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Topic: Transferring FH details to new computer (Read 199 times)
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essexdavid
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 87
Gt gt grandfather Town born 1806
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My apologies if this is dealt with somewhere already but I've done an archive search and can't find an answer.
My current PC is becoming unreliable and a new one is in the offing.
I have FH data stored on 3 different software programmes. 2 free ones and the other an old version of FTM.
When I transfer data to the new machine, will it be necessary first to load the software for the programme before adding the GEDCOM file or can I just copy the existing records and past to the new computer?
All advice and suggestions gratefully received, thank you.
David
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Heath/London,Middlesex.
Nunn/Hertford.
Kemp/Kent,Sussex.
Ford,Joy./Kent.
Gill,
Town,
Booth,
Summerscales,
Pickard,
Ianson all of Keighley-Silsden-Kildwick Yorkshire
Corben,
Smith,
Bower,
Phippard, all of Dorset/Worth & Langton Matravers
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mike175
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 769
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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I don't know about all the various programs, but with RootsMagic, PAF and Heredis I just used the File>Backup option in the menu to create a backup on a memory stick or CDROM, then used File>Restore after installing the programs on the new PC.
In a spirit of "Belt & Braces", I would make as many different types of backup as possible . . . GEDCOM, etc. in case there are problems.
Mike.
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Baskervill - Devon, Foss - Hants, Gentry - Essex, Metherell - Devon, Partridge - Essex/London, Press - Norfolk/London, Stone - Surrey/Sussex, Stuttle - Essex, Wheate - Middlesex/Essex/Coventry/Rutland/Oxfordshire/Staffs, Gibson - Essex
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stanmapstone
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 6581
My answers only refer to England and Wales
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PCmover is the only migration utility that moves programs, files, and settings from your old PC to your new PC. http://www.laplink.com/pcmover
Stan
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LizzieW
RootsChat Marquessate
Posts: 3278
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I have a feeling that when I got a new laptop, my OH just backed up all my files, folders and everything else possible and then when I was ready, downloaded the lot onto my new laptop.
I did have to reload Legacy and Word etc. but that wasn't much of a problem and as I'd got a back up of Legacy, I just opened the last back up and carried on using it.
Lizzie
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
STANTON - Lincs
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- Bethnal Green
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mike175
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 769
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Incidentally you cannot copy programs over from one computer to another like Mike has suggested.
Not guilty . . . must've been someone else 
But the Backup/Restore option definitely works with most genealogy programs because it creates a new database on the new computer, and preserves all the quirky bits peculiar to the program.
As for GEDCOM, sometimes that's the only way to transfer data between non-compatible programs, but it may not interpret some non-standard items.
Mike.
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Baskervill - Devon, Foss - Hants, Gentry - Essex, Metherell - Devon, Partridge - Essex/London, Press - Norfolk/London, Stone - Surrey/Sussex, Stuttle - Essex, Wheate - Middlesex/Essex/Coventry/Rutland/Oxfordshire/Staffs, Gibson - Essex
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essexdavid
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 87
Gt gt grandfather Town born 1806
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My thanks to all for the advice and suggestions. I shall be wearing both belt and braces.
It's a bit alarming to learn that my faithful version 3 of FTM may not function on Windows 7 .............perhaps it's a wonder it still works with Windows XP !
David
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Heath/London,Middlesex.
Nunn/Hertford.
Kemp/Kent,Sussex.
Ford,Joy./Kent.
Gill,
Town,
Booth,
Summerscales,
Pickard,
Ianson all of Keighley-Silsden-Kildwick Yorkshire
Corben,
Smith,
Bower,
Phippard, all of Dorset/Worth & Langton Matravers
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