Re: [LegacyUG] Family file in use

Thanks, Chris. That sounds interesting and I'll bear it in mind if the problem is repeated. Gillian On 02/11/2020 11:41, Chris Hill wrote: I have noticed that one solution to this problem is to close Windows with a Restart instead of Close. It appears that Close saves the current status of

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file in use

I have noticed that one solution to this problem is to close Windows with a Restart instead of Close. It appears that Close saves the current status of the system, which might include which files are open, while Restart will close everything. I don't know why MS do it that way round and I would

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file in use

Thanks, Loren. No I don't. I wrote to Brian (off list) to tell him that his suggestion about closing .ldb files hadn't worked, that I'd closed any found and the message was still appearing. But now it's a new day, my computer's had a good night's sleep and when I opened Legacy this morning,

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file in use

Do you have Legacy charting open? That opens and uses your database too. Loren Johns Stuart, FL > On Nov 1, 2020, at 6:01 AM, Brian Kelly wrote: > > This can happen if Legacy does not close down correctly. A filename.ldb file > is left in the folder where your file is stored. It can also

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file in use

This can happen if Legacy does not close down correctly. A filename.ldb file is left in the folder where your file is stored. It can also happen if you have Legacy Charting or Legacy Family Search running when you try to open Legacy because those modules also open your family file. Shut down

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file has multiple trees - How to combine one with main tree ?

OMG, you were right on, clicked Refresh and the tree is no longer showing as a stand alone tree. Marvelous !!! Lucy On Friday, May 25, 2018 1:18 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: Lucy, Is this what you did? You went to View - Trees in your Family File and it was showing two

Re: [LegacyUG] Family file has multiple trees - How to combine one with main tree ?

Lucy, Is this what you did? You went to View - Trees in your Family File and it was showing two trees but when you went to the person showing for the second small tree, you found them connected? When you went to View - Trees, did you click Refresh? This doesn't auto refresh as it takes time

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File One of the Legacy moderators (Michelle perhaps) pointed out the big blue L at top left dropdown shortcut several years ago. I use it constantly. Hope they don't change it! Jean -Original Message

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Not necessarily - Windows has been remembering opened files for years, at least since XP. What is odd is that, in Win 7, they have changed the system sometime in the last couple of years, and it may be dependent on the application. For Office 2010 and earlier, I had them

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

e ribbon). > JeanG > > > -Original Message- > From: Brian Kelly > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:59 PM > To: Legacy User Group > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File > > No, they did mean the icon on the Windows task bar. When you right > click on a Windows task b

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

- From: Brian Kelly Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:59 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File No, they did mean the icon on the Windows task bar. When you right click on a Windows task bar icon you can see a list of recently opened files. This only applies however if you

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

addresses the ribbon). JeanG -Original Message- From: Brian Kelly Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:59 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File No, they did mean the icon on the Windows task bar. When you right click on a Windows task bar icon you can see a list

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

No, they did mean the icon on the Windows task bar. When you right click on a Windows task bar icon you can see a list of recently opened files. This only applies however if you have used multiple files. Someone who is always working with the same family file will not see this list. If you do

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

I suspect a mis-type concerning the "icon on the task bar". They were not referring to the icon that normally shows up on the bottom of your screen. Instead I believe they meant the icon at the very top left of the Legacy window. By default it is the big blue circle with an L in it. (This

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

As always, you've been of great help Cathy...and everyone else. I'm glad it's not me losing my mind every time my settings have changed. I'm sure I'll have more questions when the time comes again (hopefully not, hopefully I will have learned my lessons), but there is one question for now -

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

) are bugs Jack -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly Sent: 27 March 2017 15:45 To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File There is an enhancement suggestion

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

There is an enhancement suggestion about not changing options 6.1 and 6.2 to defaults when an external drive is not available, this includes network drives as well as plug in drives like flash drives etc. Brian Kelly On 27-Mar-17 4:44 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: Thanks Jack. I never open files

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

The issue has been around since version 7.5. It was first entered on 31 Oct 2011. Brian Kelly On 27-Mar-17 4:44 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: Thanks Jack. I never open files from the Taskbar list unless I've a need to test. And I don't have a network drive. Opening from a right click from the

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Thanks Jack. I never open files from the Taskbar list unless I've a need to test. And I don't have a network drive. Opening from a right click from the Recent Files list on the Taskbar has changed 1.2 to Open last used for me. I'll make sure this is entered. Now you mention it, I have vague

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Cathy wrote: " Thirdly, the usual way people lose their Legacy settings is deciding to "tidy up" their Documents folder or their genealogy folders and either rename or move ...\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\ This folder cannot be moved or renamed. It will simply be recreated with defaults.

