Cathy, you are a legend. Thank you for your advice and expertise. It worked! Gratefully yours, Michele
On 17 March 2017 at 17:02, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > Michele, > Legacy 8 creates the Documents\Legacy Family Tree\ folder. > > I think what has happened is that you created a folder called this on your > new computer and then put the folder from the old computer inside it. When > you installed Legacy it used the 1st folder. > > So copy things from the 2nd Legacy Family Tree folder into the first into > the same folders but don't overwrite if there's a newer copy in the 1st > Legacy Family Tree folder. > > You should just be able to delete the \_AppData\ folder in your 2nd Legacy > Family Tree folder. The only thing you need to do is make sure there is a > Legacy8.lic file in the \_AppData\ folder in the 1st LFT folder. > > Here's articles on how to sort out your files. > > <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00901> > > <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00962> > > Cathy > > Michele Morrison wrote: > > > Cathy I'd love your thoughts please. > > I transferred my data from PAF 5 to Legacy 8 (Deluxe) and from an old > laptop to my new one. > > Most went OK, just a few exceptions to tidy. I created a folder > called 'Legacy Family Tree' in my documents folder. In that Legacy > family Tree folder I have a data folder and then two data files for my > Legacy Program. > However, I somehow also have a second 'Legacy Family Tree' folder > inside the one that I created. (Lets call it Legacy Family Tree 2) and > in that there is a data folder and in that data folder I have a > similar two data files for the Legacy Family Tree program. That makes > 4 data files all together instead of just 2! > > So the folders look like: > Documents > *Legacy Family Tree > Legacy Family* Tree > Data > > Both of the Legacy Family Tree folders have a Data Folder and both the > Dat a Folders contain copies of my Data files for the Legacy Program. > To compile the problem, before I realized the problem, I seem to have > sometimes updated one and other times the other data file! Confusing!!! > > I think I now have updated the data files in the first Legacy Family > Tree folder but I'm loath to simply delete the second Legacy Family > Tree folder, data folder and data files for a while till I'm sure. > The Legacy program of course finds all four of the data files instead > of just two and that leaves me prone to update the wrong files. > > Can you advise. Is there some way to just put that second Legacy > Family Tree folder aside for a while so that the Legacy program > doesn't find it and I don't get confused again??? > In the long run am I right in thinking I could combine Legacy Family > Tree (2) into Legacy Family Tree folder (1) which is higher up the > folder tree. > Legacy Family Tree folder (1) contai ns App Data (duplicate), Data, > Legacy Charts (empty), (Legacy Family Tree), Legacy FS, Media. > Legacy Family Tree folder (2) contains: AppData, Data, Legacy Charting > (charting files), Media Samples). > > Confused? I sure am! > -- > /Michele/ > > PLEASE NOTE my *NEW* email address. > I'd appreciate you adding this to your address book so we can stay in > touch. > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- *Michele* PLEASE NOTE my *NEW* email address. I'd appreciate you adding this to your address book so we can stay in touch.
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