I don't understand why people do a backup and restore - why not just copy the xxxxxx.rmgc file to the new computer using a flash drive (or over your home network). You will also have to copy over any media files of course. Terry ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 10:20:01 -0400 From: "MScheffler" <mscheffler@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [RMagic] Help with transferring RM and files To: "Mary Finley" <marmfin@verizon.net>, <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <5E019B75054043D6B3D14D5B24D184B7@Touchscreen> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Just go to the www.rootsmagic.com site and download the version you are using on the old computer to the new computer. All you need is the registration code to get it properly installed. Next make a backup of your most recent RM file from the old computer and put it on a flash drive. Then put the flash drive in your new computer. On the new computer click file, then restore backup, then navigate to the letter of the flash drive and let it restore. If you wish you can designate specific folders to place files in, but it might just be easier to let the program place the folders where it wants initially, and you can make changes later. Margaret -----Original Message----- From: Mary Finley via Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 7:30 AM To: Tom Holden ; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Help with transferring RM and files Is there a simple way to move RootsMagic and my family trees from my old computer to my new computer? Old Faithful crashed ( restored...sort of....was able to restore RM to old computer with help from RM site...wonderful people). I am going to leave RM on Old Faithful. It will be nice to have tree open side by side. Help please! Mary McCanney Finley

I can't help you! All I know is I now have what I want on my new computer, but plan to keep the old girl up and running, or should I say up and limping? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Wells via" <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> To: <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:53 AM Subject: [RMagic] : Re: Help with transferring RM and files >I don't understand why people do a backup and restore - why not just copy > the xxxxxx.rmgc file to the new computer using a flash drive (or over your > home network). You will also have to copy over any media files of course. > > Terry > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 10:20:01 -0400 > From: "MScheffler" <mscheffler@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Help with transferring RM and files > To: "Mary Finley" <marmfin@verizon.net>, > <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <5E019B75054043D6B3D14D5B24D184B7@Touchscreen> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > Just go to the www.rootsmagic.com site and download the version you > are using on the old computer to the new computer. All you need is the > registration code to get it properly installed. > > Next make a backup of your most recent RM file from the old computer and > put > it on a flash drive. Then put the flash drive in your new computer. > > On the new computer click file, then restore backup, then navigate to the > letter of the flash drive and let it restore. > > If you wish you can designate specific folders to place files in, but it > might just be easier to let the program place the folders where it wants > initially, and you can make changes later. > > Margaret > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Finley via > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 7:30 AM > To: Tom Holden ; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Help with transferring RM and files > > > Is there a simple way to move RootsMagic and my family trees from my old > computer to my new computer? Old Faithful crashed ( restored...sort > of....was able to restore RM to old computer with help from RM > site...wonderful people). > > I am going to leave RM on Old Faithful. It will be nice to have tree > open side by side. > Help please! > > Mary McCanney Finley > > > > > > > =================================== > 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 > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You can do it either way. Operationally there is not much difference between a backup and restore using an intermediate medium compared to copying a file to an intermediate medium then copying the file again to the destination computer. Back in the previous versions of RM when the database consisted of something like 33 or 35 separate files it was a lot easier to use the backup and restore. If you are copying to another computer on the same network, the backup and restore would add an extra step over a plain copy of the file. On 6/20/2016 3:53 AM, Terry Wells via wrote: > I don't understand why people do a backup and restore - why not just copy > the xxxxxx.rmgc file to the new computer using a flash drive (or over your > home network). You will also have to copy over any media files of course. > > Terry > > ------------------------------ > ====================================================== Charles R. Weese, Jackson, OH I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm I am also the listowner of the Jackson County mailing list: ohjackso@rootsweb.ancestry.com and the Vinton County mailing list: ohvinton@rootsweb.ancestry.com however, someone else has the Gallia County mailing list. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus