Donna,
There's a problem with the Windows.old folder when you run the Media
Relinker or File- Open for Legacy to get the list of files.
See
<http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-01061/11/Error-Messages-Problems/Media-relinker-Freezing-crashing.html>
It talks about the Media Relinker but applies to the search for Legacy
files as well.
The workaround for finding Legacy files on your computer is to search it
from Windows File Explorer. Search for *.fdb
More information on finding lost files here:
http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00895/
Cathy
donna1 wrote:
All have extensions. And I just rechecked Documents/Legacy Family
Tree/Data and HDB, PPL, RGD are missing now. When I “Refresh List” it
does not complete. It gets to a file with a name something like
Windows old Windows Software Distribution/Download 9313387aba23b13…
then closes Legacy. It goes so fast I can’t get the complete file
name. I think Legacy is so messed up it will take an expert to fix it.
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*From: *Brian Kelly <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent: *Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4:48 PM
*To: *[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject: *Re: [LegacyUG] Lost family file after name change
Is there one in the list with no extension? That is your data file and
it does not need to be restored, Just double click on that one and
Windows will start Legacy and load that file. Windows will suppress the
extensions for files it knows how to open so that even though your data
file has a .fdb extension Windows does not display the .fdb in the
filename.
The files with those other extensions are support files created by
Legacy when you use certain features. PPL is the potential problems
list, FG is for focus groups etc. The dates on those support files come
from the last time the file was used so you may not have used the
feature for those 2013 and 2017 dated files.
Brian Kelly
On 23-May-18 4:11 PM, donna1 wrote:
> I found the file in Documents/Legacy Family Tree/Data. There are 9
entries with the new name but different types: FG, FSD, H1, H2, SC,
TC, HDB, PPL, RGD
> None are zipped. SC, TC, HDB are dated May 22, 2018. All others have
earlier dates – 2013 and 2017.
>
> Can any of these be restored? If so, how?
>
> Thanks. Donna
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Susan Osborne
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2:04 PM
> To: Legacy User Group
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost family file after name change
>
> You may have messed up the 3 digit file extension when you renamed
it. Legacy stores the files in Documents. The main executable file
is shown with a blue dot with a letter L in the middle. The file name
is shown with no extension in the list of files in the Data File but
when the file is open on the desktop the file is shown to have a .fdb
extension.
>
> If you left this file in the Legacy folder when it was renamed, you
should be able to rename it again correctly so that it will work. The
place to look would be in the Data file which is found in the Legacy
folder. It is found in Documents/Legacy Family Tree/Data.
>
> Susan
>
> On Tuesday, May 22, 2018 2:58 PM, donna1 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I changed the name of a family file and thought I did everything
correctly. The file with the original name still appears in the list
but it is empty. I can not find the file with the new name. I did
refresh the list. How can I get my family back?
> Thanks. Donna
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>
>
>
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