I uninstalled "my heritage" and am receiving a message "failed to load english language strings" or words to that effect when I start my computer. This has also interfered with Live Messenger. What can I do? Carol Tromp ca.tromp@hotmail.com
I started my tree online, then exported it to do some changes in FTB, which is more powerful. When I publish the changes they do not show up. Do I need to delete the original tree?
I was married twice prior to my current marriage, my wife has one previous marriage. I set my current wife as my primary spouse, when I try to set myself as her primary spouse it resets mine to my second wife. How do I set each of us as the others primary spouse. It doesn't make sense to me that I am unable to do this.
My issue is I set my wife, Patricia, as my primary spouse then I go to her card and myself as her primary spouse. When I do that one of my exes have been moved up to be the primary. I am not able to have her as my primary spouse and myself as her primary spouse at the same time. I find that to be ludicrous.
The program is designed to list the spouses by chronological order.
There is not such thing as Primary spouse. So you should be able to sort the spouses by order, and thus your current wife will be last on the list, as you will be on hers.
On the bottom of the Manage Spuse screenit states the first person in the list is the primary spouse. The button with the green arrow on the bottom right is supposed to permanently rearrange the order of names by marriage date ( latest marriage first)
I was browsing the various FAQs... came across this older thread and would like to add some comments which, I hope, are still useful ...
ALL data should ALWAYS be backed up, preferably offsite. NEVER rely on a single copy of a file on the web.
Some people have their only copy of a laboriously-constructed photo album online and are surprised when they lose their stuff because the website provider dumps the service, goes bankrupt or has other problems. It does not matter how reputable a provider is!
For any web-based family tree I would also recommend that one downloads at least a GEDCOM file and includes it in the backup set. after each amendment, or at reasonably frequent intervals if several people add to it.
In my own case, as I start from FTB, I save at every amendment and utilise the handy Backup Project facility as well. As this is on the same HDD as the original file I include the backup zip file in the daily backup, as well as the original FTB file.
Earlier backup zip files can be deleted if desired.
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Some more points:
1. Backup DAILY or more often, including any downloaded e-mail such as in Outlook Express. Use the FTB Backup Project facility by all means, but especially if it is on the same HDD include it in the backup set of any general backup.
2. Distinguish between file-copying services and true backup systems (which actually reflect what is on your computer.) Ensure that anything you back up to the web is encrypted.
3. At least back up to an external drive, using right software (not file-copying unless you are prepared to sift out unwanted dross).
4. Test file restoration. After a HDD failure it is too late.
5. Ask yourself the question of what it would mean to you if your computer failed today and your data on it potentially unrecoverable.
