> > "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > You may be right. > > At which point I say again, in my opinion each person should backup > and have gedcom of every data base. It's only overkill when you > don't make errors. > > J. Hugh Sullivan Using a GEDCOM file as a backup should only be used as a last resort backup. Anything much more than BMD information will be lost when imported back into the genealogy program. The file or files in a genealogy program should be backed up to and/ or copied to a separate medium like a CD. bob gillis bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net>

> > > "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > > > You may be right. > > > > At which point I say again, in my opinion each person should backup > > and have gedcom of every data base. It's only overkill when you > > don't make errors. > > > > J. Hugh Sullivan > > Using a GEDCOM file as a backup should only be used as a last > resort backup. Anything much more than BMD information will be lost > when imported back into the genealogy program. > > The file or files in a genealogy program should be backed up to and/ > or copied to a separate medium like a CD. > > bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net> True, Bob - but at least you would have the basic bones of the data which could be opened by any gen. program. As I understand the problem, this person has an FTM backup which she can't open anywhere at the moment. This brings up another question though. I seem to remember reading that TMG or Legacy could open FTM and other gen. program file formats? If she can't open a version of FTM on her computer, maybe another program can be used to resolve the problem. I don't know if you can comment on this, but maybe someone else will know. Lisa llepore@comcast.net

> > > > "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > > > > > You may be right. > > > > > > At which point I say again, in my opinion each person should backup > > > and have gedcom of every data base. It's only overkill when you > > > don't make errors. > > > > > > J. Hugh Sullivan > > > > Using a GEDCOM file as a backup should only be used as a last > > resort backup. Anything much more than BMD information will be lost > > when imported back into the genealogy program. > > > > The file or files in a genealogy program should be backed up to and/ > > or copied to a separate medium like a CD. > > > > bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net> > > True, Bob - but at least you would have the basic bones of the data > which could be opened by any gen. program. As I understand the > problem, this person has an FTM backup which she can't open anywhere > at the moment. > > This brings up another question though. I seem to remember reading > that TMG or Legacy could open FTM and other gen. program file > formats? If she can't open a version of FTM on her computer, maybe > another program can be used to resolve the problem. > > I don't know if you can comment on this, but maybe someone else will > know. > > Lisa <llepore@comcast.net> TMG can open a copy of an .ftm file, but I don't /think/ it can open a copy of the backed-up version of that file. Bob'll be along soon to correct me. (g) Cheryl singhals <singhals@erols.com>