I am having similar issues with FTM 2010 but on my windows 7 laptop. I look forward to suggestions others may have on how to fix this. Kimberly Nagy On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:01 PM, <dunna@roadrunner.com> wrote: > I am using Family Tree Maker (FTM) 2010 and I needed a new computer. I > also have a large genealogy project as well. I was attempting to > use FTM 2010 as a way to keep all the various family lines straight. Sad > to say I am afraid I am afraid that I am going to spend most of > tomorrow morning creating Word documents trying to sort all this mess out > and hope FTM doesn't take delete any more of the project. > > FTM 2010 is technically working on Windows 8, but the following things > occur: > > --Person A is added as a child of Parents M & N who are not related to her > and the only option I have is to delete. > > --People are disappearing from the file. Yes I know I can delete > individuals or merge them, but this many. > > --It does not always go back to the last person I was on even if I did a > backup of it. > > I do not have time to recreate the file to see if there is a bug or if it > is corrupt. I've just never had this issue before with FTM and I > just thought I would let others know of the possible issue. > > Amy > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I can't help myself ... I must respond to this. As someone who has used Apple computers for 20+ years, I find that these kinds of issues rarely – and I really mean rarely – come up when I upgrade from one Mac computer to another. Or even when I upgrade operating systems. I don't know how you fix the problems you are having with Windows, but I urge anyone who needs to upgrade to consider getting a Mac instead. FTM finally has created software for Macs, so you should be able to upgrade flawlessly from one platform to the other. (A few years ago, when I got my first MacBook Pro, I sent an email to FTM to find out how to get the Mac software. At the time, I was told that they had absolutely no plans to make the software available for Mac users. Apparently, they realized their mistake.) Yes, Macs ARE more expensive, but when you consider how often you have to get your PC "debugged" and replaced because of viruses and other malware, and how much you spend on so-called "anti-virus" software – in the long run, you will actually spend less money. I got my husband to get an iMac when his Hewlitt-Packard computer started acting up. He was hesitant, because there is a bit of a learning curve as the system is a bit different. But Macs are really more intuitive -- it doesn't take long to learn how to use them. It's been 4 years; his iMac runs as fast now as it did when we bought it, and he's never had to take it in to have it repaired or virus-scanned. He's not anything near being a computer whiz, but he's convinced and will never go back to a PC. Just so you know, while I SHOULD be getting some kind of commission from Apple (I've sent many people over to "the other side"), I don't. I just really believe in the product. Phyllis McLaughlin Editor, APG eNews On Dec 5, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Kimberly Nagy wrote: > I am having similar issues with FTM 2010 but on my windows 7 > laptop. I > look forward to suggestions others may have on how to fix this. > Kimberly Nagy > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:01 PM, <dunna@roadrunner.com> wrote: > >> I am using Family Tree Maker (FTM) 2010 and I needed a new >> computer. I >> also have a large genealogy project as well. I was attempting to >> use FTM 2010 as a way to keep all the various family lines >> straight. Sad >> to say I am afraid I am afraid that I am going to spend most of >> tomorrow morning creating Word documents trying to sort all this >> mess out >> and hope FTM doesn't take delete any more of the project. >> >> FTM 2010 is technically working on Windows 8, but the following >> things >> occur: >> >> --Person A is added as a child of Parents M & N who are not related >> to her >> and the only option I have is to delete. >> >> --People are disappearing from the file. Yes I know I can delete >> individuals or merge them, but this many. >> >> --It does not always go back to the last person I was on even if I >> did a >> backup of it. >> >> I do not have time to recreate the file to see if there is a bug or >> if it >> is corrupt. I've just never had this issue before with FTM and I >> just thought I would let others know of the possible issue. >> >> Amy >> >> The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a >> supportive >> environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they >> transition to >> professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this >> list. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a > supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as > they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind > intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >