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.
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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: