I get the same thing from FTM 10, it is just a quark of FTM10. My pc 16GB of Ram, twin 1TB sata drives, Windows 7. About every other time I get out of FTM it tell me my file is to large that I should "compact, my file" Then the next time fights me about trying to open. My FTM file is up to 10MB, I work with 150MB to 200MB photos with no problems So in my opinion it is the software not the PC. Kent -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John T. Anderson Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker Gail, The basic rule with computers these days is that data storage is cheap so you don't throw anything away. You can get a second hard drive for under $50 that will hold more than you could type into the computer in a lifetime, and probably more pictures and maps that you would likely ever store. If you have taken the trouble to type it in or save it somewhere, it is probably better to keep it than to delete it. Your computer can hold several hard drives. A new one will show up as a different letter, maybe E or F depending upon whatever other storage (CD ROM, memory card reader, etc.) you already have. You would simply have to get in the habit of storing all your new data in the new drive, or, better yet, devote it to genealogy. I don't know what sort of computer stores you have in your vicinity but I wouldn't expect that it would cost much to put the drive into your computer if you are not comfortable doing that sort of thing yourself. The best bet is to find a teenage computer whiz-kid and ask him to do it. I know it is too soon for computers to be in kids' genes but it sure seems that it is in their DNA to do this sort of stuff. John [email protected] wrote: > My photo's in my FTM scrapbook all disappeared some time ago! I just now > found them all in a row - somewhere in this machine. I've deleted "saved, > unknown" names by the dozens in the past; I could make copies of my notes > and delete those? Would that help? I do have thousands of names with info > in my FTM; I keep about everything I find for family and Ford county > residents. ladybug > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Hardesty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:45 PM > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker > > > >> Take any photos' or maps out and save them in My Pictures file...that will >> free up space within the program >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:23 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >> >> Thanks - my computer has enough memory; it is the soft-ware, FTM that is >> sooooo full! ladybug >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >> >> >> >>> Have you thought of adding more memory to the unit? It can be relatively >>> inexpensive (try Geek Squad). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Cc: Moxley, 1965, * Carla <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 10:28 am >>> Subject: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >>> >>> >>> Months ago when my computer files were so full, I deleted a bunch of >>> ocuments that had my genealogy reports on a particular surname (Bond, >>> utchcraft, Davis, etc.). I cannot do the genealogy reports on my old >>> amily Tree Maker anymore because I do not have "enough memory" and it >>> loses. >>> Shouldn't these documents still be somewhere in this machine? NCIS would >>> be >>> ble to find them, can anyone help? >>> Gail Hutchcraft >>> [email protected] >>> ord County Illinois volunteer >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> ist admin: [email protected] >>> nfo/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>> SGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>> ------------------------------ >>> o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body >>> of >>> he message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> List admin: [email protected] >>> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2723 - Release Date: 03/05/10 >> 02:34:00 >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: [email protected] Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I gave up using FTM myself. I love Roots Magic and nothing else I've tried beats it. http://www.rootsmagic.com/ These are the guys that developed "Family Origins" which I first used. They sold out to Parsons who got bought by Broderbund and then eventually the guys bought their software back and named it "Roots Magic". They have trial version of their software so you can try it before you buy it. I love one new feature that let's you run RootsMagic (program and data) directly off a flash drive. Check the features here: http://www.rootsmagic.com/RootsMagic/Features.aspx I've been creating my personal genealogy website for years with this software (the pedigree charts and family group sheets): http://www.whalen-family.org/ Maybe it's time to dump FTM and switch. (No I don't work for them or receive anything for bragging about their software!) Sandy On 3/5/2010 12:18 PM, Kent wrote: > I get the same thing from FTM 10, it is just a quark of FTM10. > My pc 16GB of Ram, twin 1TB sata drives, Windows 7. > About every other time I get out of FTM it tell me my file is to large that > I should "compact, my file" Then the next time fights me about trying to > open. My FTM file is up to 10MB, I work with 150MB to 200MB photos with no > problems > So in my opinion it is the software not the PC. > > Kent > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of John T. Anderson > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker > > Gail, > > The basic rule with computers these days is that data storage is cheap > so you don't throw anything away. > > You can get a second hard drive for under $50 that will hold more than > you could type into the computer in a lifetime, and probably more > pictures and maps that you would likely ever store. If you have taken > the trouble to type it in or save it somewhere, it is probably better to > keep it than to delete it. > > Your computer can hold several hard drives. A new one will show up as a > different letter, maybe E or F depending upon whatever other storage (CD > ROM, memory card reader, etc.) you already have. You would simply have > to get in the habit of storing all your new data in the new drive, or, > better yet, devote it to genealogy. > > I don't know what sort of computer stores you have in your vicinity but > I wouldn't expect that it would cost much to put the drive into your > computer if you are not comfortable doing that sort of thing yourself. > The best bet is to find a teenage computer whiz-kid and ask him to do > it. I know it is too soon for computers to be in kids' genes but it sure > seems that it is in their DNA to do this sort of stuff. > > John > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > >> My photo's in my FTM scrapbook all disappeared some time ago! I just now >> found them all in a row - somewhere in this machine. I've deleted "saved, >> > >> unknown" names by the dozens in the past; I could make copies of my notes >> and delete those? Would that help? I do have thousands of names with >> > info > >> in my FTM; I keep about everything I find for family and Ford county >> residents. ladybug >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Richard Hardesty"<[email protected]> >> To:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >> >> >> >> >>> Take any photos' or maps out and save them in My Pictures file...that >>> > will > >>> free up space within the program >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> > [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of [email protected] >>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:23 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >>> >>> Thanks - my computer has enough memory; it is the soft-ware, FTM that is >>> sooooo full! ladybug >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From:<[email protected]> >>> To:<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:12 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Have you thought of adding more memory to the unit? It can be >>>> > relatively > >>>> inexpensive (try Geek Squad). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >>>> Cc: Moxley, 1965, * Carla<[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 10:28 am >>>> Subject: [ILHAMILT] Family Tree Maker >>>> >>>> >>>> Months ago when my computer files were so full, I deleted a bunch of >>>> ocuments that had my genealogy reports on a particular surname (Bond, >>>> utchcraft, Davis, etc.). I cannot do the genealogy reports on my old >>>> amily Tree Maker anymore because I do not have "enough memory" and it >>>> loses. >>>> Shouldn't these documents still be somewhere in this machine? NCIS >>>> > would > >>>> be >>>> ble to find them, can anyone help? >>>> Gail Hutchcraft >>>> [email protected] >>>> ord County Illinois volunteer >>>> >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> ist admin: [email protected] >>>> nfo/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>>> SGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >>>> > body > >>>> of >>>> he message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> List admin: [email protected] >>>> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>>> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> List admin: [email protected] >>> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2723 - Release Date: 03/05/10 >>> 02:34:00 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> List admin: [email protected] >>> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >>> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List admin: [email protected] >> Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html >> USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List admin: [email protected] > Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html > USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >