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From: "Jerry Fillebrown" <>
Subject: Re: [UFT] restore a project
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:32:02 -0500
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Pierce, Bob, & Pat:

I've been a strong advocate of doing exactly what you say for years BUT!

I recently discovered that my backups DO NOT restore "Common Name" under the "More" tab. This was a major Bummer as I use common names a bunch :-(

This may be just me but it has caused me to follow what others have reported in the forum that one can just copy (not backup) the entire UFT folder to a USB stick and / or another computer and thereby have everything "backed up"

This is a suggestion and a request for comments :-) :-)

Jerry Fillebrown
RUFTR (Reluctant Ultimate Tree Refugee)

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On Behalf Of Pierce Reid
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:13 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [UFT] restore a project

Pat,

   I hope you can recover your data base from the floppies. Back when I backed up to floppies, I needed 10 of them and half the time at least one was defective and that made the whole backup useless.

   I recommend backing up to the hard disk (usually C:) and then copying the backup file to a USB flash drive or a CD. I then restore the file on a second computer. (I save copies on my mother-in-laws machine - she has no clue about using UFT.) A few times even that backup fails to restore, so I immediately create another backup. Only when I have restored the backup on another computer am I confident that I have a usable backup. I keep many copies of backups on my C: drive - I have several years worth. A few times I have had to go back several generations of backups to find data that I had incorrectly changed.  (I've heard of IT departments of large companies that regularly backed up their systems to tape, but when they really needed it, they could not restore a backup. There was a flaw in one of the tapes.)

   Good luck on getting you data back.

Pierce

>________________________________
> From: Bob Strock <>
>To:
>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:14:45 PM
>Subject: Re: [UFT] restore a project
>
>Pat, First I would have to find a floppy disc drive. :-) Sorry I just
>had to do that. I have a netbook that the only way to input something
>is from a network or USB drive. Guess that is the reason it is called a
>netbook. We are in a move mode to a new home and while trying to fill
>boxes I asked myself what do I do with all of these old backups on
>floppies.
>
>OK, Go to File > Open > pull down the list and click on backup > now
>locate the drive and .sqz file. If you search Help for "Backup" at the
>bottom is a link to "Restore Backup" Or search for Restore Backup.
>
>Bob Strock
>
>On 1/11/2012 3:47 PM, wrote:
>> I need some education about restoring a project. Making a "backup" is
>> a common suggestion. Well, I did that for a long time without any
>> need to use it, but I do need help now. Quite possibly, I missed a
>> section of the user's guide, but how do I recover a project from a
>> floppy disc (xXX.sqz)? I use UFT regularily to print "indented
>> descendant reports" and "block charts" for family members, but that's
>> the limit. I've never shown them to others who might be familiar with
>> genealogy software. I'd appreciate it if someone would provide a step-by-step guide to actually do it.
>> 
>> ...  Pat
>>

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