Go to the Plan work area and use the sign in option located on the Dashboard. Once you have signed in, you should remain signed in until you elect to logoff. Being signed on via FTM 2012 does not mean you are signed on if you visit www.ancestry.com through your browser. If you go directly to the web site, you may need to sign on there. In both cases, once signed on, you remain signed on until you elect to sign out. One thing to watch are your cookies. It may be that you are blocking cookies which may preclude you remaining signed in. Good luck. BJ On 11/28/2011 2:07 PM, Caroline Gurney wrote: > Every time I use FTM 2012 I have to sign in to Ancestry before I can > do a web search. The program keeps me signed in until I close it. When > I reopen the program, I have to sign in to Ancestry again. I did not > have this problem with FTM 2010 and 2011, both of which opened with me > already signed in. Is there a setting somewhere in FTM 2012 which I > have missed? >

You can pick up all your recent changes by looking at the history list John D -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Thompson Jay Sent: Monday, 28 November 2011 7:07 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: [FTM-TECH] Latest file changes My turkey stuffed brain seems to remember that it is possible, in FTM2011, to recall the last person to which changes were made. Is that correct or is it wishful thinking? Jay Thompson just an old genealogy nut too tough to crack.

An interesting thought but why would you want a report of those changes? How do you intend to use it? The historical information doesn't tell you very much. It simply says the person's name, the date and time of the change, the fact's name and whether it was added, changed or deleted. You get no indication of what was changed nor how it was changed. In other words, I don't know whether - I changed a source, which recorded the change - I changed the data directly - what I the data was before the change - what the data was changed to. Consequently, you know something was changed but you cannot undo the change or even identify the data changed. BJ On 11/28/2011 12:14 AM, Mary Ellis wrote: > It would be wonderful if we could create a report with those records. > > Mary > > On 11/27/2011 7:35 PM, BJ wrote: >> The normal sorts are applied to the History but unfortunately, there is >> no way to sort based upon the day and time of the last edited change.

It would be wonderful if we could create a report with those records. Mary On 11/27/2011 7:35 PM, BJ wrote: > The normal sorts are applied to the History but unfortunately, there is > no way to sort based upon the day and time of the last edited change. > > BJ > > On 11/27/2011 2:18 PM, John Okerson wrote: > -- Mary W. Ellis http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncacgs/ http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mwellis/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncalaman/ (Brick Church site)

John: I believe there is one rather large difference between Mozy and Carbonite. Carbonite offers UNLIMITED backup storage for its annual/monthly fee whereas Mozy charges a set fee for 50 GB and 125 GB plans - and then each 20 GB of space above the plan limit is charged at $2 per month. I have 400 GB's backed up via Carbonite and it has saved my hind quarters on several occasions. I also can't live without Dropbox and keep my family tree files stored there as I use several devices to update my files. -Bob -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Bayle Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:01 PM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: [FTM-TECH] Mozy and Carbonite On the thread about about Dropbox, the question of Mozy and Carbonite came up. My understanding is that Mozy and Carbonite are both online backup utilities. They are designed for a single use to upload his/her files there and then in the event of some data loss being able to restore the files from Mozy/ Carbonite. They are not designed to do file sharing, as in, I load my data (pix, spreadsheet, FTM file) up to them and then somebody else can download and use the files that I uploaded. Nor are they designed as a kind of file synching facility as in I upload data from my phone to the site and then can synch up with my desktop computer and have the correct most up to date data on my smart phone and on my desktop computer. Mozy and Carbonite work essentially the same way, though there may be some differences. As I've been contemplating using one of these services I'd be very interested in hearing about the experiences of others with either of them. And of course if I've misstated anything above, I'd welcome some gentle correction. jr Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. ---Gen. Omar Bradley ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The normal sorts are applied to the History but unfortunately, there is no way to sort based upon the day and time of the last edited change. BJ On 11/27/2011 2:18 PM, John Okerson wrote: > The history list shows the last 200 'changes'. Is there a way to sort it by > the actual last one as opposed to the alphabetical list I see?

> You can pick up all your recent changes by looking at the history list The history list shows the last 200 'changes'. Is there a way to sort it by the actual last one as opposed to the alphabetical list I see? John Okerson Memphis, TN

Thanks to all who gave advice on my CD loading problem. I took bits & pieces from several people & finally got it to work. It still doesn't open automatically & when it does deign to run it does so like an old car with the choke wide open. It looks like a new drive is in order. Thanks again, Phil

3 separate portions from the Help file in FTM 2012. The History list displays the names of the last 200 people whose records you have edited or created. To see what modifications you made, hold the mouse pointer over a name. Click the name to move to that person in the chart. ------------------- The Work History list in the Family view of the People Workspace lets you review the changes you have made and quickly find and return to the people you have recently worked on. Family Tree Maker lists the names of the last 200 people you added or edited and remembers the names when you close a (sic) restart the program. ------------------------ To view the changes you made to a person Click People > Family > History. The History list replaces the Index. Move the mouse pointer over a name. A box will open listing what you have done in that record and when the changes were made.

Thank you John and John. Looked at all of the things on the title bar, just not down. Jay Thompson just an old genealogy nut too tough to crack. ________________________________ From: John Donaldson <johndd@iinet.net.au> To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, November 27, 2011 5:04:30 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Latest file changes You can pick up all your recent changes by looking at the history list John D -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Thompson Jay Sent: Monday, 28 November 2011 7:07 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: [FTM-TECH] Latest file changes My turkey stuffed brain seems to remember that it is possible, in FTM2011, to recall the last person to which changes were made. Is that correct or is it wishful thinking? Jay Thompson just an old genealogy nut too tough to crack. ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> My turkey stuffed brain seems to remember that it is possible, in FTM2011, > to recall the last person to which changes were made. Is that correct or > is it wishful thinking? As best I can tell within 2012 (I never had 2010 nor 2011), one can go to the History tab at the bottom left when an Index is showing. Then, as long as you are in a current session, the most recent person on whose record one made a change would be highlighted. I have NOT tried closing the file and restarting to see if the History survives, yet. If, as I suspect, you want to go to someone who you worked on a few hours or days ago, said History file might not work for you. *I* do NOT know, but it should be worth a try! Let me know, please. (This is still quite different from FTM 16 which I have used for so long.) John Okerson

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My turkey stuffed brain seems to remember that it is possible, in FTM2011, to recall the last person to which changes were made. Is that correct or is it wishful thinking? Jay Thompson just an old genealogy nut too tough to crack. ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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> Yes I am very good at keeping a fully updated (monthly automatic updates > and SP3 installed0 Windows XP. I have but one computer and am using the > latest build of FTM 2011. The one fear I have is that I only have 1 MB of > physical RAM and am using a Pentium III processor ... maybe I'm pushing > the hardware too much for the FTM file size and task. If I have this > failure occur again, I will perform you're suggested steps. You meet the recommended hardware requirements for running FTM 2011 from what I see on the FTW website. You might examine how much virtual memory you have configured. If you have enough hard drive space free that you could bump up the virtual memory, it might help. Additionally, starting the program with almost nothing else running would be a help. If you have a smaller file than the one you normally use, you might try that with backup, just in case. If it were my system and I could backup my file using Windows rather than FTM, I could survive there well enough - just my two cents worth. John

John, For FTM Crashing (2008 - 2011) Please go to the Knowledge Based website: http://ancestry.custhelp.com/ And enter crash into the Keyword Search and click on Search. This will bring up a list of Knowledge Based articles based on your version of Windows. Please follow the instructions, based on your version of Windows. As you go, please make note of what you see, what you did, any error messages, so that IF that article doesn't resolve this, you can post your findings here and we can go from there. Russ ___________________________ Mailto:rworthington@att.net ________________________________ From: John Okerson <johnokerson@gmail.com> To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, November 25, 2011 6:57:16 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM CRASHES > Yes I am very good at keeping a fully updated (monthly automatic updates > and SP3 installed0 Windows XP. I have but one computer and am using the > latest build of FTM 2011. The one fear I have is that I only have 1 MB of > physical RAM and am using a Pentium III processor ... maybe I'm pushing > the hardware too much for the FTM file size and task. If I have this > failure occur again, I will perform you're suggested steps. You meet the recommended hardware requirements for running FTM 2011 from what I see on the FTW website. You might examine how much virtual memory you have configured. If you have enough hard drive space free that you could bump up the virtual memory, it might help. Additionally, starting the program with almost nothing else running would be a help. If you have a smaller file than the one you normally use, you might try that with backup, just in case. If it were my system and I could backup my file using Windows rather than FTM, I could survive there well enough - just my two cents worth.

John, Yes I am very good at keeping a fully updated (monthly automatic updates and SP3 installed0 Windows XP. I have but one computer and am using the latest build of FTM 2011. The one fear I have is that I only have 1 MB of physical RAM and am using a Pentium III processor ... maybe I'm pushing the hardware too much for the FTM file size and task. If I have this failure occur again, I will perform you're suggested steps. Ken > From: johnokerson@gmail.com > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:58:04 -0600 > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM CRASHES > > I have had a similar situation occurring at times. > > FTM 2010, version 19.0.0.206 on Windows XP. > > Seems to only occur when I have something running in the background or I > switch screens. > > If you can close everything else out before trying to back-up, it may help > > > Are you still running Windows XP and FTM 2010 together? I expect that you > have SP3 (or at least SP2) installed, correct? IF you have that sort of > problem again, would you try using the instructions I sent out yesterday, > please? I have 2 Windows XP SP3 machines, but the only one that has FTM > 2009 has 4 MB of RAM, not the normal 2 MB most folks have with XP machines. > > John > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Courtney I deleted the FTM backup file present in my working directory and then attempted a backup of my FTM file, as you suggested. The FTM backup task executed, the new backup file was created with the correct size, date and time stamp and no error message occurred and no crash of FTM occurred. Now I have no logical technical explanation for this success. I will continue to watch this potential failure mode in the future for stability of backups. Thank you. Ken From: sitnah@cox.net To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:51:20 -0700 Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM CRASHES Try deleting the backup file that is in there - you can leave it in the recycle bin just in case. Courtney sitnah@cox.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ken Schroeder" kennethschroeder@hotmail.com FTM 2011 ver 20.0.0.379 Windows XP fully updated on a monthly basis with SP3 25258 people (about 47 MB) it started sporadically this summer but now everytime I try to backup my file it happens I am using the backup command from the drop down menu of FTM with 'go offline' active I have not tried to open the backup file, just checked through the Windows File Properties option and seeing it listed in the correct folder of my Windows directory

I am going to answer the suggestions one at a time to all the nice people who have offered suggestions to stop the crashing of FTM when I use the Backup option from the FTM drop down menu. I have never checked the backup during the compact option and I do not have the automatic backup option selected. Ken Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:08:07 -0800 From: bhamilton3@cox.net To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM CRASHES If you are talking about FTM 2008 or later, the compact option has an option whether to create a backup before compacting. Make sure that is not checked. Something else that may be creating the backup file is whether you have the option to "automatically" backup checked. BJ On 11/23/2011 2:27 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: I have using FTM since before I can remember but recently developed a problem that I can not solve ... so far. Whenever I try to backup my FTM database, it crashes FTM and tells me the file failed to backup. And when I open FTM it tells me that the file closed improperly and that I may have to compress it. I compress it till there is 0% compression, but I notice that there is in fact a new backup file that was created. Does any one have a clue as to what may be going on and what to do?

John, Uncheck "Include Blank Facts" in the Item To Include. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: John Okerson Sent: Thursday, 24 November, 2011 10:17 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: [FTM-TECH] A perceived Pedigree chart problem in 2012 build 388 I am new to the 20XX series of FTM. I tried creating a Pedigree Chart and added Facts to suit myself. The one I have a problem with in particular is Military Service. My expectation was that the line containing Military Service: would ONLY appear when there was data in that field within the record. In fact, it appears for every person, regardless of their Military Service data. Descendant chart, Hourglass chart, Vertical Pedigree Chart do the same thing. I can understand it for Birth, Death and Marriage, but .... Anyone have a solution? Happy Thanksgiving to ALL! John Okerson Memphis, TN