Sarah,
Q1: Yes you should still set the Customise options I mentioned. It's the
program that you've probably pinned to the Taskbar, not a particular
database.
Q2: When you are happy you have your all your data in your Legacy 10
database you are always opening, yes you can delete other copies you
find elsewhere. A Legacy database is made up of the main FDB file which
has the Legacy logo and a number of other files that start <your family
filename> but have different extensions. You can delete them. What you
should keep are data backup zips - at least the last 10 for complete
peace of mind. Put them in the one folder. You only need the last 2 or 3
media backup zips.
The reason for keeping more data backups is that we don't always realise
there is a problem in the database until we go to a particular family we
may not have looked at for ages. The data backup zip zips together that
FDB file with the others with the same family filename.
Legacy 10 now records in Options > Customise your backup folders. Again
see section 6.
To minimise the need to use a data backup, regularly do File > File
Maintenance > Check/Repair. Databases are like cars - they need regular
maintenance.
It's years since I've actually needed to use a data backup due to my
database becoming unhealthy but I still have some backups going back
decades. I restore an old one to see what progress I've made and
sometimes to retrieve people I remember researching but can't find. I
used to delete people I found didn't belong to the family but sometimes
I discover later that they do but in a different part of the family. I
no longer delete but just unlink.
Cathy
sarah hughes <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 11:03 PM
Hi Cathy
I do have a question for you, if you don't mind; well 2 actually!
The 1st is that I usually pin the Legacy site to my task bar, but
should I also use those 2 Customize options that you suggest?
Secondly, I noticed when I was trawling through my folders and files,
that there are an awful lot from the past, ie Legacy 9, in various
folder formats. None of them will open when I try, so can I just
delete them all, and just keep ones from Legacy 10? TIA
Regards, Sarah
Cathy Pinner <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 4:10 PM
Sarah,
It's good to hear you've found your family file.
Write down somewhere where it actually is.
Set Options > Customise 1.2 to open it automatically AND Options >
Customise 6.1 to the folder it is in.
Cathy
sarah hughes <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 3:59 PM
Thanks again for all your help. Just checked and it hasn't disappeared
yet!
BMcL Robinson <mailto:[email protected]>
Tuesday, 18 June 2024 8:53 AM
Similarly, you can look for your data files using File Explorer.
Open File Explorer from the taskbar or right-click on the Start menu,
choose File Explorer and then select a location from the left pane to
search or browse.
Go to the drive where you store your data (on a basic setup it would
be C:\) and search (top right search panel) for ".fdb".
All your Legacy data files will show up.
Cheers, Brett
B McL Robinson
(+64) 0277 500 714
PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
On 18/06/2024 1:10 am, Anne Hildrum wrote:
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