Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

Jenny, if filing by Surname is so ridiculous please share your better way. If all your documents/photos are filed by the Legacy RIN how do do a search? I name all my photos and documents using Surname, forename, birthdate, death date. Jenny says that's fine if you know those dates, then asks how

Re: [LegacyUG] I am afraid I have another crazy question

The computer won't necessarily 'find' your backup file - depending on how you 'back it up". If you do 'backup' when Legacy prompts you (or File/Backup) it will backup to your computer. Then you can Restore it by going to File/Restore. I do a quick backup to my computer whenever I do something a

Re: [LegacyUG] I am afraid I have another crazy question

You should be able to see where your data files are kept by going to the Legacy menu bar and selecting: Options/Customize/6. Locations This will show the default location which should be the location of your files when doing a 'save'. Bob On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 8:59 PM Jane Linkswiler

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple chilren & multiple marriages

Hi Fran, In Legacy go to Tools/Set Relationships This will only show the relationship for those shown on the Family View page. The kids should not be showing up under all the couples. The kids should be showing up under the correct (actual) parents. If they are still connected to

Re: [LegacyUG] wrong Mother

HI Marina, Go to the child Isaac. Right click on the parents, choose “Add Additional Parents”, a pop up screen will show parents of Isaac (Isaac and Jane). Click on “Link to Existing parents” and choose Isaac and Mary. You will now see two sets of parents with the incorrect one usually

Re: [LegacyUG] US State Names

HI Cindy, Go to the Help menu/Master/Location List/ scroll down to Contract/Expand Location Parts then (See Contract/Expand Location Parts for more information.) for information on how to do this and what happens. You can expand or contract the state name. I'm sure you've been here. The

Re: [LegacyUG] Saving Problems

It is normal to save your working file on your computer's internal hard drive. It looks like you have saving your file to 'Documents/Legacy Family Tree/Data'. Is this file on your C:/ drive? Is the C:/ drive big enough to handle your file with lots of room to spare? If you are using your

Re: [LegacyUG] Married couple - spouses on wrong side !!

Did you try Edit/Swap Husband and wife -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 7:23 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Married couple - spouses on wrong side !! I just

Re: [LegacyUG] Anyone know if there is an easy way to configure a single click button that uses replaceable parameters in URL ?

I use more than one browser and have Ancestry open in one. All it takes is one click on the browser button in my taskbar and the browser opens to the last used window - Ancestry. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Leon

Re: [LegacyUG] I am trying to transfer my Legacy family tree to another computer

Not sure of what exactly you are trying to accomplish however the procedure would really be the same… Important: Install Legacy, from the Legacy website (https://legacyfamilytree.com ) on the new computer. If you are using Legacy Deluxe then you will have to enter your customer number in

Re: [LegacyUG] Attach Media

You can add them as a 'document' in your media files. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of RAYMOND RHOADS Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:31 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Attach

Re: [LegacyUG] Survey - Syncing

Hi Dennis and Gary, What is your definition of ‘sync’? Are you wanting to work on your tree (same file) from two computers? Or are you backing up to another location and wanting to keep that file updated? I doubt that any of the family tree programs will the ability to work with one

Re: [LegacyUG] Error Messages after trying to do file maintenance

On 07-Mar.-20 6:42 p.m., Bob Austen wrote: > Hi Caren, > > I seems that there are several that are experiencing ‘Error 3265”. > There have been several comments on this. The simplest is to boot you > computer in safe mode and do the Check/Repair. I haven’t tried this yet.

Re: [LegacyUG] Error Messages after trying to do file maintenance

nline" link below. View this Ticket Online <http://site93.hosted.smartertools.com/Main/frmTicket.aspx?ticketnumber=293-25DFF55E-016E=rgausten%40telus.net=B0268B4FB2BAD1DD74A0CFFD3DA507D1> Thank you, Technical Support www.LegacyFamilyTree.com _____ From: "Bob Austen" Sent: We

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 3035 - Exceeding resources

t is how I understand things presently. If anyone knows better, please pipe up! Peace, Loren Johns Guatemala City, Guatemala _ "I will accept no bull from your house" (Ps. 50:9, RSV). On Thursday, March 5, 2020, 08:04:39 PM EST, Bob Austen wrote: Hi Thelma,

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 3035 - Exceeding resources

Hi Thelma, I am having the same problem with a large file as well. I wrote to Legacy Support on Feb 19, 2020, got a case number, but no reply. I can no longer do a Compact Family File or Check/Repair. My program is still working fine. I have nearly 490,000 names but, maybe more

Re: [LegacyUG] Computer crashes when attempting backup to cloud

Hi Henry, What is the size of your file? I have 590,000 individuals in my file and it is now about 1.38 GB. I don’t have any issues with Cloud backup. I am concerned about Access having a 2GB file limit. I hope that Legacy is considering splitting up the data file so I can keep my file

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy not working after windows 10 updates

Hi Joseph, My Legacy file is 1.4GB in size with over 487,000 individuals. I have the latest Win10 updates. I have no issues. But, I do have a high end computer with 16GB of memory. I don't believe the problem is a Legacy issue. Look to your hardware, particularly the amount of memory, and

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

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] a problem Perhaps

There is… Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA ?? Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Ian Macaulay Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:21 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] a problem Perhaps Now it could be me doing

Re: [LegacyUG] printing tag list

Hi Bob, Go to Search/Detailed Search Look for: Individual Where to look: Tag (particular number) How to look: Equal to What to look for: Tagged After the list is created it will show up as Search List. This is where you view the list. To print the list… Go to: Options, Print - where

Re: [LegacyUG] Global editing of Hashtags?

. John From: Bob Austen <mailto:rgaus...@telus.net> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2019 4:06 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Global editing of Hashtags? Hi John, Click on any Hashtag symbol and the ‘Hastags’ screen opens u

Re: [LegacyUG] Global editing of Hashtags?

Hi John, Click on any Hashtag symbol and the 'Hastags' screen opens up. There you can Edit, Add, etc. Editing changes the Hashtag 'globally', that is, any changes to the Hashtag now becomes that Hashtag and applies anyone tagged with it. Hope this is what you were looking for. Bob

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Guide 9.0

>From Legacy Help… Unlocking the Standard Edition If you have downloaded Legacy from a download service on the Internet, you can quickly convert to the unrestricted Standard Edition of the program by requesting the Unlock Code from our web site. Simply click the Register Now button.

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Sources search list: type = "book"

What part do you want to turn off? The messages you receive are what the LUG is about. To stop them you need to unsubscribe. See below where I have highlighted the link. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Philip & Linda Barnes Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] Baptism/Christening

Hi Jenny, It's not a bug - somehow your setting has changed. Click on the name "Chr" and a screen will pop up where you can customize the name. If you have already done this it will show as a saved "view". Choose that view. If not you can customize the wording and save it, giving the saved version

Re: [LegacyUG] Failure Notice

Equally annoying is all the many complaints and Legacy has already stated that the messages are NOT coming through them so there is nothing they can do. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Jack Earnshaw Sent

Re: [LegacyUG] Cloud Storage

of syncing cloud based data, especially if this is your main file source. The cloud based data is NOT a multiuser program. I would strongly recommend using it only for backup. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Joyce Herzog Sent

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Program Text Box

, such as a description/names of the people, as it will be a permanent part of it. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 5:31 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy stopped working

Hi Margaret, I, too, am (was) getting the error that the Hints had stopped working. This was getting very annoying. I ignored the message for a time then Legacy really locked up. The solution was to delete the hints file, but that doesn’t change the fact that it keeps happening. I am

Re: [LegacyUG] Update 209

I had no problems what-so-ever with the update. I did not have to re-enter my name and all my user setting remained the same. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 8:41

Re: [LegacyUG] type of data base used

Legacy uses MS Access Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of RCT Gmail Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 12:54 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] type of data base used Does Legacy use a data base engine to store

Re: [LegacyUG] FindaGrave.com?

