Wendy, To solve the problem of slightly different paths to the media from one computer to another I put the dropbox folder in my root directory I.E. C:\Dropbox on both computers.
Actually, that was in the past when I had two computers. Now I only have one so I just use dropbox for the backups as you have already mentioned. But I still have my dropbox folder right up in the root directory. Paul Gray Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2015, at 5:37 PM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I pay Dropbox for extra storage space, and keep everything of value to > me in the Dropbox folder. This includes all my Legacy data files, and > their backups (as I have space to spare, currently using 92.6GB of the > 1.02TB allocated to me). > > Before I paid Dropbox for the extra space, I used to keep the Legacy > backups in Dropbox, and if I needed to open my Legacy file on another > computer (other than my main one) I would restore the latest backup. > > Legacy remembers where you put your backups last, and will put the next > one there unless you tell it to put it somewhere else, so once you've > set that you don't have to remember each time. > > There could be a small problem with the media, switching between two > computers this way, because the path name stored in Legacy would have to > be exactly the same on both machines to work without a hitch. This means > the Windows user-name has to be the same, and the Dropbox folder located > in the same place on both machines, for it to work seamlessly. But if > they're not, it should not take long to point Legacy on the second > machine to where your media are kept. I see this as a minor distraction, > if it were something I had to deal to maybe twice a year when I switched > locations, assuming there's only one computer used at each end. > > The other point to remember is to only open your Legacy file in one > place at a time. If you had two computers in the same house with the > same Dropbox account, it might be tempting to open the same Legacy file > on both at the same time - or close it on one, then open it on the other > before Dropbox has had time to synchronise. It won't like that, so a > little patience may be needed. > > You can still access your files if the internet goes down, as Dropbox > puts a copy on the computer's hard drive. But if you delete a file on > one, it will disappear from any other computer that has the same folder > on it when it synchronises there. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Wendy > > Norman Weston wrote on 2/04/2015 23:32: >> After several years away from family history I have returned to it to >> see if there is anything new to discover. >> After a few computer hard drive deaths over the years, I am so glad >> that I had backed up both my family file and media to my dropbox >> account. I live part of the year in one country and part in another >> and I have my Legacy Family Tree on several computers. At present if I >> make some changes on one computer I would need to backup my file plus >> its media and restore them on the other to keep it current. If I fail >> to do this each and every time I make changes, I could overwrite >> something I had changed previously! So my question is, has anyone ever >> mentioned or thought about any sort of Legacy auto backup facility to >> cloud in order that nothing is ever lost? Apologies if this has been >> discussed before, I am not sure how to search the past topics. > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
