I have just opened up all 8 of my trees in 2011 and they all have the History. I have never really used History, but I have not had issues when I do. Are any of you by chance clicking on the "Bookmarks" instead, I did a couple of times, going through my list of trees? Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus  == -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rosemary Jones Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 8:19 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Repair of FTM-2011 tree It was that way with FTM2010 for me as well. It has never really worked. Rosemary On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Caroline Gurney <caroline.gurney@gmail.com>wrote: > I have had the same problems with History that Richard and Mary > describe. It works intermittently at best and, even when it does work, > the entries are lost when the file is closed. I have read many similar > complaints so it is clearly a fault with the FTM 2011 software and > not with our individual databases. > > Caroline Gurney > > http://www.carosfamily.com > http://cmgurney.blogspot.com > > > > > On 4 October 2011 06:07, Mary Ellis <mwellis@triad.rr.com> wrote: > > I was going to ask about this the other day. My history file never > > changes... all are 2010 entries. It was very useful while it lasted. > > > > Mary > > > > On 10/4/2011 12:56 AM, Richard Humphrey wrote: > >> A bit ago a blog posting discussed the usefulness of history information > in > >> FTM and I looked again at this feature. When I make changes in my > FTM2011 > >> tree, they are appropriately listed in the history. HOWEVER, once the > tree > >> file is closed (FTM not even shut down) and then re-opened, the history > no > >> longer shows the changes made in that previous session. > >> > >> > >> > >> Although there are some history entries showing, it is the same every > time > >> the tree is opened. In my tree most of the entries are dated in > September > >> 2009. My tree started back in the FTM for Windows days and has been > migrated > >> upwards as each new FTM version has been released. I wonder if some > kind of > >> file corruption has occurred. > >> > >> > >> > >> I presented tech support with this issue and the response went only as > far > >> as that published to date in the Knowledge Base, etc. "Upload your tree > to > >> ancestry and then back down again via GEDCOM, etc." For a number of > >> reasons, I do not want to do this. > >> > >> > >> > >> Query: There must be software tools available to inspect and adjust the > >> different components (tables, etc.) in the FTM tree file. For example: > Is > >> it possible to just 'zap' the contents of my history file table so that > it > >> could resume normal operation? > >> > >> > >> > >> In general, are there tools/services available for things like this? > Might > >> there be a resource - with or without charge - for a user to have their > tree > >> "repaired"? From whom? Ancestry, Hire an Expert or ?? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Richard > > ********************************** > 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 > ********************************** 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