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Legacy family tree how to#

Next, click on the Start button in the lower left corner of your system’s desktop screen. Use the Window’s Search feature to find your family file with a wildcard search.

Next, in the Legacy Family Tree program click on File > Open Family File and browse to the folder where the family file resides. Examine the results in the genealogy file list and if your Legacy family file is listed, make note of its location (path) and close the Legacy Charting.

Use the Legacy Charting program to find genealogy files on your computer.

By default this opens the C:\Legacy\Data folder where your family file may be located.

Click on File and select Open Family File from the pull-down menu.

Clicking on a family file listed here will open it (so long has it has not been moved, renamed or deleted). Legacy will show the last four family files opened.

Click on File and look at the bottom of the pull-down menu below Exit.

Here are the things to try when searching for your lost family file: FDB file was inadvertently deleted and may be in your system Recycle Bin.

Legacy family tree how to#

FDB file was renamed or moved to another location and Legacy no longer knows how to find it. FDB file is located, but it is still in its original location on your hard drive. When you “lose” a family file on your computer, there are three possibilities:

ZIP (a “zipped” or compressed archive file). Legacy family file backups with the extension.These files are the primary data file for your genealogical information. Legacy family files with the extension.Legacy files that contain family data come in two types: