:Linda. et al Could there be a downside to removing earlier versions of FTM once FTM 2012 is installed? Tom Herson Ithaca, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda H Gutierrez" <lilacarlhg@amnet.co.cr> To: <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:34 AM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] version 2012 did not install over 2010 > Rick, > > Yes, you can uninstall FTM 2010 from the Control Panel. FTM 2012 will NOT > install "over" FTM 2010 or any other version. > > > 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: Rick Mayernik > Sent: Thursday, 13 October, 2011 12:18 AM > To: Family Tree Maker > Subject: [FTM-TECH] version 2012 did not install over 2010 > > Can I simply delete version 2010? The "family" files copied to the newer > version. > > Thank you, > > Rick > > > ********************************** > 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 >

> Could there be a downside to removing earlier versions of FTM once FTM > 2012 is installed? As long as one retains the CDs on which the earlier version of FTM was delivered, probably not much downside IF you are using FTM 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011. I use FTM 16 and intend to run it alongside 2012, for the near term. In ALL of these differing versions (I believe) each FTM program would have its own data set. Thus, if one were not careful, one MIGHT try to open a 2010 dataset with 2012, thereby converting the dataset into 2012 format. For folks with modern computers, the price of hard drive storage has fallen dramatically - a 2 TB drive for less than $100 US. Given that, I would suggest retaining the old installed program until one feels assured that 2012 works for you. Why? If you did an online upgrade from the build number that is on the CD you received, you might have some difficulty restoring to that build. An idea might well be to use 7-Zip, or whatever compression program you prefer, and compress the installed program and yet retain it on the hard drive. It would require some minor effort to reuse the older version this way, but might recover a little of the space associated with it. I will run 16 as my primary program, making edits and additions to the .ftw 16 uses. About once a month or once a quarter, I will convert my 16 dataset into 2012 format and use it there. I confess that plan is NOT simple, but it is my intent. Comments or suggestions would be welcomed. John Okerson Memphis, TN