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Saving to CD

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Carol

Carol Report 5 Feb 2009 23:30

Can anyone tell me how to save a gedcom file to CD. I have downloaded Legacy 7 and can open my file with this. How do I now save my file to a CD? I am operating on vista if this makes any difference.

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 6 Feb 2009 10:00


Hope someone answers this though I am still on XL !

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 6 Feb 2009 11:39

You need a CD rewriter in your computer and a program such as Nero to allow you to burn it on.

Sue

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 6 Feb 2009 21:28


I do have "Nero Ahead" is that the one ?

If so can you give me the advice please !

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 6 Feb 2009 21:40


Just had a look at File-Hippo.com and there are several free CD Burning offers on there,has anyone tried any of them ?

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 7 Feb 2009 13:42

nudge --in hope !

Potty

Potty Report 7 Feb 2009 14:07

Elizabeth

Try opening your Nero programme and going into Help. Your Gedcom file will be treated as a data file.

I have a very old version of Nero and when I open it there is a list of options, including Data.

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 7 Feb 2009 16:20

If you have Nero then you put a blank disc into your rewriter. This may be actually in your computer or it may be an external rewriter.

Click on Nero (it usually puts an icon on your desktop).

It will ask you what you want to do. You click that you want to burn a data CD.

Follow the instructions and it will allow you to find the Gedcom file by offering you a browse.

Click that and just keep clicking any Next buttons till the job is done.

It isn't difficult and pretty much explains itself as it goes along.

Finally when the CD is done write on it in permanent pen what it is and when you did it and put it somewhere safe.

It really is a good idea to get used to backing stuff up like this and you ought to do it regularly for all your important stuff.

Sue

ElizabethK

ElizabethK Report 7 Feb 2009 18:25


Thank you for your response-I will have a go !

I do have my programme backed up but it is on floppyst and I will have problems in future I think

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 8 Feb 2009 13:15

My PC came with a DVD / CD writer installed. It appears on 'My Computer' as drive 'E'

I don't have any special software installed - all I do is drag and drop the file onto the drive, having first put a blank CD into it, and click to copy it across.

Family Tree Maker, and possibly other programs too, won't work with the data on CD. It is to do with the fact that it cant update the file. You first have to copy the file from your cd back to your PC and open it from there.