Genealogy Chat

Hi Can anyone explain to me please *In Simple Terms* How do I copy my FT that is on here onto my PAF off LDS.... I have got a tiny bit of info on my PAF already...Do I need to delete that first? or open a new one? or just leave it there? How do I put info off here onto it please? HELP Lesley :~)

In addition to all other means you can also backup online for free. I have mine on Y a h o o Briefcase. It gives 30 MB free space with max 5MB per file but this is still a large gedcom. There are others. Bob

If you want to get really serious about back-ups, then get an external storage drive such as the one made by Maxtor. They are really simple to install (just plugs into a spare USB port on your PC), and the software is also very user-friendly. I have mine set up to automatically back up my entire PC hard-drive every night at 4am. That way I can never lose more than 1 day's worth of data, even if I get a catastrophic hard drive failure. Great not just for my family history files, but also music, photos, accounts, etc - everything on the PC hard drive, basically. And because it's automatic, I don't have to remember to do manual backups! Richard

I have mine stored on a Peg or Memory Stick plus hard drive - it's great 2MB memory. Lin

just created a tribal page as although have back up pc and on memory stick you can never be too safe!! BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP!!

Hi Old Crone, Can't vouch for other sites, but Tribal Pages is very good. Your data isn't 'used' on there at all, as far as I'm aware. Have mine on there for about a year. As for access, you can leave your tree completely open for anyone to view OR the facility is there to install a password. You then give the password to anyone you want to allow to see your tree - friends, family etc, or anyone who contacts you, who can prove a link (like on here) :)) Debbie

Have just uploaded my tree on to Tribal Pages. It was so easy. Anne

Thanks Valerie, I thought perhaps I'd done something wrong. Heinz, they don't send you the exported tree immediately - if I remember rightly, mine arrived the next day.

To those who seem afraid... Think of a memory stick as a large but more reliable floppy disk. It is easy to overwrite files. It is portable, mine lives on my keyring and it is not expensive (I just bought an Imation 256 Megabyte stick for £12 for my daughter to use at school. I chose it because it doesn't have a detachable/loseable lid!) All you need to do is plug it into your PC's USB socket. If you are running Windows XP, it will automatically install and you can see it using 'My Computer' L

Hi, The person who said 'Backup, backup, backup' is indeed a wise person. I have witnessed tears when people have lost their files, whether it be business, school, college or personal work. I use Legacy Family Tree Deluxe 6 which was a free download from www. legacyfamilytree.com It has some restrictions but I like it and I will probably buy the unrestricted version very soon. Again you can import /export Gedcom files and several other file types. Most home computers now have CD writers so my backup goes onto CD of which I keep two copies. I'd hate to have to start all over again,. The time I have invested into building my tree has been considerable. If I was married the wife would have divorced me by now. Cheers Paul

I use FTM 2006, but also export from genes and save it on my email, as an extra backup. I recently bought a memory stick and have been saving FTM on that. The sticks are quicker to use and you can just overwrite a previous file.

Thank you Annie and everyone. I have put my tree on Tribal pages. Suzanne X

I only have my tree on here, but have it backed up on a disc. I have a PAF file and i have been trying to export my tree from here Must be doing something wrong as i am still waiting after about three hours. Ann

Olde Crone, Please take a look at Tribal pages, you can password protect your tree on there if you want so no-one gets to see your tree without your knowledge.

Mary I had the same trouble lots of names just disappeared and I did at the time get a error message saying there might be a problem with it after I had done it !!!! It seems to be a regular problem

Personally, I wouldnt put my tree on another Site as I am concerned about how my information might be used. I have a hard copy, off line. Olde Crone

How much info can a memory stick hold? Can you just keep writing over it every time you update your tree? I agree that back up is very important but I don't have a cd rewriter and floppy disk so soooo slow, plus I have to use two disks to get all the info on! Claire xx

Nudge to keep info! Many Thanks Anne in North London.

Excuse the duplication - I posted this question on another thread yesterday, but didn't get any answers, so I wondered if somebody here might know: Has anyone else had problems with exports? I exported my tree for the first time yesterday, but when I imported the gedcom into PAF5 it came up with 300 errors! It seems to be mostly parts of the 'extra details' tabs that are missing.

Wise words. Everyone should have their master copy on their own PC. I use Family Historian, which makes a back up each time you close it. I also have back ups on a dedicated memory stick, on CD ROM and a full version in my PDA courtesy of Pocket Genealogist. Can't be too careful, there's a lot of work gone into your trees. Derek