Great! Glad it helped you. Leon
___ Leon Chapman [email protected] ----- On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 7:11 AM, J.M. "Jay" Ingalls <[email protected] > wrote: > Leon, > > Thank you. Looks like I have it working. Decided to backup both the data > and media files to OneDrive. Have the OneDrive folder at d:\OneDrive with a > Legacy Backup subfolder. Saw the option to move the folder location during > the OneDrive install. Missed that in the past. > > I will alternate backups to my external drives and to OneDrive. > > Jay Ingalls > > ================================== > > On 9/30/2017 5:14 PM, Leon Chapman wrote: > > Here is an answer to basic backup. > > 1. In Legacy, go to File >Backup File > 2. At bottom right, Click HELP >Show Help Topic. or watch a video. > > This HELP completely talks about backups and the Legacy Cloud backup in 5 > steps. > > *OneDrive Backup* > 1. In Legacy, go to File >Backup File > 2. Select Backup to My Computer (Family File & Media Files) > 3. Click CHANGE to far right of Family File > 4. A windows file manger will open and you can then locate your OneDrive > folder (e.g: \OneDrive\Legacy Backups\ ) and save the Legacy Backupup > files in that folder. If you also have the Media Files selected for > backup, Legacy asks if you want to change the Media backup location to the > same as Family File and the answer would be YES. Note: I would suggest > you create the \OneDrive\Legacy Backups\ folder before starting steps 1-4 > above - see step 3 below. > > *Questions about OneDrive:* > 1. Do I have OneDrive on my system? > A. Yes, If you have Windows 8.1 or 10, it was automatically installed > B. Yes, if you have Office 360 installed > > 2. How can I see if OneDrive is installed? > A. You can use the Windows File manager (the yellow folder icon at > bottom in task bar) - Click on it, you should see in the left side window a > folder called OneDrive and maybe a few subfolders if you have created any. > > 3. How do I create a new subfolder under OneDrive called: > \OneDrive\Legacy Backups\ ? > A. You can use the Windows File manager (the yellow folder icon at > bottom in task bar) - Click on it, you should see in the left side window a > folder called OneDrive > B. Right Click on OneDrive >New >Folder > C. Type the new folder name as: Legacy Backup > D. Hit return. You should see the new folder under OneDrive in your > screen on left side. > > 4. What if I don't have a OneDrive Subfolder or OneDrive is not installed? > A. You will need to download OneDrive from Microsoft and create an > account. > B. Here is the link to do that: > > https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-gb/support/ > > > Enjoy! > Leon Chapman > > > ___ > Leon Chapman > [email protected] > ----- > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Roxanne Cummings-Basey < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't understand the question. Do you want to backup up a restore file >> that includes the media files inside the legacy file so that when you >> restore it the media files are included? If so that is what I would like to >> know. >> But - - - - would this be creating the same type of backup as you get >> when you back up to the Legacy cloud WITHOUT the media files? Or would you >> be backing up a gedcom file to onedrive. >> So let me rephrase: >> Can you and if so how do you: >> 1. Backup your legacy files so that all the media files are included. >> 2. How would you restore that backup from onedrive instead of from the >> legacy cloud and is this possible? >> Roxanne >> >> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 8:10 AM, J.M. "Jay" Ingalls < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Can someone find a detailed, step by step, procedure for installing and >>> using OneDrive to backup my Legacy media files? That means leaving the >>> media files where they are, not putting them in OneDrive. No extra words, >>> just "Step 1, Step 2", etc. >>> >>> Jay Ingalls >>> >>> On 9/29/2017 4:14 PM, Ian Thomas wrote: >>> >>> Millennia (Legacy) would have omitted backup of media files because they >>> are large, and some users may have hundreds of Mb up to GB of storage >>> requirements for their media files. >>> >>> >>> >>> But everyone has *Windows* – any version has the free gift from >>> Microsoft of *OneDrive* – which is a more than adequate amount of cloud >>> storage. >>> >>> >>> >>> While it does require a step-by-step ‘recipe’ for users to set the >>> Legacy FT backup location to other than the defaults, over the past year I >>> have seen instructions here on how to change to the location of choice for >>> any individual. That has included Dropbox (another ‘cloud’ location). >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, Ian >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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]/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> 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]/ >> >> > > > > > -- > > 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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