 p.m.: > > Whenever I have tried to save my Legacy files on a flash drive, my > computer will only save them as a .zip file but not .fdb.Have I been > doing something wrong? > > John > *From:* Ron Walter <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Standard Edition > > Meg > > You could use a file sharing app – for example Dropbox or Sugar Synch- > the first is more popular. > > The only caveat is that you can’t use/update the Legacy file > simultaneously – for example, assume you have Legacy and Dropbox > installed on your 2 computers and laptop; you could open Legacy on > one system, update records, then close Legacy– when the file is closed > Dropbox copies the updated file to the other two systems. You could > then go to either of the other systems and open Legacy which will have > the latest copy of the data. > > Another way is to keep the data on a movable disk – such as a memory > stick (Flash Drive). I think Dropbox is the better solution. > > Ron > > *From:*Margaret Atkinson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, September 23, 2013 02:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Legacy Standard Edition > > Monday September 23, 2013 > > I'd like use Legacy Standard Edition on two computers and one laptop. > I need the information entered to be identical on each of them. Does > anyone know how to have Legacy on more than one computer? > > Thank you, > > Meg Atkinson > 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
