Bill,
In addition to what Leon has said, if you've been adding data to this
conflicted copy, you could search in it for people modified after the
date you probably started using it and tag and export that tag group to
a new Legacy file then import that into the file you've accepted as the
base.
In the Detailed Search
Individual - modified date - after - date you specify
Then do an Intellishare merge.
You could merge all the conflicted databases but it's a lengthy job
which can be shortened considerably by only merging those whose data
has/may have changed.
Unless you have really fast internet and you are patient and make sure
Dropbox has finished syncing before opening Legacy, keeping your working
data in the cloud isn't a good idea.
Look at the Dropbox icon in the System tray to see if Dropbox has
finished syncing. It should have a green tick and when you hover over
it, it pops up "Up to date"
I save my backups to Dropbox. I only have one computer but recently set
up a friend to use two by putting the working data files onto a thumb
drive so that has to be moved from one computer to the other. So far
that's working much better than his attempts to use Dropbox which
invariably ended up with conflicted copies.
Cathy
Bill Hoff wrote:
Thanks Leon
*From:*LegacyUserGroup
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Leon
Chapman
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 25, 2017 4:29 PM
*To:* Legacy User Group
*Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] File Name Issue - Conflicted Copy
Bill:
I would not delete any files yet.
Do you have a backup of your database before this took place? If so, I
would restore that or start using that database.
If not, you will probably just have to open the last non-conflicted
database and then do a File, Save As, and give it a new name - I like
to use a name and date as part of the file name, e.g.,
Bill_Hoff_Family_25July17.fdb.
You may have lost some work when this all took place, so you will want
to check areas that your were working on to see if the data is what
you expect. I would make sure the renamed database seems to be ok
before I deleted the conflicting file.
The Media files can be stored in a separate location. So they might be
on Drive C:\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Media\. Normally, your
database is stored at: C:\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Data\
If you have moved your data to DropBox, I would recommend a similar
folder structure:
\DropBox\Legacy Family Tree\Data\ &
\DropBox\Legacy Family Tree\Media\
You will need to created those DropBox subfolders.
Here is the techie stuff as to why you had conflicting files:
1. Legacy runs on a single computer and their database is not network
concurrent record change compatible.
2. To have multiple computers (users) accessing a file (database) at
the same time, there has to be several rules implemented that lock out
other users while one user is changing a record in the database — you
cannot have multiple people changing the same database record
concurrently. Legacy does not implement such network / database rules
and I am sure never will.
Bottom line, “YOU" have to control access to your database one person
at a time. So, if you have a Laptop & Desktop, only use one of those
while having your Legacy database open. Make sure you close Legacy on
one computer before going to the other computer to open the database
and wait a few minutes until the file are synced in DropBox and all
computers. Some people say they hardly ever close Legacy — that is a
mistake in my opinion, it should be closed every time you leave your
computer for more than say 10-15 minutes.
Leon Chapman
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:53 PM, Bill Hoff <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I do use DropBox, but have not done so very long, so I may have
had the two computers on at the same time. Now how do I fix this
issue? Somewhere in my searching for what might be the problem I
saw two sets of files with different paths but both on the C
drive. One was for media and one for I’m assuming the data. Would
it be safe to delete on set or the other to repair the conflicting
file issue; then rename the files? Or am I way out in left field;
I’m a novice when it comes to all this.
Bill
*From:*LegacyUserGroup
[mailto:[email protected]]*On Behalf Of*Leon
Chapman
*Sent:*Tuesday, July 25, 2017 3:20 PM
*To:*Legacy User Group
*Subject:*Re: [LegacyUG] File Name Issue - Conflicted Copy
Looks like you may have had the file open using two computers at
the same time using DropBox or some cloud storage.
If so, the cardinal RULE is: Use only one computer at a time to
work on your cloud stored database.
So, if you have your file open on one computer, be sure to
completely exit Legacy before opening the file on another
computer. You also need to allow some time for the database file
to sync with the cloud and all computers. Normal a few minutes,
but depends on the cloud service and your internet speed. With
Dropbox, you normal see a file sync notification in upper right of
screen. Other cloud services may not be as user friendly or sync
as fast a DropBox.
Leon Chapman
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:08 PM, Bill Hoff <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Greetings,
I see that my legacy file for some unknown reason to me, the
following now appears as an insert to the fdb and media file
name .
(DESKTOP-H9R2TCG’s Conflicted copy 2017-06-15)
What have I done, and how do I correct this? All seems to be
working fine using this file, but I’ve done something wrong as
I certainly did not add the questioned inserted statement to
the file name.
Bill
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