Gedcoms are only used if you're sharing genealogy data files between two different programs - let's say between FTM and Legacy.
Otherwise you want to do a backup of the Family File (File > Backup Family File) to move the data to another computer using Legacy. If you're working with a group of people (or even one other person) on a file and you all have Legacy, the best way to handle that is to use IntelliShare. You can find details on that in the Help file in Legacy or in the Tips section of the website http://legacyfamilytree.com/tipsIntShare.asp You very well may have duplicates and if you do, you will need to merge those duplicates. I don't recommend importing a gedcom directly into your Family File. Per the recommendation when you start the import, import it into a *new* Family File. Then clean it up - make sure the data is good and appropriate, run File > File Maintenance > Check/Repair, the Potential Problems report and check the Master Location List for formatting of locations and check on quality of sources. If you clean it up now it'll be a lot easier than trying to clean it up in the main database. Then if the file is worth keeping, back up your main Family File (File > Backup Family File) and import that new Legacy file into your main file. Go through the Merge > Find Duplicates process (you'll get a dialog box asking if you want to go to the Family/Pedigree view or do a merge - select the merge. A lot of users will use the IntelliShare feature if they're using the database on more than one computer. Other options are a home network, keeping the file on an external drive or using a file sharing site like Dropbox or SkyDrive. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 1:51 PM, LeAnne Deardeuff <[email protected]> wrote: > In one of the Webinar's Geoff talked about how to have someone else send you > information using a Gedcom? file that you can then add to your family file > and you don't have to do duplicates or merges. How is that done? I want to > move files between my two computers. Any ideas? > 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
