Multiple installations. two questions *1.* If I want to install FH on a base machine, and a laptop for personal use, it might be possible to use a memory stick, so the data would be up-to-date for whichever machine is in use. Which parts of the project need to be copied to the memory stick? *2.* Different projects on different machines ( and different FH !! ) I have another boxed FH4, which I'd like to pass to her, and then transfer her tree to her machine (notebook). BUT, in March, will I be able to install and run a *full FH5* on my machine, while keeping my copy of FH4 on my machine to maintain her tree(FH4)? Any recommendations about keeping her and my versions synced? Easy questions today! Thanks Walter Burton On 26 February 2012 08:01, <family-historian-users-request@rootsweb.com>wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ... > 2. Installing FH on another Computer (Marlene James) > 3. Re: Installing FH on another Computer (MARGARET LAWRENCE) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:15:53 +0000 > From: Marlene James <marlenejames119@hotmail.co.uk> > Subject: [FHU] Installing FH on another Computer > To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <SNT134-W19D9A5442056C246AC735DA76B0@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Hi List, > > I've recently bought a Samsung Notebook (easier to take to Record Offices) > and wondered if it's possible to install my Family Historian 4.1.3 while > keeping the program on my main computer as well. > I can't find anything on the knowledge base about being able to use it on > two computers, but it's quite possible I've missed it! > > Regards > > Marlene > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:28:10 +0000 (GMT) > From: MARGARET LAWRENCE <meltcl@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Installing FH on another Computer > To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <1330190890.12849.YahooMailNeo@web87214.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > As long it is for your personal use and they are not being used at the > same time you can have FH on two computers. I expect that there is a > thread about this over on FHUG (www.fhug.org.uk). > > Hope that this helps. > > Margaret > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS list administrator, send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS mailing list, send an > email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 65 > ***************************************************** >

On 26 February 2012 18:54, Walter Burton <walter.burton@gmail.com> wrote: > *1.* If I want to install FH on a base machine, and a laptop for personal > use You can use a Memory Stick, and just copy the whole Project folder over, though you might find it easier and more convenient to use Dropbox or another sync program to keep the folders the same. I would not recommend keeping the project only on the memory stick as that means you only have one copy of your data. http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=glossary:other_nonfh_software:sync > *2.* Different projects on different machines ( and different FH !! ) Using a sync software would help here as well. However although the core (gedcom) files have not changed some of the extra files (such as chart formats) have changed for V5 and are not backwards compatible. You will not be able to have V4 and V5 both installed on a single computer as V5 will detect and upgrade your V4 installation. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk