Hi Pam, With Legacy backup zips, you don't extract the files yourself usually, you just go to Legacy File > Restore and choose the location where the zip file is (not the media zip).
However, you could extract the files yourself I guess and then use File > Open to open the .fdb file - but make sure you are opening the one you've properly extracted and not the one still in the zip file. Sorry, it's really difficult to help further without seeing your screen. Maybe someone who uses VMFusion can help with more specific information. Cathy At 04:16 AM 29/04/2014, you wrote: >Hello again >We stopped for lunch and have wi fi so a quick reply; I'm still >having trouble getting it out of a zip file; from within the current >zip file, when I go to restore, it says there are no family files to >restore. I did also do an "extraction" and renamed the file to make >a new one, into a different folder so I would now exactly where to >look for it, and now the first original file shows up in my document >list under the folder I put it in (it didn't before), but not the >newly named one that I extracted. But the original file in the >Windows folder shows the right amount of mb for a full uncompressed >file, however, when I go into either file in Legacy and try a backup >they both still say I'm backing up a zip file. > >Am I just totally confused or what am I doing wrong? The Legacy >files go to a shared VMFusion folder if that makes any difference, >if someone knows how that works. . but I think I just need to know >how to be able to unzip it so the file works as it should. I did not >lose the data I entered that was tied to a person (e.g. source >linked to an event), but I did lose the new source info as Cathy >mentioned that wasn't specifically tied to a person or event. > >Thanks again so much for any help for this computer challenged person, Pam > > > > > >---------- >From: "Cathy Pinner" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 1:16:43 AM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Urgent; need help transferring data to laptop > >Hi Pam, > >I've never worked with the VM Fusion so don't know what the folder >and file structure looks like. You probably just need to look closely >at everything on the open file dialogue to get the hang of it. > >However, I can comment on the other issues. > >Never open the fdb file which is in the zip file. Restore the file >using the zip file - and control where you save it and use that restored file. >I've known someone get into heaps of trouble through opening the file >from within the zip file. Unfortunately, it can show up when you do a >search as computers these days tend to display what is in the zip >file. It was no wonder he could never find the data he had recently entered. > >If you can't find the file where you entered more data, you may have >to abandon it and re-enter it. > >This may help you find it. When in Legacy you click on the Legacy >icon top left of screen, you should see a list of recently opened >files - so if you've forgotten where they were, they should be able >to be opened from here. This list includes the path though if the >path is too long it may not show the filename :-( > >Re backup - if you have no media, just untick the media backup. As I >said, I don't use it. > >It doesn't matter where you keep your Legacy files for Legacy. It >matters for you. You need to be able to find them easily. >I think the new default makes sense (Documents/Legacy Family >Tree/Data) as you have to have the Documents/Legacy Family Tree/ >folder anyway as that's where the settings are. Your Mac/Windows >setup must have an equivalent to the Documents folder. But if it's >not convenient make your own Legacy Data folder and use that. > >Good luck, >Cathy > >At 02:48 PM 28/04/2014, you wrote: > >Thanks Kathy and Wes again, I have so much to learn about all this, > >the Zip file method seemed to work the best, I did actually get it > >to work! But it was a process. . .I couldn't get the first flash > >drive to work and I kept getting error messages like "windows > >generic error" or didn't recognize the file. . or maybe user 101 > >lacking knowing how to work in windows w/ vm fusion, the file > >pathways seems different. So I saved the fdb file to a different > >flash drive and at least it loaded the data correctly! I don't have > >any media attached because I haven't gotten that far into learning > >Legacy and I think I won't because it seems too confusing and > >problematic from everyone's discussions about it here; will likely > >use your idea Cathy on that. > > > > But now I have these concerns: > > > >I may have confused myself and hope I can describe what I remember > >was the sequence of events as I was trying to do this in the car: > > > >there may be 2 different issues here, one related to the VM > >fusion/Windows combo, the other a Legacy question > > > >I first mistakenly I think saved the file just w/o picking a > >particular folder because I thought that Legacy automatically saved > >it to the default folder. But then I couldn't find the file listed > >anywhere on the computer so was worried that I'd just resaved it on > >the E flash drive, so I did a "save as" to make sure it was on the > >computer, and thus put it in C drive to make sure I didn't lose it > >when I took out the flash drive. So all seemed ok until I tried to > >do a backup. I ended up with 2 files, different names, but the same > >Legacy data. > > > >Initially, the first time I tried to back up my data, I got a > >message that the VM system basically didn't understand the pathway > >to Legacy I guess. It asked me 2 choices to override the pathway > >problem, and after playing around with it, I think I finally picked > >the right one. Then I went back to enter more data and all of a > >sudden I was entering data in a different file than the one I had > >labeled for C drive. So then I went to go find the original file I > >had been working in, some how I got a request to do an "extraction" > >of the (zip) file I guess, so I thought that was well and good > >thinking I'd missed that part before. . .but then I'd lost the new > >data I had put in, not sure if it was in the other file or just lost > >the data because of the extraction. . .anyway, it was then I > >realized that it was asking me to backup BOTH files and perform > >double backups, PLUS I noticed also that there was a separate backup > >for the media files. Now I see to read carefully which file I'm > >backing up to, but that leads me to these questions: > > > >1. Shouldn't I be seeing an uncompressed file as a working file for > >entering data? How do I fix this if I should be using an > >uncompressed file? Or am I confused about how these are labeled? > >2. Is it normal to not find Legacy files when doing a search; and > >only be able to find them within Legacy? > >3. How do I get rid of the second file so I don't have to specify > >which file I'm backing up? > >4. Should I uncheck "backup Media files" for now since I'm not > >attaching media? > >5. Should I try to move the file to a different location, would that > >help Legacy find the file easier? > > > >Obviously, I'm a little tech challenged, so hopefully someone can > >understand what I wrote and make sense of this and know how to > >answer. I'm sure I'll get a better mental picture of how this works > >in time, but just want to know if I should change something at this > >point to I don't have trouble with ending up adding data to the > wrong program. > > > >Thanks so much for all your patience and great explanations! Pam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------- > >From: "Wes" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 10:40:53 AM > >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Urgent; need help transferring data to laptop > > > >On 27-Apr-2014 12:08 PM, Pam Gosling wrote: > > > Thanks Cathy and Mike so much, > > > > > > I just opened the computer to see your input and want to clarify > > both instructions so I'm understanding this right; > > > > > > Yes, I do have Legacy 8 installed, nothing in it yet. I did not > > make a zip file, in my original computer, I only clicked on the > > fdb file (with the blue dot icon) and selected "send to" flash > > drive. Would it be better to make a zip or go about this a different way? > > > > > > Secondly, then, with the data on the stick, I go to "File-Open" > > (in the new Legacy on the laptop right?), what should I see from > > there? Any other possible issues at that point? Just want to make > > sure I pick the right options. > > > > > > Thank you SO MUCH! Pam > > > > > > - > >I didn't see a response to your last e-mail so I'll give it a shot. > >Hopefully this will get to you in time. > > > >I would use a zip file (Legacy Backup) to transfer the files to the > >thumb drive. That way you get everything that is needed. > > > >When you open the Legacy on your laptop, you can do a restore. then you > >ca open the family file in the usual way. > > > >Hope this helps. > > > > > >Wes > > > > > > > >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 > > > > >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 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). 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