Sherry: Yes, if necessary, I'll have to split it like that. I have enough Dropbox room to handle the Legacy data files. Just a little frustrating, as it seems more of a workaround than a root cause fix. I'm no techie, but I'm guessing it has to do with how Dropbox and GoogleDrive perceive a change to the file. For a file like Excel, the changes are only recorded when the file is closed. The legacy DB file, however, is updated every time you enter data, which the sync programs read as a change, and begin the sync. I know Dropbox is complex enough to only sync the *portion* of the file that's changed (how I cannot say), but I don't know how GoogleDrive does it. Way, way, deeper than my technical skill.
Scott On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Sherry/Support < [email protected]> wrote: > Just a suggestion - since Dropbox worked fine for you why not use both, DB > for the Family File and Google Drive for whatever else you use? Unless the > Family File is too big. > > I have both Dropbox and Skydrive for different purposes and have yet to > get close to running out of free space on either! > > I do use Google Drive for a company database but only access it through > the website. I don't have a Google Drive folder on my computer. It's pretty > slow and I'm not particularly thrilled with it! > > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Scott Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> GoogleDrive works the same way as Dropbox, in that a file is stored on >> each computer you have connected, which then synchronizes to the file on >> GoogleDrive. If the file is open on more than one device at the same time, >> a conflict version is created. >> >> I'm not certain the timing of the sync ... I thought with Dropbox it >> happened only after the file was closed, but with GoogleDrive it seems to >> be happening when the file is open. This makes no sense, as changes in the >> file are occurring while the file is being synched, causing these conflict >> errors and causing Legacy to have all sorts of issues. Something seems >> really wacky here, and my guess is its with GoogleDrive. >> >> I can experiment by moving my data file back to Dropbox, else I may need >> to contact GoogleDrive. >> >> I'm curious with people here if you are currently using GoogleDrive and >> are seeing an issue. Trying to isolate which application is causing the >> issue! >> >> FYI, I am on GoogleDrive 1.17.7290.4094 >> >> Scott >> >> > > > 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
