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