Tips and How-To's

A Legacy family file backup only backs up the data in the family file and attached pictures locally on your computer. These backup files have a .zip extension. Carbonite,com and Mozy.com backup systems will backup whole drives or designated folders up to…

Backup Basics If not already done, we recommend that you set your Legacy options to automatically prompt for backups each time you exit the program. Here’s how: 1. Click Options on the menu bar and select Customize from the options menu. 2. At the Customize…

Backing Up a Family File in Legacy Family Tree 7.5 It is very important that you make regular backup copies of your family files as you work on them. All computers eventually fail in one way or another. Sometimes the hard drives fail, sometimes the memory…

It is very important that you make regular backup copies of your family files as you work on them. All computers eventually fail in one way or another. Sometimes the hard drives fail, sometimes the memory goes bad, sometimes the motherboard goes out. And…

1. Select the File tab on the Ribbon bar. 2. Next click on Restore File. 3. If there is a family file open, you must close it before you can proceed. Click Yes. 4. Browse to your backup file and click Open. In the example below, the backup file was saved…

Restoring Media Backup Files Legacy makes two kinds of backup files, data (family file) and media (pictures, video, and other attached files). You must use the Windows Extractor or a program like WinZip to restore media backups. (Only the data backup can…

• To restore a family file from a backup copy, please click on File and select Restore File or select Restore Family File (Legacy 7.5 and earlier). Next, browse to your backup file and follow the screen prompts. Legacy makes two kinds of backup files, data…

What does BEPSC mean? B=Baptism E=Endowments P=Sealed to Parents S=Sealed to Spouse C=Children Sealed to Parents c=Some but not all children are sealed to parents s=If a person was married more than once and at least one of the marriages has been sealed in…

Sometimes burning a file to disk (CD or DVD) can be a challenge. Here is a quick and simple way to do it. When creating GEDCOM files, backup files, family file copies or a folder with files within it, save them to your desktop screen. They will be easy to…

The ancestor colors work independently in Legacy and Legacy Charting. Your settings in Legacy do not affect what you see in Legacy Charting. To turn on the Ancestor Colors 1. Go to Options > Customize > View and select "Display customer generation line…