Hi, Sue, I think you need to look at how much space is available on your hard drive. You can type hard drive free space into google and find out how to do that. It is different depending on whether you are using Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. If you are adding pictures to FTM, that uses up a lot of space. You should be removing temporary internet files regularly and defragging your computer. You asked if FTM uses only a certain amount of space. I think that depends on what space is available on your hard drive and FTM space is NOT limited I know a person who has 45,000 names! I was running FTM on a 7 year old computer until recently. For help, ask a child or grandchild. If you don't have one, ask your friends who have computer. Your laptop should have a little door on the side for a CD or DVD. Most importantly be sure to back up all your FTM data immediately so that you don't lose all that hard work and research. I bought a new computer in May and had all my old files moved into it by a computer tech who came to my house. He also installed the latest version of FTM 2011. I am still learning to use that, and it is not as user friendly as my old version 16. Hope this helps. Shirley > Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:17:56 -0300 > From: "Sue Getson" <getson1@nb.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [ NB ] Family tree program > To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <17DA39186B194920B4069D7EE7A8B8EE@MomPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi > > First off I am not a computer person, so please I need some help. Over the > past month my family tree program (version 5) I know very old program has > been running extremely slow, when I first bring it up it takes sometimes 10 > minutes to bring up the main page, then for the first little bit whenever I > click from one page to another or try to insert a picture it says not > responding. The newest thing is now when I try to insert a picture it says > something like not enough disc space, or not formatted, I am not using any > kind of a disc and my laptop does not have room for disc. I can copy a > picture to a blank page on notepad or something like that. > > My laptop is four years old but runs quite quickly except when working with > the family tree program, ususally after it is running for awhile it works > better. I have been told to get a new computer but since the computer is > running well for all other things could it be just the family tree program. > Does the family tree program only have so much space and I have reached the > maximum, or what? > > Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, don't want to spend more money > than I have to. > > Thank you > Sue