The new FAG site doesn't provide all the information that the old site did - including some pictures. Very poor effort. I agree with Lee, it is not about change it IS a poorly designed site. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf

Re: [LegacyUG] a Warning, and another problem with the FAG

the information removed. I 100% agree with Ian - Legacy programmers SHOULD NOT have programmed a scenario that looses a clients data. Maybe it’s because I have been a long time IT manager that I do not like my computer taking control of what I do. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Check/Repair hangs on newer PCs

using Legacy. I'm now retired but have been an IT manager from before there were home computers and still help out many with computer issues. Hope this helps. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of JV Leavitt

Re: [LegacyUG] Reset relationships

Hi Pat, In ‘Help’ under ‘relationships’ it points out: ‘The Set Relationships window is reached by choosing Set Relationships from the Tools tab of the Ribbon

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Merger

Hi Dennis, Very well said – you’ve pretty well covered my concerns over this acquisition. I don’t hear many voices saying this is a good thing! I quit using FTM as it could no longer handle the size of my file (no longer a problem). They also changed their format. I much like the way

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with V8.0.0.602 and V8.0.0.604

. I kept the option to run v8 as I still help others who haven’t (didn’t) upgrade but I have never had to go back to it. Just make the switch to v9. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Gene Wheeler Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 9:0

Re: [LegacyUG] Favorite new features of V9

. In fact there were a couple of 'bugs' in v8 that were fixed in v9! I run Win10 but on a high end computer with lots of RAM - maybe that's a difference. I heartily embrace v9. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf

Re: [LegacyUG] Removing formatting

that I have done. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Sandi Koscak Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 1:29 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Removing formatting On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Bob Austen <rg

Re: [LegacyUG] Removing formatting

I use FireFox as my browser and when you copy it removes all formatting (including tabs unfortunately!). I use 2-3 browsers depending on my use for them. Each one does things a little differently. Hope this might work for you. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] FAG problem?

Hi Ed, I have experienced that too, but I attributed that to the name being somewhat different in my Legacy file – perhaps with a second name or initial. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Ed Ladendorf Sent: Wednesday, May 3

Re: [LegacyUG] Fina a Grave duplicates

spent a lot of time at the LDS library in Salt Lake City and witnessed firsthand how the family trees are put together. And online trees? Bottom line, don’t accept anything as gospel – I will accept it and then set about proving/disproving it. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Data Entry Default Events

but suspect your point is well taken. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 5:26 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Data Entry Default Events Hi Itzhak

Re: [LegacyUG] Do not download the latest version 9 update

akes a huge amount of time to digest this and then the program either crashes or locks up the computer. I have a high end gaming computer with lots of RAM so the computer is not the problem. Perhaps the 10,000 pictures doesn’t help! Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-

Re: [LegacyUG] Do not download the latest version 9 update

in v8. My vote… go for the upgrade to v9. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Gary Schenck Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 11:06 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Do not download the latest version 9 update

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Tip of the Day

Thanks Michele, this is great. Please keep these tips coming to the LUG - I don't use the FaceBook version. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele/Support Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 6:40 AM To: 'Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 9 default install directory naming structure

! Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of David Cripps Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:36 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy 9 default install directory naming structure Hi Listers, I've just

Re: [LegacyUG] V9 Error Code 3045

to say what they do with my data on the cloud. Error 3045 is a MS Windows error and may only affect Win7, Vista and XP. Google ‘Error 3045’ for some causes and possible fixes. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of David

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 9 doesn't open completely

I agree with Joseph. I use the workaround, and it is only needed when first opening the file. However, it is still 'irksome'. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 8:11

Re: [LegacyUG] About Legacy9

Hi David, I've only been using v9 for a couple of days. There doesn't seem to be a significant change in v9 other than the advertized items - which I am beginning to like. However I have noticed there are also some bugs in V8 that are now fixed in v9. It also seems to load quicker but that is

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a way to order the RIN column in the Index tab in a file?

to spell out the date, say 15 April 2017. If you have been adding more people on your desktop computer since adding the 'missing person' on your laptop either way is going to be a bit involved. Bob Austen -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun

