A good way to find this is to go into Index View. If anyone is married twice, they will be near themselves in RIN/MRIN order. Also, if there are ANY marriages with two empty names area, this may need attention. I found after a 10000 into a 20000 merger, Gedcom or Legacy added all the unknowns. I had over 100 marriages with neither spouse, a lot more with one spouse, originally with 1 unknown wife, now had 4. I know I did it wrong, but I did learn. GOOD LUCK Rich in LA CA
> [Original Message] > From: Bert van Kootwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 7/21/2005 5:47:41 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Largte Files > > I have no problem in merging a file with 150,000 names which is 186 Mb. > I run W98SE. > > > Groeten > > Bert van Kootwijk > > Homepage: http://home.hetnet.nl/~vankoot/index.html > Genealogieen: IJselmonde, Over Betuwe, Gouda-Leiden, West Brabant > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay L. Snider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:27 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Largte Files > > > > After four years of downloading GEDCOM files off of the Internet, I now > > have at least sixty Legacy Files, on my home computer. The average file > > contains a little over 19,000 names. The biggest is 1.7 GB in size. > > These files are the consolidation of a multitude of many little files. > > So naturally, there is a lot of duplicate names and data in them. Last > > night, I was working on a consolidated legacy file of 15,000 names. So I > > clicked on the merge button, and them clicked on the find duplicates > > button, and my system froze up on me. I guess the file was too big for > > Legacy to process, or there is an accumulation of too many legacy files > > on my computer. I bought this Legacy software because I really like it > > auto merge function. I also have a hobby of searching the Internet for > > genealogical information, for my family, friends and neighbors. I > > thought the Legacy software would be a help to me in getting rid of > > duplicate names, so I can boil a big file down to a small file. At this > > point, I'm frustrated, disappointed and angry at Legacy. All total, my > > collection of names on Legacy files is about 2.3 GB. I believe that my > > computer should be able to handle the load. Its a Pentium 4 (1.3 GH) > > with 512 MB ram and 250 GB on the hard drive. Can anybody out there > > please tell me how to get Legacy to do its job, or provide me with a > > solution to this problem? I'm desperate. How small or big can a Legacy > > file be and still have the auto-merge function work as it should? Does > > anybody know? If I can't get this problem resolved soon, then I will > > have to start looking for another genealogy software package. Does > > anybody have any idea's about which software package that might be. I > > really need something with an auto-merge function that I can have trust > > and confidence it, and let my computer run all night long if need be. > > How do all the genealogy software packages on the market compare with > > Legacy in the auto-merge function only. Are there any out there that > > can do as good a job or better at auto-merging as Legacy? If so, what > > are they and can they handle files with over 19,000 names? I feel like > > this is one of those times when it's better to be more accurate, than > fast. > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
