"Getting the Most Out of Family Origins" 4th Edition Version 9 on page 229 gives a list of Program Limits. 2 billion individuals per database and 2 billion notes per person are two of the limits that are given. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Stokes" <jstokes@houston.rr.com> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:56 PM Subject: [FO] Size of Database > My database is getting rather large - Over 22,000 names and I tend to put a good many notes into my direct line. How large is "large" for a Family Origins database? I have a reasonably new computer with ample hard drive and memory. > > Should I split out and make a basic database for just direct line ancestors and children to make sure if something happens with the large database that I would have the basic one also.? > > Then there is the problem with doing an ancestor gedcom that doesn't pick up the children's spouse's names. > > Betty > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Very basic Windows: http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/created4/COMPUTERBASICS.html > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >