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David

David Report 22 Mar 2012 11:39

I'm new to GR and have a quick question are you able to save your tree under another name for a back up, if so how? :-S

Researching:
Prescott,Parkinson Ormskirk,Lathom,Burscough Lancashire

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Mar 2012 11:46

You could down load it as a gedcom copy to your own computer, but you would need a family history programme installed to be able to read it. You would lose all attached records etc.
You could also save it to an external storage device (flash drive etc) once downloaded in case your main computer goes pftzzz.

You could also open a free account, down the load the gedcom on your paying account to your computer, then upload to the free version.

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

David

David Report 22 Mar 2012 11:55

Thanks a few ideas for me

Researching:
Prescott,Parkinson Ormskirk,Lathom,Burscough Lancashire

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Mar 2012 12:59

The tree is stored on genes not your PC so even if your PC goes kaput you can access it from any PC by logging into Genes site

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Mar 2012 13:37

The tree is on GR's website....why do you imagine you need backup?

LollyWithSprinklez

LollyWithSprinklez Report 22 Mar 2012 17:53

After all the time, money and effort put into a tree surely it is wise to back up everything. no matter where it is stored under the present climate.

David

David Report 22 Mar 2012 18:22

Only wanted back up because I have made the odd mistake :-D entering data which has resulted in me having to delete large amounts of my tree to fix a previous version would have been of some help ;-).

Thanks to all for your comments

Researching:
Prescott,Parkinson Ormskirk,Lathom,Burscough Lancashire