Henry, thanks for the advice. Do you do this each time you add something to your genealogy?
> On June 23, 2017 at 1:23 PM "Henry T. Peterson Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Susan > > I have a routine that has worked for me for decades. > > > > I do the majority of my work on my desktop. At the end of each session I > copy the fdb file to many different locations (dropbox, BoxSync, OneDrive, > etc.) also other folders and an external hard drive and a flash drive. > > This way I have many redundant backups of my working file. > > > > I also do backups naming them carefully and saving each backup in a > separate Sub-folder under my backup folder (like \backups\2017\189062317) > Which gives me the build and the date of the backup. > > > > As for media when I find a media file I want to use I have developed a > routine to copy the file to the media folder but I first copy it to a > subfolder so that the contents can be later copied to a flash drive.(like > \LegacyFamilyTree\to_upload) > > > > I can know that that flash drive with the latest fdb file(my working > genealogy file) and all the media that I have linked recently the that > working file. The can insert that flash drive into the usb port on my laptop > and copy the files to the appropriate folders. > > > > All that said… I would NEVER merge the two files. I would probably rename > one of the files and then use the files compare tool. Then I would decide on > which file I would keep. Then carefully using the file compare tool mark by > tagging so the information can be edited to the file you intend to keep. Or > worst case I would count my losses and move on. > > > > The whole process of merging two files while possible is a very large > task. In my case it would be too much the undertake. > > > > I hope that the little bit of guidance (above) can help in your decision. > > > > Hoping you all the best luck > > Henry > > > > > > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Susan Larson > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom > > > > I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem. I didn't > backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on > each one. I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never > done this before. If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up > all the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms? > 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]/
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