Re: [LegacyUG] QUESTION

Hi Gary, Go to LegacyFamilyTree.com and you will be on the page to order/download Legacy 9.0 If it doesn’t come up as the first screen then click on Online Store/Legacy Products in the menu bar and select the package that you want to purchase. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 9 connecting to Family Search

Hi Debby, Family Search works fine for me – using Win10. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:25 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 9 connecting to Family Search

Re: [LegacyUG] User Key and Version compability

Hi Otto, If you have v8 full key then you are likely using v8 Deluxe. If you have the v9 key it would suggest that you have already purchased version 9. Version 9 offers some upgrades and fixes to version 8, so I would suggest simply doing the upgrade. The data files are not compatible

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I have both Legacy 7 and Legacy 9 running concurrently (different data file)?

I renamed my Legacy8 folders before installing v9 so I can now run both v8 and v9 concurrently (after naming the v8 files back to the original). Of course the databases are different as v9 has converted the database to the new version - however, I had made copies of the database as well. Some

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems - changing settings

will. Cathy Bob Austen wrote: Thanks Ian, Cathy, Restart doesn’t help. It is the age Warnings (8.11) and any/all of the ages go back to default – I can’t find a way to save changes. Bob *From:*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Cathy Pinner *Sent

Re: [LegacyUG] Emdash rendered '97

Hi Jennifer, The emdash 'problem' cleared up for me about a month ago. I use FoxPro and they had a 'Copy Plaint Text' feature that worked great however, on their latest version, it stopped working and they no longer supported other party fixes. A couple months later it no longer happened. I

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems - changing settings

[mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Bob Austen Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2017 1:48 PM To: 'Legacy User Group'<legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems - changing settings In v9, if I go to Customize/ 8. View/ 8.11 Monitor Potential Pro

[LegacyUG] Potential Problems - changing settings

.) What am I doing wrong? Or have I found a bug? Bob Austen -- 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Test Message

Hi Jean, This should be an easy fix for the programmers. Send it in as a suggestion using ‘Make a Suggestion’ from the Legacy Home screen. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Jean Gobel Sent: Saturday, April 1, 2017 5:51 PM To:

Re: [LegacyUG] Data limit

Thanks Steve. Bob -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hayes Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 7:07 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Data limit On 6 Feb 2017 at 18:37, Bob Austen wrote: > I´m well o

Re: [LegacyUG] Data limit

Hi Sherry, I’m well over the 1GB limit and operating fine. Isn’t Legacy written using Access? I believe it is a limitation of Access which is 2 GB (and you need some overhead!). I have heard that this 2GB limit can be overcome using SQL Server. If anyone has information on this I would

Re: [LegacyUG] Person on opening screen

Hi Jenny, I am still getting the last family viewed. I just upgraded to v 8.0.0.586 and tested it again - everything is fine. Curious how there are different experiences. Bob -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 9

No date has been given yet. There will be a notice sent out to all Legacy 8 users but I can let you know as well. Bob From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup Subject:

Re: [LegacyUG] Incompatibility with Windows 10?

spect ratio, so a widow on one won't size properly on the second. Bob Austen From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lightfoot Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:11 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Incompatibility with Windo

Re: [LegacyUG] The USER Group purpose?

Bravo, Linda. Well said. Bob On Apr 11, 2016, at 10:50 PM, Linda Greethurst wrote: Ok, people. This is NOT supposed to be the Legacy Whiners Group! Pull up your big person pants and adjust/adapt. This isn't Facebook, never has been Facebook and probably never will

RE: [LegacyUG] no problems

Well said Jack. I agree and have had the same experience as you - no real issues and never a problem with an upgrade. Bob -- Original Message -- From: "Jack Earnshaw" < j...@jearnshaw.me.uk> To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have loaded .516 and .517 without any problems at all. Bob -Original Message- From: Steve Hayes [mailto:hayes...@telkomsa.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 10:49 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new version

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version

Hi Sherry, My Legacy file now exceeds 438,500 names, 1.25 GB, and runs with no problems. I do have a lot of notes so I'll watch that 2GB file limit. Bob -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2015 10:08 AM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version

