Thank you all for your comments. Sorry for the delay in responding. I have learned quite a bit about "syncing" and find that my concept of what syncing is was incorrect so what I was trying to do would never work. This was my first attempt at making two computers sync and I thought I could just make updates on my main computer (my case, my laptop) and those updates automatically take place on another computer; I didn't realize the steps needed to select the same file, unzip and restoring it were all part of the process.
So, what I've been busy doing after reading your comments is going through the process a couple of times to see how it works. Here's what I did: My laptop (8.1) has my "working file" on it. I opened Legacy by clicking on the Legacy icon, then I put in some dummy changes, then saved/backed up the file to Dropbox. Next, I went to my computer (win XP). I clicked on the small Dropbox icon and it showed that the files were all "Up to Date," so I clicked on the name of the zipped file (the one I had just made dummy updates on and backed up to Dropbox). That action took me to a screen that showed the file folders and to the left of the list under Folder Tasks - I clicked on Extract All Files. That done, the correct file was there with the green check mark next to it, so I clicked on the file and it opened in Legacy-- and there were all of the dummy updatesI had made! I closed the program and went back to my laptop where I opened Legacy and restored the working file. Now, I *believe* I understand the process, but I'd so appreciate having someone verify that fact. :-) Lavern Hall On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:56 PM, grayscot2 <graysc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't use Dropbox for Legacy, but I do use it for Zoot XT, an > information processor. The solution there is to set up a dummy folder on > each computer for Zoot to save to as well as it's own folder databases. > Then the dummy folder is put on Dropbox. What is saved to Zoot is smart > foldered to the dummy. Dropbox syncs then only with the dummy folder, > affecting the live Zoot folders/databases only after syncing is complete. > Zoot XT is a set of very flexible smart databases on a stable engine > Legacy developers might take a look at. > > My Legacy has only about 1400 records so easy to back up when > doing regular drive backups, but for Bob's or other's much larger number of > records it would be much faster and safer to backup just Legacy to Dropbox > and forget syncing. > > Prescott Smith > presku...@yahoo.com > > > ============================================================================ > From: Sherry/Support [she...@legacyfamilytree.com] > Sent: Thursday, 16 October, 2014 11:02 AM > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox > > My suggestion would be to back up to the hard drive or your external > backup drive when you're finished working in the file. > > I've not had any problems with working in Dropbox but then I'm the > only one who can access my file there. > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Bob Austen wrote: > > Hi Ron, > > > > I totally agree about not having the live file on the Cloud. I have only > a > > copy of my legacy file on Dropbox. I do have the larger .fdb file on > > Dropbox and then I can simply copy my Legacy file to my Dropbox folder > for a > > backup at any time, even with the file open on Legacy. That takes about 5 > > seconds to copy (2+ hours to sync!), so I will do that before attempting > > anything other than data entry on Legacy - much quicker than using > Legacy's > > backup feature. Of course one could do that type of backup to any other > > folder on their computer. > > > > > > > > It seems that many do have there working/live files on Dropbox, I hope > they > > keep a very up to date copy on their own computer. > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:22 AM > > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox > > > > > > > > It is not advisable to have your live file in Dropbox or Google Drive or > any > > of the other cloud based storage systems. What you can do reliably is to > > place the zipped backup files in the cloud drive and then restore the > file > > as needed on another computer from the cloud storage. Using the live file > > on a cloud device requires a method to insure that the file has been > sync'ed > > completely before accessing it. With a zip file, it will not open unless > it > > is intact so a partial zip file should not open. Side benefit is that the > > zipped files will be smaller than the live database and the other > associated > > files that Legacy uses. I agree with other comments that the problem is > not > > with differences between Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8. I regularly use my > > Legacy data on all those Windows versions without any problems and move > the > > database by placing the zip backup files in Google Drive. > > 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). 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