Yasmin, It depends on what you 'backed up'. Just backing up the GEDCOM .ged file or even the whole Project folder is usually not enough! Please look at the FHUG Knowledge Base on how to Move Family Historian Settings at http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:move_settings This explains where the various FH data elements are stored so you can back them up. You are not alone in thinking that backing up your Project folder will allow you to restore everything. I advise that you review your backup regime for FH in the light of your new found knowledge. I suggest you join the FHUG for free at http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi where a wealth of info and advice is available free. There are also two Wish List items you can vote for to improve FH backups. http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=103 Backup all linked files. http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=118 Backup and or archive custom reports, queries and text schemes. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Yasmin Sent: 16 October 2011 18:48 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Help with query Thanks Mike, I couldn't retrieve anything of the custom queries or flags/icons. Consolation is I didn't lose my family history file. Am a bit frustrated because I had it backed up on a portable hard drive so in theory it should reinstall the complete program. Still learn the hard way. Yasmin -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beryl & Mike Tate Sent: 16 October 2011 17:57 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Help with query Presumably you could not retrieve your Custom Queries from either of the following folders. On XP at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Calico Pie\Family Historian\Queries\Custom\ On Windows 7 at C:\ProgramData\Calico Pie\Family Historian\Queries\Custom\ For details of Function codes see Help > Family Historian Help > Using Family Historian > Advanced Topics > Understanding Functions > Functions (all)... The Function that returns Record Id is =RecordId() Please remember to Export your Custom Queries to your Project folder in future, to avoid losing them again. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Yasmin Sent: 16 October 2011 17:30 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Help with query I have transferred to new laptop and have managed to lose all my custom queries. I am going to start rewriting some of them but cant remember the code for the record ID can anyone help please. Thanks Yasmin

Hi Mike Thanks for this. I haven't looked at this link before and have had Windows 7 since it came out. I had no idea about the easy transfer which I have just used to back up my hard drive onto an external hard drive. I had been doing this back up in the past by highlighting 'My Document' folder and sending it to the external hard drive. I find it easier to use Easy Transfer which probably backs up more that the way I was doing. Victor On 16/10/2011 7:53 PM, Beryl & Mike Tate wrote: > Yasmin, > It depends on what you 'backed up'. > Just backing up the GEDCOM .ged file or even the whole Project folder is usually not enough! > Please look at the FHUG Knowledge Base on how to Move Family Historian Settings at > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:move_settings > This explains where the various FH data elements are stored so you can back them up. > > You are not alone in thinking that backing up your Project folder will allow you to restore everything. > I advise that you review your backup regime for FH in the light of your new found knowledge. > > I suggest you join the FHUG for free at http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi where a wealth of info and advice is available > free. > There are also two Wish List items you can vote for to improve FH backups. > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=103 Backup all linked files. > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=118 Backup and or archive custom reports, queries and text schemes. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Yasmin > Sent: 16 October 2011 18:48 > To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FHU] Help with query > > Thanks Mike, I couldn't retrieve anything of the custom queries or flags/icons. Consolation is I didn't lose my family history file. > Am a bit frustrated because I had it backed up on a portable hard drive so in theory it should reinstall the complete program. Still > learn the hard way. > Yasmin > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beryl& > Mike Tate > Sent: 16 October 2011 17:57 > To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FHU] Help with query > > Presumably you could not retrieve your Custom Queries from either of the following folders. > On XP at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Calico Pie\Family Historian\Queries\Custom\ > On Windows 7 at C:\ProgramData\Calico Pie\Family Historian\Queries\Custom\ > > For details of Function codes see Help> Family Historian Help> Using Family Historian> Advanced Topics> Understanding Functions >> Functions (all)... > The Function that returns Record Id is =RecordId() > > Please remember to Export your Custom Queries to your Project folder in future, to avoid losing them again. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Yasmin > Sent: 16 October 2011 17:30 > To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FHU] Help with query > > I have transferred to new laptop and have managed to lose all my custom queries. I am going to start rewriting some of them but cant > remember the code for the record ID can anyone help please. > > Thanks > > Yasmin > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 message