Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Cathy Pinner
George, It sounds as if you don't have Legacy set up properly and you may keep opening a different file. Check your settings at Options - Customise 1.2 that controls which file Legacy opens when you open Legacy. Also check your settings at Options - Customise 6.1 and 6.2 which are your

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Cathy Pinner
Gloria, You were given the best answer on the Facebook group by Brian Kelly some time before any responses here. For others who get into this muddle: Search > Find > Detailed Search tab Individual Modified Date after the date you started using the wrong file Tag and export the

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Bob Austen
Hi George, I can’t imagine that the issue is with Legacy unless you do not have your settings to properly go to where your files are. Legacy is a very stable and excellent program. I have been using it shortly after it first came out. I switched to Legacy from FTM as I needed a program

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread johnbernacki1
Gloria, If the new family file was exactly the same as the original before the 11 days of adding new data, you could keep the new family file as your main one. John From: Andrew Robbie Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:42 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Andrew Robbie
Gloria, There is a “date added” and “time added” in the search criteria, but this will only find brand new individuals (not changes made). Maybe helps… A From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Gloria DeSousa Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 2:35 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject:

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread George Pacheco via LegacyUserGroup
Hi, Does anyone have this issue? I have an issue, with Legacy, I keep loosing data, I keep getting an error when entering an individual, My database is over 171,000 people, and Media gets disconnect, I keep  doping a relink. and it doesn't link, I have switched to legacy from PAF, I have had it

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Chris Hill
I think you need to do this. On the file that you were modifying you need to locate all of the modified individuals and export those to a new database, and then merge that file back into your original file. You can find the modified records by using the search to look for everyone with an update

[LegacyUG] Merging only a portion of one family file into another family file

2019-09-24 Thread Gloria DeSousa
Hi, For whatever reason I can no longer recall, I began a "new" family file using my older family file, meaning it was the same file but different name. I obviously then forgot to move to my main family file to continue doing my usual inputting of information and where I do all my work.