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Gloria, Sorry you've lost your settings. The first thing to do is to NEVER EVER double click the fdb file within the backup zip to open a backup file. I think that's the only way to get Legacy files into a Temp folder. Backup files are RESTORED. In Legacy go to File - Restore File and find

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

<legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Hi Cathy (and everyone else :-), A few days ago, I opened a backup file from a zip, I then shut Legacy down after looking, re-opened Legacy thinking that it would open to the correct file that I set in Options/Customi

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Hi Cathy (and everyone else :-), A few days ago, I opened a backup file from a zip, I then shut Legacy down after looking, re-opened Legacy thinking that it would open to the correct file that I set in Options/Customize/1.2 but I just checked and see that my setting changed without any input from

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of John Pattillo Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2017 1:33 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File I am not a member of legacy user group; please stop copying me wi

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

I am not a member of legacy user group; please stop copying me with ALL of your EMAILS From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Gloria DeSousa Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:04 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

On 29-Jan-17 02:35 PM, Gloria DeSousa wrote: I have trouble with Merges as well. I know there's the Undo Merge, but don't have a good handle on merging yet. I'm learning. I would avoid merges until you are more experienced and confident that you know what you are doing. I very rarely use the

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

You've been a tremendous help Cathy. The key is what you wrote in your last sentence "You use a Legacy backup from within Legacy. You go to File - Restore." I was going into File Explorer instead (I use Carbonite to sync to the cloud). It also helps to know why there isn't an Undo. Wish there was

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Gloria, Legacy saves every bit of data you enter as soon as you enter it and click the Save button on that screen. That's why there isn't an Undo. No need for any other save. You just open the same file the next time. The Legacy backup is the equivalent of you copying your Word document to

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

group, including a frequency of auto save (in minutes). Best, Denise From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Gloria DeSousa Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:04 AM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [Lega

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Thank you very much Cathy. Seems that Legacy saves automatically as I go along, unlike MS Word for example, where CTRL+S is required. I think that's where I went awry, thinking I had to "save". A backup in Legacy is a "save" but not the same as MS Word. Not sure I'm making any sense, since I'm

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Gloria, These paths are both showing an fdb file inside a Zip folder. Do not open files from within zips. Do not use your backups unless you have an emergency. Temp folders are emptied by various different processes. If you ever notice your file is in a temp folder again (on the Legacy Title

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Hi Cathy and Gail, I wondered about the file name. I open Legacy using the Legacy icon in my task bar at the bottom of my Windows 10 computer. Before I tried your suggestions Cathy, my file name was Legacy - [C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\TEMP2_~1.zip\FamilyTree.fdb] I did that File -

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

rs.com] On Behalf Of olivanna...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:21 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Thanks Brian I won’t or can’t (more likely) explain myself. All seems to have corrected itself after shutting down computer for awhile. Something ma

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Cathy... that is a lot of good information that I didn't know. I did try to do just what you said. I am learning. I love this group!! Thanks to all. Gail -Original Message- From: Cathy Pinner Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:08 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

name again, ha ha. Thank you, Gail From: Joyce Herzog Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 3:04 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Hi Gail, Did you use the symbol in the upper left corner to open your file? It' a capital L on a blue circle. That usually lists the last

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Gail The location of that file (the \Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\YCM1GS78\ part) indicates that it has been opened? or downloaded? by a browser, probably Microsoft Internet Explorer. The [1] in the filename may indicate that the download? has

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

to me. Have patience! Gail From: Brian Lightfoot Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 7:14 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File I’m curious why it’s taken “many days” of searching. Wouldn’t a search for “*.fdb” from within File Explorer/Windows Explorer have accomplished

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Gail, That's a sign that you have opened the file from within a Backup zip file. They end up in weird places. If you do it often you'll find that the number in square brackets proliferates. Backups should be restored in Legacy using File - Restore. You can see the content of a Backup zip in

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

I’m curious why it’s taken “many days” of searching. Wouldn’t a search for “*.fdb” from within File Explorer/Windows Explorer have accomplished the same thing in just a few seconds? I was ready to post that it’s virtually impossible for any browser to have opened a .FDB file thus the reason

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Gail The location of that file (the \Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\YCM1GS78\ part) indicates that it has been opened? or downloaded? by a browser, probably Microsoft Internet Explorer. The [1] in the filename may indicate that the download? has occurred more than once. My guess is that

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Hi Gail, Did you use the symbol in the upper left corner to open your file? It' a capital L on a blue circle. That usually lists the last couple of files you've opened. That would be the simplest way. Unfortunately, if that doesn't work, I have no other ideas! Joyce On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File is in use

, the .LDB file may be left intact which could prevent you from opening Legacy again. Brian in CA From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Natalie McLain Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 4:01 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File is in use

:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Michele/Support > *Sent:* Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:48 PM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Family File is in use > > > > It is possible that you have Legacy Family Search or Legacy Charting st

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File is in use

it. Problem solved. Brian in CA From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Michele/Support Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:48 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File is in use It is possible that you have Legacy Family

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Jay Wilpolt [mailto:jaywilp...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 5:52 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

Were they entered since you last ran a File Check Repair. Part of that process, rebuilds all the lists and updates counts. On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Ronald E Howell rehowell0...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello Group, Just found the 'Family File Statistics' report and noticed there is a

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

, September 24, 2014 3:17 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000. Were they entered since you last ran a File Check Repair. Part of that process, rebuilds all the lists and updates counts. On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:27 PM

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Ronald E Howell [mailto:rehowell0...@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:57 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000. Jay

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000. I have 1 person in my file born after 2000 and they are not showing up either. Let me do a little testing on this. If anyone IS seeing a number in the Born After 2000 category send me a private message. Michele Technical

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

. I can’t say exactly when the next update will be released. Michele Technical Support From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:05 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

On my screen the 'Create Search List Button' is not available (maybe because of '0' individuals?). -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:14 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

screen the 'Create Search List Button' is not available (maybe because of '0' individuals?). -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:14 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after 2000.

Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com *From:* Ronald E Howell [mailto:rehowell0...@earthlink.net] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:57 AM *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics - Individuals born after

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

I created a Mr. SURNAME and connected the OP in one database to him. I used his NOTES for the Explanation. That makes it print in the places I want it to print. I agree, he doesn't sort first, but then, since I know who he is, he doesn't need to? And most of my reporting is done on FGS or

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

I also use people like that to store bits and pieces that don't fit individuals. I have one linked as parent to the furtherest ancestor in that surname line - and have made them invisible. To include these notes nicely in a report, use the Publication Centre and copy and paste the note(s) into a

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

What I did to provide this, is create a new person, name it *--- so it sorts at the beginning of the person list, Don't connect it anywhere, and add Research notes to this person that apply to the whole database. BUt something better, that is NOT dependent or a feature of a report. On Thu,

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

Have you submitted it via the suggest a new feature? Talk on this list does not always translate into a recorded suggestion. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 29/03/2014 8:14 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: Thanks for determining

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

This would be very helpful. Is this a suggestion for the future? Or does this already exist in legacy? Kathy Meyer On Saturday, March 29, 2014, Ron Taylor doit4...@yahoo.com wrote: I thought there was a place to record general information about a database. The logical place would be a

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

Such functionality would be great. Until then … To-Do Items are file specific and could be used (in a pinch) for that purpose … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com] Sent: March 29, 2014 10:53 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

I posed it as a question but if the feature does not already exist I will submit it as a suggestion.  I've wanted it for some time but haven't been able to find it anywhere. Ron Taylor On Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:08 AM, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com wrote: This would be very helpful.  Is

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

On 29/03/2014 15:54, Ron Taylor wrote: I posed it as a question but if the feature does not already exist I will submit it as a suggestion. I've wanted it for some time but haven't been able to find it anywhere. This is a subject which has cropped up here before. There are quite a few people

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

Thanks for the reply Jenny.  I think it would be especially helpful for the compiler to state reasons for doing certain things that may be a mystery to a collaborator or someone that inherits the database.  The examples I gave show some typical situations.  Another good one that is often

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

How about the Comments field in the Compiler Information (Options ribbon)? Generic sources could be added to the Unspecified field of every person in the Family File that it's applicable to. This source wouldn't be included in reports or web pages, but you would see it. Or you could add that

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes I posed it as a question but if the feature does not already exist I will submit it as a suggestion. I've wanted it for some time but haven't been able to find it anywhere. Ron Taylor On Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:08 AM, Kathy Meyer

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

there is a Comments section that you could use to enter that info and a check box if you want it to show or not.  From: Ron Taylor Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 11:54 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes   I posed it as a question but if the feature does

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

Sorry, I can't find it in the documentation I have. From a quick test I did by pasting from a doc file with a known number of characters, it looks like it's 255. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Ron Taylor doit4...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

*To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes I posed it as a question but if the feature does not already exist I will submit it as a suggestion. I've wanted it for some time but haven't been able to find it anywhere. Ron Taylor

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

This is a text field with a limit of 255 characters. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 29/03/2014 2:24 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: Thanks Sherry. I knew I had seen that somewhere. Do you know size limits on the comments

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Information Notes

Thanks for determining the field size for Compiler Comments.  That is way too small for a reasonable Preface.  So my original proposal stands. Ron Taylor On Saturday, March 29, 2014 1:18 PM, Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: This is a text field with a limit of 255 characters.

RE: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics Report - RIN

Ah I got it thank you very much Brian. Jemima -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: 05 December 2013 16:44 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family File Statistics Report - RIN If you have the option to show RINs turned

Re: [LegacyUG] Family File and Access

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:53:53 -0400, Lee Irons leeir...@cox.net wrote: I heard that the Legacy family file can be opened with Microsoft Access. Which file is the family file? *.fdb Only open a COPY of this file or make sure you have a good backup before messing around with MS Access. --

RE: [LegacyUG] family file location problem

Hi Judy, The most likely place where your saved backup files are stored is in your C/Legacy/Data. In order to confirm if this is where you are saving them you can do the following, with legacy open go to the top left corner of the page and click Filebackup family fileon the popup screen

Re: [LegacyUG] family file location problem

First, as soon as you opened a file by inputting any data, you created un unnamed file. When you left the program, you were asked to name this file. If you entered any valid name, when you open Legacy next time, that file name is found under the drop down menu File (includes up to last four).

Re: [LegacyUG] family file location problem

Judy, Here's what I have. George Under Help menu-General Information, Family File Information, What does your file information read for – Family File Path? C:\Legacy\Data\name of my file.fdb What does your file information read for – Legacy Path? C:\Legacy\ Under Customize-Locations What does