Mick Probably an easier way is just go to step 3 in the procedure I outlined below and select the BK Data folder and paste it to a location on your flash drive and skip the BK backup procedure. Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:38 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Hi Jim, It is just the BK Data folder that also has a lot of photos and media files included, all done now, thank you both for your help. Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dell Sent: 03 August 2012 14:32 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Mick, Let me understand what you are trying to do 1) You have backed up your BK data to a folder of your choice on a flash drive 2) To that folder on the flash drive you want to add some photos from some location on your hard drive If that is true 1) Open Windows Explore (right click on the start button) 2) Find the proper folder on the flash drive (this is just to make sure you can access it and see what files are already there) 3) Access the folder on your hard drive where the pictures are stored 4) If they are arranged next to each another select the first one, hold down the shift key and then do a right click and select copy 5) Access the proper folder on the flash drive 6) Right click and select paste Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:22 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Hi Jim, yes I just did that and yes it then had the backup in a folder on the drive. I had been trying to manually add the data with hundreds of photos in alone to a folder after the backup!!!!!!! Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dell Sent: 03 August 2012 14:18 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Did you try the create new folder box at the bottom of the back dialog box? Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:06 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Thanks for replying, I have tried to have an open folder on the drive, but the backup always goes straight on the drive, is it that the file path need a folder in it? Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Wilson Sent: 03 August 2012 14:02 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 I would think that it should be easy to access the file structure on the flash drive using "My Computer", create a folder there with an appropriate name, and move the file into it. At 08:48 AM 8/3/2012, Michael Cant wrote: >Hi all, > > Am using Brothers Keeper 6.5.11 on Windows 7 64 bit. > >When doing a backup of data from the file menu, it sends the data to a >flash drive ok, but is there a way to have the data in a folder so I >can have more than one backup on the drive ? > > > >With XP I used to copy the folder complete. > >Mick. > > > > > >Michael Cant > >UK. > > > > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jim, That is how I back the XP computer BK up, and will now do the Win 7 the same, will be easier all round. I thought for some reason on Win 7 it had to be through the BK backup routine. Cheers, Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dell Sent: 03 August 2012 15:05 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Mick Probably an easier way is just go to step 3 in the procedure I outlined below and select the BK Data folder and paste it to a location on your flash drive and skip the BK backup procedure. Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:38 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Hi Jim, It is just the BK Data folder that also has a lot of photos and media files included, all done now, thank you both for your help. Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dell Sent: 03 August 2012 14:32 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Mick, Let me understand what you are trying to do 1) You have backed up your BK data to a folder of your choice on a flash drive 2) To that folder on the flash drive you want to add some photos from some location on your hard drive If that is true 1) Open Windows Explore (right click on the start button) 2) Find the proper folder on the flash drive (this is just to make sure you can access it and see what files are already there) 3) Access the folder on your hard drive where the pictures are stored 4) If they are arranged next to each another select the first one, hold down the shift key and then do a right click and select copy 5) Access the proper folder on the flash drive 6) Right click and select paste Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:22 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Hi Jim, yes I just did that and yes it then had the backup in a folder on the drive. I had been trying to manually add the data with hundreds of photos in alone to a folder after the backup!!!!!!! Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dell Sent: 03 August 2012 14:18 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Did you try the create new folder box at the bottom of the back dialog box? Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Cant Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:06 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 Thanks for replying, I have tried to have an open folder on the drive, but the backup always goes straight on the drive, is it that the file path need a folder in it? Mick. -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Wilson Sent: 03 August 2012 14:02 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Backing up BK data in 6.5.11 I would think that it should be easy to access the file structure on the flash drive using "My Computer", create a folder there with an appropriate name, and move the file into it. At 08:48 AM 8/3/2012, Michael Cant wrote: >Hi all, > > Am using Brothers Keeper 6.5.11 on Windows 7 64 bit. > >When doing a backup of data from the file menu, it sends the data to a >flash drive ok, but is there a way to have the data in a folder so I >can have more than one backup on the drive ? > > > >With XP I used to copy the folder complete. > >Mick. > > > > > >Michael Cant > >UK.