Pat that's one one the spots where I use the est or abt date for a fact. If I can find dates of birth for children, I'll subtract a year and use that as an est marriage date. Just my way to record my folks. Good hunting, Love, Lou Louis E. Love. O.D. ________________________________ From: Pat McGrath via <[email protected]> To: 'RootsMagic Users List ' <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 2:30 PM Subject: [RMagic] Fact type 'replacement' Hi: IF I don't have a birth day but do have a baptism/christening date, the fact type CHRISTEN will print on reports in the birth field. Similarly if I do not have a death date the BURIAL will print on those same reports. BUT, if I don't have a MARRIAGE, but I DO HAVE a 'marriage contract' date ... THAT does not appear at least on the screens for the family . IS there a 'replacement' fact type that would print / show in this case??? Pat Mc =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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

Hello, For the past four or five years I have slowly been transferring 30 years of ongoing research from more than twenty 3-ring binders into Family Tree Maker, but for various reasons I became dissatisfied with that programme's performance, and after trying three alternatives I settled on RM6 last summer and recently upgraded to RM7. I currently have several hundred media pictures and maps of places, and where appropriate I have recently started to attach these to specific places rather than repeatedly attaching them to individual facts that include a reference to the same place. It would, however, seem that there is nothing in the Edit Screen to indicate whether there is an image or note attached to the place and that the only way to find out is to click on the Place List button. Am I missing something or doing something wrong? Personally I would like to see a positive indication or link displayed somewhere on the Edit Screen showing where media items or notes exist for a particular place. Regards Richard Harris

Yes, you are correct in that there is no place media flag or marker. There has been a request for that in the past, as I remember. However, I have a question for you. What would you do with media items that have nothing to do with a location/place? If I were to run a report for one family I could end up with thousands of media items attached that have nothing to do with that family. Sue > On Mar 4, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Richard W. Harris via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > For the past four or five years I have slowly been transferring 30 years of > ongoing research from more than twenty 3-ring binders into Family Tree > Maker, but for various reasons I became dissatisfied with that programme's > performance, and after trying three alternatives I settled on RM6 last > summer and recently upgraded to RM7. > > I currently have several hundred media pictures and maps of places, and > where appropriate I have recently started to attach these to specific places > rather than repeatedly attaching them to individual facts that include a > reference to the same place. It would, however, seem that there is nothing > in the Edit Screen to indicate whether there is an image or note attached to > the place and that the only way to find out is to click on the Place List > button. > > Am I missing something or doing something wrong? Personally I would like to > see a positive indication or link displayed somewhere on the Edit Screen > showing where media items or notes exist for a particular place. > > Regards > > Richard Harris > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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

G storage says it's an external hard drive. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Jon Czarowitz via Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:18 PM To: Pat McGrath ; Emery St Cyr via Subject: Re: [RMagic] OPERATOR ERROR ---- several problems in the last week with RM --- Pat I store mine ion a folder marked RM7 with sub folders marked Databases; Backups; and Gedcom. I back these up by keeping copies off computer of each. I use DropBox, G storage and other semi-cloud locations. Having more than one computer I am able to access these from outside my main computer. I know others use Documents folder to do the same. My DropBox is downloaded to this computer for ease of use. G Storage is also on this computer. Both are synced to the other computers as well as their main Frame in the clouds. Storing to an external source is up to the user. You can use the Free or Paid versions. Being up in age and limited funds, I use Free versions. Nearly every Email has a small Free Storage setup. The choices are yours. These are mine. Jon On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Pat McGrath via < [email protected]> wrote: > For anyone that might have been following this thread about my multiple > problems (at the bottom of this email), I wanted to let you know that > Bruce > did reply to me as follows in the middle of this message. I checked as he > suggested and DID find multiple copies of my database on my computer in a > folder marked DATABASE under RootsMagic on my MAIN computer and also one > in > a DATABASE folder in Dropbox. > > > > I have cleared all .rmgc files out of their current locations and into a > file/folder on the MAIN computer marked OLD_DATABASES (which I was keeping > in case the world comes to an end and I need to resurrect really old > things > along the path). I did, also, clean the .rmgc files (deleting them) so > there are only two that reflect when I first started using RootsMagic and > another which the name identified as possibly corrupt should I need to > reproduce something within it. > > > > My question NOW is ----- WHERE is the BEST (fast, safe, etc) place to > store > THE ACTIVE DATABASE? In a folder in documents on my MAIN computer .. Or > in > a folder within Dropbox on my MAIN computer???? Opinions and reasons > GREATLY APPRECIATED! > > > > Pat > > > > =========================== Reply from Bruce ============================= > > > > I suspect you have more than one database, possibly in different folders. > > > > 1. Backup and restore only zip and unzip the database, so backup / restore > can't lose, change, or modify the data since the database isn't even > opened > or touched. > > > > 2. Again, backup / restore cannot touch, modify or change data. > > > > 3. Once again, it is impossible for the backup / restore to modify the > database in any manner. > > > > Do File > Search for files and then search for RootsMagic files to see if > you have more than one database that you are switching between. > > > > =========================== PROBLEMS ================================ > > > > 1) Husband and wife suddenly became the husband's parents back for 5 > generations between when I backed up at night and restored in the morning > > 2) Worked a LOT on my sources, putting 15-20 source types into the > favorites so I could re-use them quickly, had them GONE after the > backup/restore process!!!! > > 3) Found out that the database I had just restored after the backup > last night DID NOT MATCH the one I open in MOST RECENT and it should be > the > same database / same name, etc. > > I work on two computers a lot, but actually have not been when the above > has > happened!!!!! I ALWAYS backup when I get out of my database. File > options set to dropbox with database_name_date to which I had a -A or -B > or > -M depending on how many times I work and get off each day. Whenever I go > back into RM during the day I restore from -A or -B or -M depending on > which > was the most recent backup!!! I would think that would catch anything > and > everything .. but stuff is happening and I'm losing faith in both > RootsMagic > and myself .. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Retired International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE! =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

I copied the folder that contains my databases to my flash drive, then copied them to my other computers. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Emery St Cyr via Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 7:30 PM To: 'MScheffler' ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Margaret, is that b/u address on your comp or your flash drive? Em -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MScheffler via Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 9:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Remember that if you backup to a flash drive, it like other media can fail. At the least I would rotate between two different flash drives. For myself I regularly backup to a C:\RM7data directory that I setup through program options on the computer and a flashdrive. Margaret =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Not hard to back up the databases - just copy the folder that contains them to somewhere else! Honestly! There are too many people here obsessed with making everything as ridiculously difficult as possible. Dora -----Original Message----- From: Jon Czarowitz via Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 8:18 PM To: Pat McGrath ; Emery St Cyr via Subject: Re: [RMagic] OPERATOR ERROR ---- several problems in the last week with RM --- Pat I store mine ion a folder marked RM7 with sub folders marked Databases; Backups; and Gedcom. I back these up by keeping copies off computer of each. I use DropBox, G storage and other semi-cloud locations. Having more than one computer I am able to access these from outside my main computer. I know others use Documents folder to do the same. My DropBox is downloaded to this computer for ease of use. G Storage is also on this computer. Both are synced to the other computers as well as their main Frame in the clouds. Storing to an external source is up to the user. You can use the Free or Paid versions. Being up in age and limited funds, I use Free versions. Nearly every Email has a small Free Storage setup. The choices are yours. These are mine. Jon On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Pat McGrath via < [email protected]> wrote: > For anyone that might have been following this thread about my multiple > problems (at the bottom of this email), I wanted to let you know that > Bruce > did reply to me as follows in the middle of this message. I checked as he > suggested and DID find multiple copies of my database on my computer in a > folder marked DATABASE under RootsMagic on my MAIN computer and also one > in > a DATABASE folder in Dropbox. > > > > I have cleared all .rmgc files out of their current locations and into a > file/folder on the MAIN computer marked OLD_DATABASES (which I was keeping > in case the world comes to an end and I need to resurrect really old > things > along the path). I did, also, clean the .rmgc files (deleting them) so > there are only two that reflect when I first started using RootsMagic and > another which the name identified as possibly corrupt should I need to > reproduce something within it. > > > > My question NOW is ----- WHERE is the BEST (fast, safe, etc) place to > store > THE ACTIVE DATABASE? In a folder in documents on my MAIN computer .. Or > in > a folder within Dropbox on my MAIN computer???? Opinions and reasons > GREATLY APPRECIATED! > > > > Pat > > > > =========================== Reply from Bruce ============================= > > > > I suspect you have more than one database, possibly in different folders. > > > > 1. Backup and restore only zip and unzip the database, so backup / restore > can't lose, change, or modify the data since the database isn't even > opened > or touched. > > > > 2. Again, backup / restore cannot touch, modify or change data. > > > > 3. Once again, it is impossible for the backup / restore to modify the > database in any manner. > > > > Do File > Search for files and then search for RootsMagic files to see if > you have more than one database that you are switching between. > > > > =========================== PROBLEMS ================================ > > > > 1) Husband and wife suddenly became the husband's parents back for 5 > generations between when I backed up at night and restored in the morning > > 2) Worked a LOT on my sources, putting 15-20 source types into the > favorites so I could re-use them quickly, had them GONE after the > backup/restore process!!!! > > 3) Found out that the database I had just restored after the backup > last night DID NOT MATCH the one I open in MOST RECENT and it should be > the > same database / same name, etc. > > I work on two computers a lot, but actually have not been when the above > has > happened!!!!! I ALWAYS backup when I get out of my database. File > options set to dropbox with database_name_date to which I had a -A or -B > or > -M depending on how many times I work and get off each day. Whenever I go > back into RM during the day I restore from -A or -B or -M depending on > which > was the most recent backup!!! I would think that would catch anything > and > everything .. but stuff is happening and I'm losing faith in both > RootsMagic > and myself .. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Retired International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE! =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Margaret, is that b/u address on your comp or your flash drive? Em -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MScheffler via Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 9:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Remember that if you backup to a flash drive, it like other media can fail. At the least I would rotate between two different flash drives. For myself I regularly backup to a C:\RM7data directory that I setup through program options on the computer and a flashdrive. Margaret =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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

Pat I store mine ion a folder marked RM7 with sub folders marked Databases; Backups; and Gedcom. I back these up by keeping copies off computer of each. I use DropBox, G storage and other semi-cloud locations. Having more than one computer I am able to access these from outside my main computer. I know others use Documents folder to do the same. My DropBox is downloaded to this computer for ease of use. G Storage is also on this computer. Both are synced to the other computers as well as their main Frame in the clouds. Storing to an external source is up to the user. You can use the Free or Paid versions. Being up in age and limited funds, I use Free versions. Nearly every Email has a small Free Storage setup. The choices are yours. These are mine. Jon On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Pat McGrath via < [email protected]> wrote: > For anyone that might have been following this thread about my multiple > problems (at the bottom of this email), I wanted to let you know that Bruce > did reply to me as follows in the middle of this message. I checked as he > suggested and DID find multiple copies of my database on my computer in a > folder marked DATABASE under RootsMagic on my MAIN computer and also one in > a DATABASE folder in Dropbox. > > > > I have cleared all .rmgc files out of their current locations and into a > file/folder on the MAIN computer marked OLD_DATABASES (which I was keeping > in case the world comes to an end and I need to resurrect really old things > along the path). I did, also, clean the .rmgc files (deleting them) so > there are only two that reflect when I first started using RootsMagic and > another which the name identified as possibly corrupt should I need to > reproduce something within it. > > > > My question NOW is ----- WHERE is the BEST (fast, safe, etc) place to store > THE ACTIVE DATABASE? In a folder in documents on my MAIN computer .. Or > in > a folder within Dropbox on my MAIN computer???? Opinions and reasons > GREATLY APPRECIATED! > > > > Pat > > > > =========================== Reply from Bruce ============================= > > > > I suspect you have more than one database, possibly in different folders. > > > > 1. Backup and restore only zip and unzip the database, so backup / restore > can't lose, change, or modify the data since the database isn't even opened > or touched. > > > > 2. Again, backup / restore cannot touch, modify or change data. > > > > 3. Once again, it is impossible for the backup / restore to modify the > database in any manner. > > > > Do File > Search for files and then search for RootsMagic files to see if > you have more than one database that you are switching between. > > > > =========================== PROBLEMS ================================ > > > > 1) Husband and wife suddenly became the husband's parents back for 5 > generations between when I backed up at night and restored in the morning > > 2) Worked a LOT on my sources, putting 15-20 source types into the > favorites so I could re-use them quickly, had them GONE after the > backup/restore process!!!! > > 3) Found out that the database I had just restored after the backup > last night DID NOT MATCH the one I open in MOST RECENT and it should be the > same database / same name, etc. > > I work on two computers a lot, but actually have not been when the above > has > happened!!!!! I ALWAYS backup when I get out of my database. File > options set to dropbox with database_name_date to which I had a -A or -B or > -M depending on how many times I work and get off each day. Whenever I go > back into RM during the day I restore from -A or -B or -M depending on > which > was the most recent backup!!! I would think that would catch anything and > everything .. but stuff is happening and I'm losing faith in both > RootsMagic > and myself .. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Retired International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

correct email for RM list On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Jesse Davis via < [email protected]> wrote: > Trying to see if I have the correct email address. > JD > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Retired International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

Transfer part of your master database to a new database and publish (upload) it. Tom > On Mar 3, 2015, at 7:02 PM, Jesse Davis via <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The dialog box does not seem to give me an option to select part of my file and tries to do the entire file which is too large to be accepted. I have 2 sites that were transferred from RM6. > > > > > > Now that I have the RM7 sites, how do I update them? > The following worked to change them to RM7 and now they need updated. > J. Davis > > > You'll want to do this: >> >> 1. Click "CLICK TO CREATE A NEW WEBSITE" >> 2. For the tree name, enter the name of the RM6 site you want to replace >> 3. Continue with the wizard and choose the options you want >> 4. The new site will replace the RM6 site with an RM7 site of the same name >> >> - Bruce > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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

The dialog box does not seem to give me an option to select part of my file and tries to do the entire file which is too large to be accepted. I have 2 sites that were transferred from RM6. Now that I have the RM7 sites, how do I update them? The following worked to change them to RM7 and now they need updated. J. Davis You'll want to do this: > > 1. Click "CLICK TO CREATE A NEW WEBSITE" > 2. For the tree name, enter the name of the RM6 site you want to replace > 3. Continue with the wizard and choose the options you want > 4. The new site will replace the RM6 site with an RM7 site of the same name > > - Bruce

Pay, since you don't want to keep the active database in dropbox, then I'd probably suggest that you just keep a copy of your backup in Dropbox. Just tell RM to point the backup folder to your dropbox folder. Leave your active database where you have it. Remember only use the rmgc file. You may never need the backup file - ever. Sue maxwell > On Mar 3, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Pat McGrath via <[email protected]> wrote: > > For anyone that might have been following this thread about my multiple > problems (at the bottom of this email), I wanted to let you know that Bruce > did reply to me as follows in the middle of this message. I checked as he > suggested and DID find multiple copies of my database on my computer in a > folder marked DATABASE under RootsMagic on my MAIN computer and also one in > a DATABASE folder in Dropbox. > > > > I have cleared all .rmgc files out of their current locations and into a > file/folder on the MAIN computer marked OLD_DATABASES (which I was keeping > in case the world comes to an end and I need to resurrect really old things > along the path). I did, also, clean the .rmgc files (deleting them) so > there are only two that reflect when I first started using RootsMagic and > another which the name identified as possibly corrupt should I need to > reproduce something within it. > > > > My question NOW is ----- WHERE is the BEST (fast, safe, etc) place to store > THE ACTIVE DATABASE? In a folder in documents on my MAIN computer .. Or in > a folder within Dropbox on my MAIN computer???? Opinions and reasons > GREATLY APPRECIATED! > > > > Pat > > > > =========================== Reply from Bruce ============================= > > > > I suspect you have more than one database, possibly in different folders. > > > > 1. Backup and restore only zip and unzip the database, so backup / restore > can't lose, change, or modify the data since the database isn't even opened > or touched. > > > > 2. Again, backup / restore cannot touch, modify or change data. > > > > 3. Once again, it is impossible for the backup / restore to modify the > database in any manner. > > > > Do File > Search for files and then search for RootsMagic files to see if > you have more than one database that you are switching between. > > > > =========================== PROBLEMS ================================ > > > > 1) Husband and wife suddenly became the husband's parents back for 5 > generations between when I backed up at night and restored in the morning > > 2) Worked a LOT on my sources, putting 15-20 source types into the > favorites so I could re-use them quickly, had them GONE after the > backup/restore process!!!! > > 3) Found out that the database I had just restored after the backup > last night DID NOT MATCH the one I open in MOST RECENT and it should be the > same database / same name, etc. > > I work on two computers a lot, but actually have not been when the above has > happened!!!!! I ALWAYS backup when I get out of my database. File > options set to dropbox with database_name_date to which I had a -A or -B or > -M depending on how many times I work and get off each day. Whenever I go > back into RM during the day I restore from -A or -B or -M depending on which > was the most recent backup!!! I would think that would catch anything and > everything .. but stuff is happening and I'm losing faith in both RootsMagic > and myself .. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 also have my backups 'off-site' using Dropbox which is free for some amount of space which I have come nowhere near using! I do clear out backups periodically so as not to accumulate too many! That has worked great so far! Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Ronnerud via Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 10:03 PM To: Emery St Cyr; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Emery, I would back up off site. I use Mosy. Start up is free unless you have lots of material. The reason for going off site is that you have a hard drive failure, house burns down or your computer gets stolen, etc. your data is safe and can be transfer to another computer. Jim Ronnerud -----Original Message----- From: Emery St Cyr via Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 6:55 PM To: 'Pat McGrath' ; 'Jon Czarowitz' ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Thanks for all who responded. I got some help from RM today and now I think that my next problem is to get the RM togo to work for me. I Am sure much of my problem is that I am trying to do something that you can't do or I am missing something when I watch the video. F I now have my system set up for the backup to go to the flash drive. At the end of each session (day) I put in my fd and do a back up for that day's entries. I was trying to go to my fd and see the new entries and I can't I have to go to RMtogo. That is my next challenge.----------to the videos I go! Em -----Original Message----- From: Pat McGrath [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 7:26 PM To: 'Jon Czarowitz'; [email protected]; 'Emery St Cyr' Subject: RE: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Have not been any part of this discussion, but at work when I had to backup a program from my computer to the flash drive, if the flash drive DID NOT have enough room, the error message I got DEFINITELY DID NOT tell me that was the reason I could not back up. Whatever message it was, space or lack thereof, was no part of what it said ..... so hopefully your suggestion Jon will clear up this problem and it will be as simply as a SPACE issue!!!! No reply from anyone or from tech support on my missing items, backup/restore not matching my LATEST or MOST RECENT open file, etc. so hope you will be the one to fix this problem for Emery! Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Czarowitz via Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 5:58 PM To: Emery St Cyr; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive Emery Try checking the USB drive by going to MY COMPUTER and making your flash drive is listed. If listed see how much space it shows on it. Take a file and copy it to that drive. If that works than go to RootsMagic and go to File/ Backup. Select the flash drive to use as your back up and a folder if needed. Click backup. hen completed go to the flash drive and open the folder if you used one. our backup should be there with today's date as part of the extension. If in the above process no space remains on the flash drive; select another. On older computer and some flash drives, you cannot remove them without using the "Safely Remove Hardware" button. Not using this button will lock the flash drive or the USB port or both. If this occurs a reboot MIGHT reset IT/THEM; However if the reset doesn't work, a TECH would be required. As CD It must be a R/W (READ/WRITE) with space remaining and not "CLOSED". Closing a R/W CD will effectively prevent additional writing to that CD. Also your CD drive must be a R/W drive as well. Hope this helps you or someone else. I have gone thru this myself, but may have missed something in my explanation. Best method if you are unsure is to use the File/Backup and backup to a folder on the desktop. You can copy the backup to either one of these other locations if all is ok there and then remove from desktop if needed. Jon On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Emery St Cyr via < [email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I tried a different usb port and still the data recently added > data will not move to the flash drive. When you click to back up you > can see the light flash on the drive but nothing shows up on it. > Any think else that I can try? > Em > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emery St > Cyr via > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 2:27 PM > To: 'MScheffler'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive > > Margret. I did try a different flash drive but have not tried a > different usb port. I'll give that a go. thanks Em > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MScheffler > via > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 9:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive > > Hi Em, > > I back up to my hard drive and a flash drive everyday without problems. > Did > you try with a second flash drive or put the flash drive in a > different usb slot? > > There must be some quirk with the computer you are using. I have not > tried a cd in years, so cannot comment on that process. > > Margaret > > -----Original Message----- > From: Emery St Cyr via > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RMagic] can't backup to cd or flash drive > > I don't know what happened but I have tried RM to go, a CD, and a > flash drive and nothing transfers to the flash drive (new data just > added) > > On the RM to go I get an error that says something is wrong-What, > they don't say. > > And to a cd burner I get a message that says there is an error on SQL > and it won't let me proceed. > > When I talked to RM a few months ago about a similar problem she said > that she would set me up to do my backups to my flash drive. And I saw > on the screen when I went to file and backup that it was going to my F > drive which is where my flash drive is. > > Then I hit back up and it said ok. But when I looked on the flash > drive to see if the new data was on there it was not. > > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- -- *Jon P Czarowitz*, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 Retired International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 7 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE! =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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

