What if we pause syncing while using RM? Jim Belanger NH State Representative [email protected] Town Moderator; Hollis, NH Sent from my iPad > On Feb 28, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Virginia Blakelock via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Database files like RootsMagic, TMG, Legacy should never be synced > with Dropbox (and similar products). Only backup files should be > stored in Dropbox. Your various Rootsmagic database files are > interacting and exchanging data as you work in RM. It is easy for a > bit of data to be dropped while syncing, causing corruption to RM. If > it has not happened yet, it will. > > Virginia > > On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Tom Holden via > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think the issue with Dropbox is not with the backup but with having the >> database files themselves opened by TMG and probably by RM in a folder that >> is being actively synced by Dropbox. >> >> Tom >> >> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Carol Anne via < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm coming to RM from TMG. I never used Dropbox, but I've seen >>> warnings posted on the TMG list over and over again that you should >>> never back up your genealogy program to Dropbox. You are asking for >>> data corruption. Go to the TMG lists to read all the explanations. >>> >>> Carol Anne >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Jim Belanger via >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I have not upgraded to V7 but am using RM V6. But, I keep RM3 handy >>>> because it is so much faster than RM6 to find things. I keep my RM6 >>> files >>>> and keep GedComs I can access with RM3. >>>> >>>> I find if I open RM3 in dropbox, the file opens but there are no people >>> to >>>> view. Click find and there is nothing. But, if I stop dropbox from >>>> syncing, then the people are there. Just wondering if anyone else has >>>> experienced this. >>>> >>>> . >>>> Jim Belanger >>>> NH State Representative >>>> Hollis, NH >>>> www.belangers.us >>>> >>>> >>>> =================================== >>>> 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 > > > =================================== > 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 works but will you always remember to do so? Tom > On Feb 28, 2015, at 6:45 PM, Jim Belanger <[email protected]> wrote: > > What if we pause syncing while using RM? > > > Jim Belanger > NH State Representative > [email protected] > Town Moderator; Hollis, NH > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 28, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Virginia Blakelock via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Database files like RootsMagic, TMG, Legacy should never be synced >> with Dropbox (and similar products). Only backup files should be >> stored in Dropbox. Your various Rootsmagic database files are >> interacting and exchanging data as you work in RM. It is easy for a >> bit of data to be dropped while syncing, causing corruption to RM. If >> it has not happened yet, it will. >> >> Virginia >> >> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Tom Holden via >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I think the issue with Dropbox is not with the backup but with having the >>> database files themselves opened by TMG and probably by RM in a folder that >>> is being actively synced by Dropbox. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Carol Anne via < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm coming to RM from TMG. I never used Dropbox, but I've seen >>>> warnings posted on the TMG list over and over again that you should >>>> never back up your genealogy program to Dropbox. You are asking for >>>> data corruption. Go to the TMG lists to read all the explanations. >>>> >>>> Carol Anne >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Jim Belanger via >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I have not upgraded to V7 but am using RM V6. But, I keep RM3 handy >>>>> because it is so much faster than RM6 to find things. I keep my RM6 >>>> files >>>>> and keep GedComs I can access with RM3. >>>>> >>>>> I find if I open RM3 in dropbox, the file opens but there are no people >>>> to >>>>> view. Click find and there is nothing. But, if I stop dropbox from >>>>> syncing, then the people are there. Just wondering if anyone else has >>>>> experienced this. >>>>> >>>>> . >>>>> Jim Belanger >>>>> NH State Representative >>>>> Hollis, NH >>>>> www.belangers.us >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> =================================== >>>>> 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 >> >> >> =================================== >> 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