Maybe legacy 8 checks to see whether the backup path is valid when Legacy is opened. If not, then revert to "C:\" A possibility that maybe the programmers can shed some light on. I would have thought the path check would have been done when the backup was invoked.
Alan Pereira -----Original Message----- From: JV Leavitt [mailto:jleavi...@att.net] Sent: 10 December 2013 13:08 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Backup to external hard drive I notice the same thing. the V8 program does not remember the path I last used for my backup -- the V7 program did. Joseph Leavitt On 12/10/2013 12:42 AM, Anne wrote: > Every time I exit Legacy I do a back up to an external hard drive. When I was > using Legacy 7.5 it remembered my settings and automatically backed up to > where I wanted it on the external drive. > > However when I exit v8 it automatically defaults to the C/ drive for back ups > and I have to change it to the E/ hard drive every time. I have checked the > user manual and the help in the programme but cannot find how to set the > default backup to the E/ hard drive. > > Any suggestions please? > > Sent from my iPod > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
