I would follow Fred and Bill's recommendation with an export to a GED file and then an import the other database. They should import with the highest RIN numbers unless you have deleted others recently -- so easy to find. Then link them to the desired folks (handy to have the RIN numbers available when doing the linking). In the future, don't click on the database. Instead just open PAF5. It should open to the last database in use. It is not a bad idea to check the database name at the top of the screen to be sure. > Yes, I've done it again. I am not a newbie to genealogy, I just never have > had a handle on the different files in the PAF program. So therefore, I try > and watch very closely Every time I back up it makes a new file. If I > inadvertently click on the short cut to PAF that's on my desktop, I expect > it to be the file I'm working in. Well, not so tonight. The last family I > was researching (with 9 new entries) are in the other file. I do not know > how it replaced my current file on my desktop, but it did. So, my question > is: how can I, without retyping all those 9 new people and sources with > notes, get them into my regular Paf file? > > I surely hope there is a solution!! If not, I will be up the rest of the > night retyping...thank you. > > Carol