Well said. Bob From: Ronald Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@icloud.com] Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 6:26 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new version CE, since you feel that you repeatedly need to voice your negative anti-legacy comments, why

RE: [LegacyUG] unsupported file format

I'm with you on this one Brian but it's a personal choice. I like the idea of the jpeg being 'visible' as well - just easier to view. Bob From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:42 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE:

RE: [LegacyUG] Getting RG78 series numbers from Ancestry.com

book. In 1911 the enumerator's Census Summary Book only has the head of households name. So there are two series numbers for the 1911 census. RG14 and RG78 Cathy Bob Austen wrote: Hi Tony, Ancestry includes a RG # in the 'Source Citation' usually below the transcribed data - such as: 1911

RE: [LegacyUG] Getting RG78 series numbers from Ancestry.com

Hi Tony, Ancestry includes a RG # in the 'Source Citation' usually below the transcribed data - such as: 1911 England Census Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 4269; Schedule Number: 122 Is this the 'RG#' you are looking for or is the RG78 number a specific one? Bob -Original

RE: [LegacyUG] Families app - additional languages

And you want a read receipt?? That should be good for another 20 replies. I only got the one message. Bob From: Marianne Szabo [mailto:msz...@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 11:17 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Families app - additional

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 507

Hi Donna, Doing a backup won't affect the Legacy files. The backup file is a separate .zip file. In addition the backup creates a separate media.zip file. To open it you have to 'restore' the file in Legacy (File/Restore File). You should check you USB drive to see if those two files are

RE: [LegacyUG] C/R ending in General Notes

Yes, this happened in the last update. Bob From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 12:06 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] C/R ending in General Notes That would work, Jenny, but in playing around with all of the

RE: [LegacyUG] Two Unrelated Family Files

Hi Sherry, Thanks for the heads up on the file size. I'm at 1.2 GB but I guess that still gives me lots of room to grow. By the way, I believe Split Screen allows for up to six Family Files at one time - or different views of the same Family File. Bob From: Sherry/Support

RE: [LegacyUG] Two Unrelated Family Files

Master Lists. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Bob Austen rgaus...@telus.net wrote: Hi Sherry, Thanks for the heads up on the file size. I'm at 1.2 GB but I guess that still gives me lots of room to grow. By the way, I believe

RE: [LegacyUG] Lost Legacy 8.0...

Further to Jenny's suggestion - make sure you are trying to open the Legacy 8 database. It could be that you are looking at the Legacy 7 file and therefore it doesn't recognize the format. Normally it would offer to do a conversion of the file. Bob From: W. Bruce Matson

RE: [LegacyUG] Marking Alternate Names as Private

Making one of the names Private will make the Alternate Names private as well. Bob From: Robert McGarry [mailto:rmcgarry...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 7:38 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Marking Alternate Names as Private Is there any way to mark

[LegacyUG] DR set

I did find the auction place - that is quite the place. There is a 100 year old guy who has a warehouse space that is absolutely jammed with junk. He, somehow, has an auction on Monday evenings at 7:00. He doesn't hold out much hope in selling it. He would take it for two to three weeks, then

RE: [LegacyUG] DR set

Apologies for this going to the LUG. Bob From: Bob Austen [mailto:rgaus...@telus.net] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 8:06 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] DR set I did find the auction place - that is quite the place. There is a 100 year old guy who has

RE: [LegacyUG] Sherry, Geoff, Michelle, Help, please

Hi Sharon, Contact Support directly at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp supp...@legacyfamilytree.com to request your customer number and to change your email. Bob From: Sharon Krisko [mailto:sharon.kri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:25 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Password for 7.5

a customer ID from Legacy. I just upgraded from version 7 deluxe to version 8 deluxe last night and they emailed me with my new version 8 customer number, which is different than my version 7 customer number.    Jerry Boor, MerriamFamilyTree.org On 11/15/2014 1:09 PM, Bob Austen wrote: Hi

RE: [LegacyUG] Password for 7.5

version 8 customer number, which is different than my version 7 customer number.    Jerry Boor, MerriamFamilyTree.org On 11/15/2014 1:09 PM, Bob Austen wrote: Hi Marie,  If you are using the deluxe version contact Legacy Support and they will give you your password, otherwise, as Ron

RE: [LegacyUG] Password for 7.5

Hi Marie, If you are using the deluxe version contact Legacy Support and they will give you your password, otherwise, as Ron pointed out, Legacy7 should get you started with the Free version. Bob From: mvmc...@aol.com [mailto:mvmc...@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 8:22 AM

RE: [LegacyUG] Build 8.0.0.454 Conflict With Another Program

I have used Roxio for many years, including on my XP system with Legacy, and now on Win8.1 and Roxio NXT - with no issues at all. Bob -Original Message- From: grayscot2 [mailto:graysc...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:21 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject:

RE: [LegacyUG] Dropbox / Legacy problem

I really agree with Mike on the use of the cloud. I use Dropbox for backup, but NOT my main file. The cloud is not a multi-user system. If you have Legacy on more than one computer and make a change in your file on one then you have to wait for the files to sync before you can open it on

RE: [LegacyUG] Dropbox / Legacy problem

Hi Cathy and Dave, Cathy, you do have valid points. I do use Legacy's backup routine at times. Thank you, I do know how to do backups and restore them and, yes, it is important to know how to do them. I find the backup routine too slow for anything other than the occasional archive. My

RE: [LegacyUG] Dropbox / Legacy problem

Hi Dave, simple and great code, thanks. Bob -Original Message- From: Dave Naylor [mailto:nay...@unforgettable.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 8:30 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox / Legacy problem On 11 Nov 2014 David Cripps wrote: Now my

RE: [LegacyUG] sentence override

Wendy, you're awesome in your replies - keep up the good work! Bob -Original Message- From: Wendy Howard [mailto:wendy.how...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 6:32 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sentence override Hi Kirstin, I've gone back

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Deluxe slow or not responding

This is most likely a system issue. I generally live on the edge with my computer with many windows open. I now use an i7, Windows 8.1, 64 bit, 16 GB RAM. Legacy 7.5 takes about 1-2 seconds (varies) to open with a file of 67,000+, Legacy 8 - 1-3 seconds (varies) opening a file of 400.000+.

RE: [LegacyUG] Assigned Sources in 8.0.0.454

Dave, the lack of notice of updates seems to be common. Click on the Updates header and it may give you a different answer. Better yet, go to the Legacy website and download the latest version - you may have to do that anyway, I haven't had too much luck updating from within Legacy. Bob

RE: [LegacyUG] Where did my printer go?

Printing is handled by your computer so there is nothing in Legacy for printer set up. Will it print after you go to Print Preview? When you click Print it generally starts printing to your default printer. The printer setup is a function of your computer and the place to look depends on

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

in a different folder. Cathy Bob Austen mailto:rgaus...@telus.net Thursday, 16 October 2014 1:36 AM Hi Lavern, It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is no issue with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1. I use Dropbox. It can take some time for the files to sync from

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy not syncing in Dropbox

Hi Lavern, It sounds like your problem could be with Dropbox - that is, there is no issue with Legacy, Win XP, or Win8.1. I use Dropbox. It can take some time for the files to sync from Dropbox to the laptop - depending on the size of your file, connections speed, it could be a few

RE: [LegacyUG] Find/Replace Address Data

Hi Rick, In the simplest form (read my caution)... Go to Search/Search Replace. In the pop up window... Find where: Lists-Location Find what: TX Replacement Text: Texas Anywhere in the field Replace only found text with replacement

RE: [LegacyUG] Independent Cities issue

forward to the day when a specified longitude and latitude can display the location name based on date and language. On Saturday, September 27, 2014 2:54 PM, Bob Austen rgaus...@telus.net wrote: Hi Margaret, If I enter the name just as you show (missing comma?) it does not present a problem

RE: [LegacyUG] Independent Cities issue

Hi Margaret, If I enter the name just as you show (missing comma?) it does not present a problem. Danville, (Independent City) Virginiano issue Danville, (Independent City) Virginia, USA no issue Danville (Independent City), Virginia, USA no issue Legacy's Geo

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