7,727 and it was ver. 6 or 7 or one of thoes earlier ver. as I said before! Perhaps they have imporved it some what......................what do I know. To each their own I was mearly trying to show that ANY PROGRAM CAN HAVE FLAWS AT TIMES. I just hush...................................lol Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sherryharrell@aol.com> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:56 AM Subject: [GAWARE] Re: GAWARE-D Digest V05 #195 > Keep them that way, if you merge them it will be to large, trust me. > Been there and done that! > If you put them all in just one file, FTM after so many names throws out > the > ones that you put in first! > So your data vanishes................................................ > YES FTM has unlimited space > YES if you put each family seperate it seems. > I was told this by the makers of FTM them selves > Gail > > ~~~~~~~ > Gail > Although this list may not be the place to talk about FTM software, I > wonder > how many people you are talking about having in your FTM file? Also, how > many > folks did FTM tell you would be too many? I use FTM 11.0, and have over > 30,000 folks with notes, obits, photos, census returns, etc., for quite a > few of > those... > I have never had any of my information 'vanish'. I regularly back up my > family file so I won't lose anything, in the event of a power failure or > computer > crash, etc. I merged all my files into one single file about 3 years ago, > and > didn't lose any information. (That is why I recommended making a back-up > BEFORE you merge your files, in the event that something goes wrong, or > you don't > understand exactly what it is you are telling the software to do.) > Anytime someone wants info on someone in my file, I can easily create a > genealogy report, then export the report to a .pdf or text file. Then, > it's as > simple as sending an attachment with an e-mail of whatever file I am > sending. > There is a very informative list for Family Tree Maker users at the > following > address, and many users on that list have a lot more folks in their files > than I have, so I wonder why your information vanishes. > If anyone is interested in learning more about FTM, I highly recommend > subscribing to this list: > FTM-L@ROOTSWEB.COM > I'm not trying to get an argument started, I am merely sharing my > experiences. > Sherry > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html > GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Ok, I am trying to read all the posts especially the RE: FTM, and have stopped at this one to respond. I merged my FTM at 7.0 and DID NOT have any problems and DID NOT lose anyone in my file. And yes I did backup my files first. The one thing about merging the files that maybe some people don't understand is that when you start merging the files, it will ask you to save this one or that one (NOW THIS IS OF THE SAME/DUPLICATE RECORDS I AM TALKING ABOUT) and you have to choose which one to keep OR you can keep them both and merge them separately later if you are unsure as to which one has the most accurate information. I chose to merge and on those that I was not quite sure of I kept both records and merged them indiviually when I was ready.......FTM gives you that option as well...... I have found it a tremendous asset to have one large file with everyone in it. It saves me lots of time of checking a zillion smaller files. The only draw back I have found so far is tryin! g to do a Family Finder search, which as I stated earlier takes forever, and then tells me it is too large a file to download the results..... I have lived with that and I do my own research anyway so that is not a BIG problem for me. Granted any program or for that matter any computer can have flaws, but I haven't found any major flaws in any FTM program I have used. I started with FTM 3 which was a relative newbie, and have graduated to FTM 10, which is wonderful with all the improvements. OK off my soap box and strictly my own opinion. Sheila Gail Moore <embracer@pineland.net> wrote: 7,727 and it was ver. 6 or 7 or one of thoes earlier ver. as I said before! Perhaps they have imporved it some what......................what do I know. To each their own I was mearly trying to show that ANY PROGRAM CAN HAVE FLAWS AT TIMES. I just hush...................................lol Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:56 AM Subject: [GAWARE] Re: GAWARE-D Digest V05 #195 > Keep them that way, if you merge them it will be to large, trust me. > Been there and done that! > If you put them all in just one file, FTM after so many names throws out > the > ones that you put in first! > So your data vanishes................................................ > YES FTM has unlimited space > YES if you put each family seperate it seems. > I was told this by the makers of FTM them selves > Gail > > ~~~~~~~ > Gail > Although this list may not be the place to talk about FTM software, I > wonder > how many people you are talking about having in your FTM file? Also, how > many > folks did FTM tell you would be too many? I use FTM 11.0, and have over > 30,000 folks with notes, obits, photos, census returns, etc., for quite a > few of > those... > I have never had any of my information 'vanish'. I regularly back up my > family file so I won't lose anything, in the event of a power failure or > computer > crash, etc. I merged all my files into one single file about 3 years ago, > and > didn't lose any information. (That is why I recommended making a back-up > BEFORE you merge your files, in the event that something goes wrong, or > you don't > understand exactly what it is you are telling the software to do.) > Anytime someone wants info on someone in my file, I can easily create a > genealogy report, then export the report to a .pdf or text file. Then, > it's as > simple as sending an attachment with an e-mail of whatever file I am > sending. > There is a very informative list for Family Tree Maker users at the > following > address, and many users on that list have a lot more folks in their files > than I have, so I wonder why your information vanishes. > If anyone is interested in learning more about FTM, I highly recommend > subscribing to this list: > FTM-L@ROOTSWEB.COM > I'm not trying to get an argument started, I am merely sharing my > experiences. > Sherry > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html > GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx Sheila Brantley County, GA --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.