After two days, I finally got the backups going where I want them to go. Now wonder if it also going to the Legacy Family Tree/data , since that is bolded on the back up screen? I tried to look there and there are compressed files going back to 2015, long before I downloaded Legacy9. Jean Gobel
-----Original Message----- From: Legacy User Group Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2018 11:22 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Backups not going where I changed it to. Jack, I did some testing, I have now made three or four backups to a different folder than the one where my family files are stored. I have also restarted Legacy three or four times with the select which file to open and Legacy is always using the folder defined in option 6.1 which has not been changed by changing my backup location. Brian Kelly On 21-Jul-18 7:06 AM, Legacy User Group wrote: > I use the option to "always prompt for file" on the opening screen as per > option 1.2 . I agree that it doesn't change the info in 6.1 . BUT, the > backup location defaults to where I store data (.fdb as you say, my > error). After changing it to where I want to save the backup, the next > time I open Legacy it goes to that backup folder to offer the files to > open. However, I note that the option 6.1 content hasn't changed. > So, it is the two screens - where to backup and where to open the starting > file that seem to use the same folder > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On > Behalf Of Legacy User Group > Sent: 21 July 2018 00:51 > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Backups not going where I changed it to. > > Jack, > > How are you setting the location for the Backups? > If you do what you say using File - Backup File, it doesn't change where > your data is stored and it certainly doesn't change Options - Customise > 6.1 > > .ldb files are lock files which should disappear when the Family File is > closed. The main Legacy family file has a .fdb extension. > I think perhaps something in your Windows setup is using the last used > folder for the File-Open file. > I rarely use that in Legacy. I have Options - Customise 1.2 set to open a > particular file and if I change file I mostly use the Recent File list > which is under the L top left corner unless that isn't bigger than the > title bar. In that case you have a System Ribbon tab and it's on that. > > Cathy > >> Legacy User Group <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> >> Saturday, 21 July 2018 6:22 AM >> >> I find that when you set the location for where Backups are to go (on >> exit or file/backup) it also changes the location of where the data >> files are stored – ie when opening Legacy it presents me with the .ldb >> files in the backup folder (which is empty). So I then have to go into >> Options to change the default location for data files, when it also >> sets the backup folder to the same place! >> >> Jack >> >> *From:*LegacyUserGroup >> [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Legacy >> User Group >> *Sent:* 20 July 2018 05:21 >> *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>; Legacy User >> Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Backups not going where I changed it to. >> >> You need to set the folder from File - Backup File rather than on >> exit. It's not sticking when you change the folder on exit. >> >> Cathy >> >> Legacy User Group wrote: >> >> >> > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
