Rosemary That just takes me to my Desktop only no other choices. This is beyond me. I'll just have to find another way to save my FTM files. Thanks for your help. Allie -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Jones Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 6:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Companion Guide Allie, why not use the Custom option. You can change the final location to whatever you want. Click on Change underneath Custom. Rosemary On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Allie <[email protected]> wrote: > Rosemary > It didn't work because the FTM backup is pre-set to save on F:/ and my > exterior drive is set on G:/ Any ideas? > Allie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allie > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 5:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Companion Guide > > Rosemary > I thought that (1) referred to CDs or a stick thanks for clearing that up > for me. > Allie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rosemary Jones > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Companion Guide > > Allie, > > I use the File > Backup command and then specify the location where I want > the backup to go. There are 3 options (FTM 2012 and 2014 at least): > (1) Removable device > (2) Working Directory (Documents\Family Tree Maker) > (3) Custom Directory > > I would use (1) for your external hard drive. > > Make sure to have all the little boxes ticked for Media, Historical > Events, > Web Favourites, and Allow restored file to resume syncing. > > It's also prudent to compact the file regularly. > > Rosemary > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Allie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you BJ for directing me to the correct place to find the Companion > > Guide. > > > > I searched the CG to find how to back up my FTM files to my external > > hard > > drive. Unfortunately I didn't find the answer on the CG Pg 116-118. > > Would > > SKS on this List having experience on backing up FTM files to a WD > > backup > > device be willing to share some hints with me? > > Allie > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BJ > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 12:51 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Companion Guide > > > > I think this applies to most of the FTM 2008 - FTM 2014 series. At > > least in FTM 2014, > > > > 1. Click Help > > 2. Select Companion Guide > > > > The FTM Companion Guide is supplied as a part of the installation. So > > you can find it on the FTM Installation DVD. When it is installed it may > > be found in the location where FTM is installed. It will be in a sub > > folder Manuals. For example on my computer it is > > C:\Program Files\Family Tree Maker 2014\Manuals > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > BJ > > > > On 2/3/2014 8:16 AM, Allie wrote: > > > Have seen this guide mentioned many times on this site. It appears to > > > be > > > a > > > popular source of information and how-to hints. 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