Kathy, If Check/Repair can't fix it, try opening it and saving it in FamilyInsight if you have it. If you don't have it, and Check/Repair fails, delete the couple and enter them again. (Always backup your database with a new file name before any such changes.) Let us know how things went. Bill Buchanan On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Warren and Paula Jo Merrill <wompjm@ida.net > wrote: > There is an internal error in the database. Try doing a repair of the > database. On the top menu choose File then choose Check/Repair. Sometimes > you have to do it more than once before everything is fixed. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Campbell > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:22 PM > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAF-5] Weird Error > > I have been working in PAF for most of the day, and it was working great > UNTIL I had a problem with one couple. Now every time I edit this one > couple, whether it's their birth dates, birth place or notes, I'm getting > an > error message of > > > > Checking Individual Names: > > 10113 records. > > Record pointer 12128027 is not the first free. > > > > > > I did an experiment, and I worked with several people, changed dates, > places, notes, etc., and they all backed up fine. It's just this one couple > whose information seems to be hosed up, and for the life of me, I can't > figure out what could be wrong. Does anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks. > > Kathy > > >