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I installed FH version 7.0.7 a couple of weeks ago including activating. I have used FH several times since then. Today when I tried to launch FH it indicated that it needed to be activated. When I tried to do so I get the message "No instances available or invalid activation code". Help would be ap...

That one was obviously created last October way before FH v7.0 (unless perhaps you were beta tester). The December dates may be due to your inspection of the file, as usually debug/trace files like that don't get reused months apart. So maybe they are old logs and are just red-herrings? I renamed t...

Thanks Mike.

That one was obviously created last October way before FH v7.0 (unless perhaps you were beta tester). The December dates may be due to your inspection of the file, as usually debug/trace files like that don't get reused months apart. So maybe they are old logs and are just red-herrings? I renamed t...

That one was obviously created last October way before FH v7.0 (unless perhaps you were beta tester). The December dates may be due to your inspection of the file, as usually debug/trace files like that don't get reused months apart. So maybe they are old logs and are just red-herrings? OK, I will ...

in Windows File Explorer navigate to the debug.txt files. Then on the View tab select Details near the middle of the toolbar ribbon. That should display at least one date column. Alternatively, right-click any debug.txt file and choose Properties which show three dates. ANSWER: Created: Thursday, ‎...

Do those debug.txt files have recent dates? ANSWER I can't find the date in that row of data. A Google Search for ERROR:directory reader_win.cc(43)] FindFirstFile throws up a lot of reports associated mostly with Google Chrome. Do any of them fit your scenario? ANSWER I do use Google Chrome but I d...

So the File > Project Window > Location: is D:\Data\Family Historian and the Project is FH Wade 121620 ? ANSWER That is correct In the FH Wade 121620.fh_data folder there should only be the FH Wade 121620.ged GEDCOM file and the standard FH folders such as Books, Cache, Media, Snapshots but no file...

Jane wrote: ↑

18 Dec 2020 14:21

If you open the Project Window does the blue link at the bottom point to a folder which exists?

Yes it does.

It is impossible to run Windows 10 without an anti-virus running. Microsoft Defender will always take over if nothing else is running. Could you be specific about where those debug files exist? The 'FH directory' is a bit vague! Here is the full path to the directory with the debug file: D:\Data\Fa...

Jane, I do use an USB external drive for back up but have not linked to it.

I have a strong PC running Windows 10 but FH is slow to launch. FH does launch though. I had the problem with FH 6.2 and the problem persists with FH 7. I even have the problem without an antivirus installed. I noticed a debug file in the FH directory. That debug file had numerous entries to the eff...

Thank you very much Mike. In the short term I have been saving the book in RTF then converting it to PDF. A small problem with that is the RTF is usually opened with Word and Word automatically changes the page references in the index. There is a work around to that so your suggestion is best.

FH offers to save it in PDF (as well as RTF). There is no problem if you choose RTF. But the problem occurs when you select PDF and direct it to save it in a local folder that is not a FH folder.

After creating a book in FH I tried to save it as a PDF in a local folder. After clicking the "Save Book As" button FH stopped responding.
Your help would be appreciated.
Eldon

I have v6.2.7 and I use the Find and Replace feature often. I discovered that the Place fields in individual records are searched but the Place records in the Place List are not searched. When I say Place List I am referring to the window one sees from: View, Record Lists, Places Help please. Eldon ...

That should work fine. Thank you Mike.

I wanted to change the text colour so that when those records appear in the individual list they will be colour coded. At least I now know it cannot be done.

Thank you Mike.

Is there a way to change the colour of the text of the records of a named list? I have a named list for the ancestors of the husband and a separate named list for the ancestors of the wife. My goal is to colour the text of the husband ancestors in blue and colour the text of the ancestors of the wif...