FTM saving

[Kaye Payne]

Hi All,

Now that my FTM is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

(Still using ' takes forever - dial up internet in the bush' - anything over
1 MB takes a lifetime to download @ 7.2 kbps.)
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[Charlie Hoffpauir]

On Mon, 01 May 2006 23:43:13 GMT, "Kaye Payne" <[email protected]>
wrote:

Hi All,

Now that my FTM is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

Have you compacted your file (Cntl-Alt-C), and if yes, then you have

too many photos in your file. If you used a genealogy prograqm that
linked the photos instead of imbedding them "in" your file you
wouldn't have such a large file to deal with. You might try the trial
version of RootsMagic. It will un-imbed your photos and put them in a
separate folder of your choosing, and convert the rest of your FTM
data into RM. Then you could tell how large your genealogy file really
was.

RM trial is available here:http://www.rootsmagic.com/
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[Ye Old One]

On Mon, 01 May 2006 23:43:13 GMT, "Kaye Payne" <[email protected]>
enriched this group when s/he wrote:

Hi All,

Now that my FTM is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

(Still using ' takes forever - dial up internet in the bush' - anything over
1 MB takes a lifetime to download @ 7.2 kbps.)
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Backup the file to your hard drive, then Zip the file and copy to CD.

In most cases this will make the file MUCH smaller - often about 30%
smaller.

--
Bob.

[Paul Blair]

Kaye Payne wrote:

Hi All,

Now that my FTM is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

(Still using ' takes forever - dial up internet in the bush' - anything over
1 MB takes a lifetime to download @ 7.2 kbps.)
All incoming and outgoing emails are checked by "VET Anti-Virus Protection
2005" auto updated.

Hooley dooley, Kaye! FTM uses between 2 and 3KB per person, so either
you have, um, lemme see, ah, a big family, or lots of pics. I'd bet on
the latter.

800MB won't fit a CD, but it would fit a DVD. Or zip it, and save some
space.

There are arguments for and agin storing pics embedded in the family
data, but I come down (marginally) on the side of keeping pics apart
from data. Charlie's suggestion about RootsMagic is a good one. If the
download is too big (it's 8.5MB), get in touch off list and I'll make a
CD copy and post it to you.

Paul

[Kaye Payne]

Hi Charlie, Bob & Paul,

Yes Paul the latter is correct - too many photos but great fun when needed.
I had the Rootsmagic download from way back so paid the money and now can
save etc. I will try that. Just another software program to learn better but
the photos show on the page better I guess.

Thank goodness for gedcoms or I would have areal mess changing around all
the time but each software program is essential.

Thanks

Kaye Payne.

[Charlie Hoffpauir]

On Tue, 02 May 2006 08:20:47 GMT, "Kaye Payne" <[email protected]>
wrote:

Hi Charlie, Bob & Paul,

Yes Paul the latter is correct - too many photos but great fun when needed.
I had the Rootsmagic download from way back so paid the money and now can
save etc. I will try that. Just another software program to learn better but
the photos show on the page better I guess.

Thank goodness for gedcoms or I would have areal mess changing around all
the time but each software program is essential.

Thanks

Kaye Payne.

Kaye,

Just one point..... with the latest RootsMagic, you don't need to use
a GEDCOM to convert your FTM data... in fact, you should NOT use a
GEDCOM, because the conversion to GEDCOM loses your photos, whereas if
you import the native FTW file directly into RM, it retains your
photos as linked images to your file.
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[Hugh Watkins]

Kaye Payne wrote:

Hi All,

Now that my FTM

which version?
FTM 2006 is better with bigger files
($29 single vcd is best buy)

is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

FTM has an auto save
so copy that file over

or use export function

Hugh W

[John P DeWerth]

Kaye Payne wrote:

Hi All,

Now that my FTM is over 800Mbs I seem to be having trouble with my backups.
Can I save from Family Tree Maker to a DVD? I will soon have to start asking
how to split the file.
Regards
Kaye Payne

(Still using ' takes forever - dial up internet in the bush' - anything over
1 MB takes a lifetime to download @ 7.2 kbps.)
All incoming and outgoing emails are checked by "VET Anti-Virus Protection
2005" auto updated.

You can always save it to a compressed folder
With mostly text, its about 3 or 4 to 1 on compression
ie 800m results in 200 to 270 meg.
you could then save this to a CD.
Just make sure you mark the fact that it is compressed on the disk
otherwise you might wonder why it doesn't work.

John

[Kaye Payne]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I have it saved fine now and have used
all methods. If I lose it I would just give up I think. But I see by the
count on Rootsmagic I have 5120 photos installed on the FTM.

It was handy when I had to do a power presentation regarding a family member
in one hour.

Kaye Payne