Now that I look there, I think that IS one of the things I HAD DONE before …. But this database still had them all checked! Will make a note to check periodically and see if they STAY UNCHECKED ! Thanks, Pat From: Tom Holden [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 2:43 PM To: Pat McGrath; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] Fact Types - PRIVATE Edit the fact type and uncheck all the "Include" boxes. Tom On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Pat McGrath via <[email protected]> wrote: Hi: Is there a way to make a 'user-designed' fact type PRIVATE so it stays that way whenever / wherever it is used rather than having to check the PRIVATE box each time it is use? I created a CLEANED fact type to help me keep track of individuals that have been double-checked, their sources fixed, etc. so I don't waste the time going over the person's data again. I can check the PRIVATE box when I use that fact type, but since I will NEVER want it to print on anything or even be exported to anything, I would like to set it at PRIVATE always!!!!! Help! Pat Mc =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- 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

Edit the fact type and uncheck all the "Include" boxes. Tom On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Pat McGrath via < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi: Is there a way to make a 'user-designed' fact type PRIVATE so it stays > that way whenever / wherever it is used rather than having to check the > PRIVATE box each time it is use? > > > > I created a CLEANED fact type to help me keep track of individuals that > have > been double-checked, their sources fixed, etc. so I don't waste the time > going over the person's data again. I can check the PRIVATE box when I use > that fact type, but since I will NEVER want it to print on anything or even > be exported to anything, I would like to set it at PRIVATE always!!!!! > > > > Help! > > Pat Mc > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

That is the correct email address for posting to the RootsMagic-Users list. On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Jesse Davis via < [email protected]> wrote: > Trying to see if I have the correct email address. > JD > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

For anyone that might have been following this thread about my multiple problems (at the bottom of this email), I wanted to let you know that Bruce did reply to me as follows in the middle of this message. I checked as he suggested and DID find multiple copies of my database on my computer in a folder marked DATABASE under RootsMagic on my MAIN computer and also one in a DATABASE folder in Dropbox. I have cleared all .rmgc files out of their current locations and into a file/folder on the MAIN computer marked OLD_DATABASES (which I was keeping in case the world comes to an end and I need to resurrect really old things along the path). I did, also, clean the .rmgc files (deleting them) so there are only two that reflect when I first started using RootsMagic and another which the name identified as possibly corrupt should I need to reproduce something within it. My question NOW is ----- WHERE is the BEST (fast, safe, etc) place to store THE ACTIVE DATABASE? In a folder in documents on my MAIN computer .. Or in a folder within Dropbox on my MAIN computer???? Opinions and reasons GREATLY APPRECIATED! Pat =========================== Reply from Bruce ============================= I suspect you have more than one database, possibly in different folders. 1. Backup and restore only zip and unzip the database, so backup / restore can't lose, change, or modify the data since the database isn't even opened or touched. 2. Again, backup / restore cannot touch, modify or change data. 3. Once again, it is impossible for the backup / restore to modify the database in any manner. Do File > Search for files and then search for RootsMagic files to see if you have more than one database that you are switching between. =========================== PROBLEMS ================================ 1) Husband and wife suddenly became the husband's parents back for 5 generations between when I backed up at night and restored in the morning 2) Worked a LOT on my sources, putting 15-20 source types into the favorites so I could re-use them quickly, had them GONE after the backup/restore process!!!! 3) Found out that the database I had just restored after the backup last night DID NOT MATCH the one I open in MOST RECENT and it should be the same database / same name, etc. I work on two computers a lot, but actually have not been when the above has happened!!!!! I ALWAYS backup when I get out of my database. File options set to dropbox with database_name_date to which I had a -A or -B or -M depending on how many times I work and get off each day. Whenever I go back into RM during the day I restore from -A or -B or -M depending on which was the most recent backup!!! I would think that would catch anything and everything .. but stuff is happening and I'm losing faith in both RootsMagic and myself ..

Trying to see if I have the correct email address. JD

Hi: Is there a way to make a 'user-designed' fact type PRIVATE so it stays that way whenever / wherever it is used rather than having to check the PRIVATE box each time it is use? I created a CLEANED fact type to help me keep track of individuals that have been double-checked, their sources fixed, etc. so I don't waste the time going over the person's data again. I can check the PRIVATE box when I use that fact type, but since I will NEVER want it to print on anything or even be exported to anything, I would like to set it at PRIVATE always!!!!! Help! Pat Mc

Remember that if you backup to a flash drive, it like other media can fail. At the least I would rotate between two different flash drives. For myself I regularly backup to a C:\RM7data directory that I setup through program options on the computer and a flashdrive. Margaret