Hi, I will take you through the process step by step, it is an old DOS trick that still works even in Windows 10. This can be done without using FTM at all. 1. Go to the Directory / Folder that the file is in 2. then find the file you wish to change the name of. 3. Right click on the file name 4. Select rename file 5. Place cursor in front of the part of the file name you wish to change, drag mouse cursor to the end segment of what you want to change and release right mouse button. 6. input the new name 7. Click anywhere on the screen outside the changed name. example LondonGu.FTW becomes Gullock.FTW So long as you do not already have a file by that name in the same directory /folder the file will be renamed as you want it. Next. Open FTM and find and open the file, this ought to work every time( note this is a test to ensure all is well with the file.) Regards, David J Grimshaw (or is it Grimason?) Genealogical Researcher of the "Grimason" surname and variations of the "Grimason" surname World Wide. A One Name study registered with the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS): 6138 formerly 2962 The "Sherlock Holmes" of this family according to some. On 19/05/2017 5:17 AM, Merryl Wells wrote: > Hi, > > I use FamilyTreeMaker 2006 for my ONS family trees which contains about > 20 files using rather inconsistent names. In some cases I have called > them by part of the surname first then place or country and others the > other way round so it is now difficult for me to find the file required. > > I just want to change some file names but cannot discover how to do this > on either the Help button or a book I bought at the time. Originally > you could only use eight? letters but more recently I have used quite a > few more successfully. One in particular I wish to change is > 'LondonGu.FTW' to show it is a Gullock family rather than Gullick and > although the family 'ended up' in London they were previously from Kent > but blend in with the Essex family. > > I thought I could just open the list of files, delete the name part and > replace it with a new name, but that doesn't seem to work. > > Can anyone help please? > > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. > _____________________________________________ > > Information and admin page: > http://one-name.org/guild-information-administration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >