Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Hi Valerie Merging Legacy files is not difficult, but it does need some planning. Firstly, make backups of all of the Legacy trees. Keep them as a master copy in case you need to get back to the original if you find something wrong later. Secondly, decide which one is the best base for your new tree and make a copy of it. This will be you NEW master tree. Thirdly, merge the other files, one at a time, into the new master. Take a backup of the new one before the next merge. You may need to restore that if you find any errors. As it merges the system will try to identify matching people so that it can merge them, and will show information on both. You can then decide which data you want to keep from each into the new record, or decide to keep them separate. Depending on the quality of your information you may get a lot of mis-matched merges that you will need to ignore. Look at the settings in the merge about how the system tries to make a merge. Also remember that after a merge step the system will identify related people that it needs to merge. Finally, check through the new tree and run a merge run through it. Any odd occasions of a merge that was missed you can deal with manually. There may be the need to fix the original data and reset a merge step to resolve problems with the merge, but that should not be needed. Regards Chris >From my Motorola G6+ On Fri, 7 Sep 2018, 12:34 Valerie Garton, wrote: > Thanks I will give that a go when I return home obviously needing full > concentration. > > > > Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, > T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Jennifer Crockett > *Sent:* Friday, 7 September 2018 10:30 AM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put > them together > > > > Hi Valerie > > > > Check out this link. > > > > > http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2018/05/tuesdays-tip-merging-files-advanced.html > > > > Jennifer > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Valerie Garton > *Sent:* Friday, 7 September 2018 9:12 AM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put > them together > > > > Thanks for this. Next question - merging -I have tried this before and not > been very successful. What should I do about settings please ? > > > > Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, > T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Jennifer Crockett > *Sent:* Wednesday, 5 September 2018 9:04 AM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put > them together > > > > Hi Valerie > > > > If you are talking about your databases, pick the one you use or update > most. Put it in a new Legacy database with a new name so you can > distinguish it from the old one. Then you will have to do as you thought > and get the information from the online trees one at a time and merge them. > > > > To prevent all this happening again, I suggest you only work on or update > the one on your Legacy file on the computer. If you wish to put them online > do it from your master database. Don’t change or add anything anywhere else. > > > > Jennifer > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Valerie Garton > *Sent:* Wednesday, 5 September 2018 8:37 AM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them > together > > > > Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the > same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, > MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and > what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and > another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one > and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand > what I am talking about PLEASE > > > > Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, > T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch > > > > > -- > > 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Thanks I will give that a go when I return home obviously needing full concentration. Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett Sent: Friday, 7 September 2018 10:30 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Hi Valerie Check out this link. http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2018/05/tuesdays-tip-merging-fi les-advanced.html Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup < <mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Friday, 7 September 2018 9:12 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' < <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Thanks for this. Next question - merging -I have tried this before and not been very successful. What should I do about settings please ? Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch From: LegacyUserGroup < <mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 9:04 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' < <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Hi Valerie If you are talking about your databases, pick the one you use or update most. Put it in a new Legacy database with a new name so you can distinguish it from the old one. Then you will have to do as you thought and get the information from the online trees one at a time and merge them. To prevent all this happening again, I suggest you only work on or update the one on your Legacy file on the computer. If you wish to put them online do it from your master database. Don't change or add anything anywhere else. Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup < <mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 8:37 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' < <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand what I am talking about PLEASE Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Hi Valerie Check out this link. http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2018/05/tuesdays-tip-merging-fi les-advanced.html Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Friday, 7 September 2018 9:12 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Thanks for this. Next question - merging -I have tried this before and not been very successful. What should I do about settings please ? Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch From: LegacyUserGroup mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> > On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 9:04 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Hi Valerie If you are talking about your databases, pick the one you use or update most. Put it in a new Legacy database with a new name so you can distinguish it from the old one. Then you will have to do as you thought and get the information from the online trees one at a time and merge them. To prevent all this happening again, I suggest you only work on or update the one on your Legacy file on the computer. If you wish to put them online do it from your master database. Don't change or add anything anywhere else. Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> > On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 8:37 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand what I am talking about PLEASE Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Thanks for this. Next question - merging -I have tried this before and not been very successful. What should I do about settings please ? Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 9:04 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Hi Valerie If you are talking about your databases, pick the one you use or update most. Put it in a new Legacy database with a new name so you can distinguish it from the old one. Then you will have to do as you thought and get the information from the online trees one at a time and merge them. To prevent all this happening again, I suggest you only work on or update the one on your Legacy file on the computer. If you wish to put them online do it from your master database. Don't change or add anything anywhere else. Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> > On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 8:37 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand what I am talking about PLEASE Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Hi Valerie If you are talking about your databases, pick the one you use or update most. Put it in a new Legacy database with a new name so you can distinguish it from the old one. Then you will have to do as you thought and get the information from the online trees one at a time and merge them. To prevent all this happening again, I suggest you only work on or update the one on your Legacy file on the computer. If you wish to put them online do it from your master database. Don't change or add anything anywhere else. Jennifer From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Wednesday, 5 September 2018 8:37 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand what I am talking about PLEASE Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch -- 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/
Re: [LegacyUG] Too many FH files everywhere - ? need to put them together
Hi Valerie, If you are taking about storing all your electronic files for a given person together, I would use the Legacy MRIN number as the key. I created a folder on my computer using the "MRIN husbname - wifename" as the folder name. For example, "12345 JohnBrown-JaneDoe" . Documents that are specific for a date (like birth, death, marriage) I put the date at the beginning of the file name. For example, "1902-06-05 JohnBrown-birth record" When I do this, all the records sort automatically in chronological order and I can immediately see if I already have a birth record or census record. If I am looking for one of the John Browns, I can find them in my Legacy database and verify it is the correct person. Then using the MRIN, I can go right to the folder where all his documents are stored. You could use this method to go to one website and copy the files from that site to your computer and put it into the correct person's folder. Once finished with one website, move on to the second website. If this is not what you're talking about, feel free to explain again. Thanks, Evelyn On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 3:36 PM, Valerie Garton wrote: > Yes I have many different family files of different people AND I have the > same family history file everywhere eg HIGGINSONodds - is on ancestry, > MyHeritage, Findmypast, old computer and new computer. Where do I start and > what do I do ? I feel I need to take one file, ? which one, and put it and > another file together somehow, fix this somehow and then add another one > and repeat the process what ever that is going to be. Can anyone understand > what I am talking about PLEASE > > > > Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, > T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch > > > > > > -- > > 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/
