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From: Dennis Lee Bieber <> (by way of Lee Hoffman <>)
Subject: Re: [TMG] Project Files In My Documents
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:43:46 -0400


On or about 10/4/2006 09:27 AM a carrier pigeon from John Harris delivered:
>This is my question:
>Can I do a TMG Backup & Restore with the project files in "My Documents"
>folder and not in C:\Program files\The Master Genealogist\Projects\?

I've not tried through that method, I basically just copied
(via network connection) from my old W98 machine to a directory on my
WinXP box. Then let it search for the relocated external exhibits. I
think most of the project specific files are directory neutral (they
just have to be all in the same directory).

Well, correction ... If you open the PJC file in a text
editor you'll find a block like:

[Advanced]
...
ImageDirectory=E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My
Documents\Genealogy\TMG5 Exhibits\
BackupsDirectory=F:\
TimelineDirectory=C:\PROGRAM FILES\THE MASTER GENEALOGIST\TIMELINE\
GEDCOMDirectory=E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My
Documents\Genealogy\TMG5 GEDCOM\
REportsDirectory=E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My
Documents\Genealogy\TMG5 Reports\
RepeatDirectory=C:\PROGRAM FILES\THE MASTER GENEALOGIST\
GeographicDirectory=C:\
...
GedcomExportPath=E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My
Documents\Genealogy\SS Web\Bieber-p
...
[ExhibitAlternateDir]
AlternateDir1=E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My
Documents\Genealogy\TMG5 Exhibits
AlternateDir2=

which you might prefer to edit to the new locations /before/ opening
the project in TMG.


>Idea for TMG users: An external hard drive is a much easier & faster to do
>backups (Select All, Drag & Drop). And if you burn to CDs, get a DVD
>burner. Spanning CD's is a chore. I can put all of "My Documents" on a
>single DVD.

Spanning DVDs is a pain too... I only use TMG's backup to
snapshot changes while working. I rely upon (and I'm way behind on
doing one) using an external backup utility to backup changes to the
entire system.

--
bieber.genealogy Dennis Lee Bieber
HTTP://home.earthlink.net/~bieber.genealogy/




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