Many thanks, Cathy On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 02:34, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:sarahl...@gmail.com> > > 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:genea...@gmail.com> > > 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:sarahl...@gmail.com> > > Tuesday, 18 June 2024 3:59 PM > > Thanks again for all your help. Just checked and it hasn't disappeared > > yet! > > > > > > > > > > BMcL Robinson <mailto:b...@ab.kiwi.nz> > > 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: > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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/ >
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