I understand that it is a good idea to backup my family file on a separate drive. I have been able to do that. It gives the family file name, date and time, and that it is a compressed (zipped) file.
When I look in my hard drive, I see files that have a circle at the beginning with an L in it. The file type for those is Legacy Genealogy Software. Then for some of my family files I also have GED, Text Document, and TC files. For some other family files I have those 4 files plus FG file. And for another, those 5 files plus a PPL file. **************************************************************** When I am looking at a family file in Legacy and wish to open another family file, I am offered only the circles with the L -- the Legacy Genealogy Software type of files -- not all of the type of files that are in the hard drive. That seems to work and what I have added to a file seems to be there after closing the file and opening it again. ***************************************************************** What are all of these files -- GED, Text Document, TC, FG, and PPL ? ***************************************************************** At what point do I need to use the compressed (zipped) file and how do I open that ? When I am using family file "B" and want to go to family file "A" which I have saved, I look in the other drive and it does not show up. There is no possibility of finding a compressed (zipped) file. That is not a type of file that is listed to open. Also, how many of these zipped files do other people keep? Do you delete some of the older ones after you've saved the next one? Thanks, Priscilla 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
