Family Historian User Group

johnmorrisoniom said: The ancestry app sounds good, but can you view your tree without an internet connection? I am using gedview at the moment, and that stores the file locally on the device. Now that is interesting as I had found that my DropBox folder will not allow me to open files when I don't...

David_Lewis said: I have used Gedview but I now also use the ancestry app. You don't have to subscribe to ancestry.com to use it........ Another really useful feature of the ancestry app is that it keeps coming up with hints to help you extend your family tree. That's really interesting David I mus...

I notice when using Gedview that some information is missed out eg dates missing and names truncated. Apart from that it has been an excellent means of viewing the Gedcom file albeit with limited diagram capacity inasmuch as the only diagram I have been able to create is a limited ancestor diagram ....

I run a small netbook with FH on it when away from home. It is synced to my PC using Dropbox and this means all my additions are updated to the PC as soon as : i) I ensure the netbook has been connected to the internet and any additions have therefore been updated to DropBox ii) I make sure that the...

As he is an Uncle isn't that the answer ie he is a brother to either the mother or father? If the problem is showing the closer bond between them I imagine a note or event added to each child would help highlight the link. Or is the question you are asking really 'How does one show the close link in...

Many thanks for that Mike, I'll give it a try.
Dagwood

I'm always impressed at how some members embed links in their posts. Often these take others quickly to other threads or knowledge base items and stand out clearly as they are normally in a coloured font. The problem is I don't have a clue as to how one does that. Could anyone give advice please? Or...

Nick Walker said: Do you have Windows 7 Service Pack 1 installed? (If you right-click Computer in the Start menu and click Properties then it should say Service Pack 1 under the first section titled 'Windows edition') If you don't have SP1 then even if installing it doesn't solve the problem, it is...

Thanks Jane. I also found the answer in that thread to my next question which was going to be can you use DropBox still and get the Gedcom file onto the iPad via that facility. From at least one post that is indeed possible.
Dagwood

I understand the iPad cannot handle FH but as I am tempted to get one all the same and have heard of Gedview I wondered if others could share their experiences of using the iPad for family history and gedview if they have it.
Dagwood

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Another point about DropBox is that if you somehow, mistakenly, deleted a file on DropBox it would be deleted from both computers. However you can go back to the DropBox site and find any deleted file and restore it without problem.
Dagwood

Depends on the size of your files but I and many others use DropBox. Search for the many comments that have been posted here before. One point , if you share your pictures etc with others and they join DropBox you get an extra 500Mb per person joining. I now have 5.75Gb!
Dagwood

I bought a netbook last year and immediately realised how much I missed the CD drive. Three days later and £6 less in the bank and Amazon delivered a nice little unit that is doing everything I need re ripping CD's, downloading programs etc.
Dagwood

johnmorrisoniom said: As I said, I MOVED the entire My Documents folder to Drive D. ......... Hi John, I had noticed it was a MOVE you were referring to. I was merely saying that the COPY had worked but DropBox advise against doing a MOVE other than through their Desktop Application As they state: ...

Hi John, I did make a complete COPY using Windows however there is a warning against doing so to MOVE DropBox this way on their website as they say it will not maintain its syncronisation.
What do others think?
Dagwood

Before moving FH's folders I took the opportunity to ensure all other folders were moved from C to D drive thus leaving the new SSD with programs and Windows files. Using the DropBox Desktop Application I tried to move FH from C:>Users>Dagwood>My Documents>My DropBox to a similar path but starting D...

Some excellent suggestions there ,not least of which is to buy the video! Many thanks for all your prompt replies and I'll have a bash at downloading software and doing some recording this afternoon.
Dagwood

Hi, My grand-daughter graduates on Thursday and we cannot be at the ceremony but understand there will be a live broadcast over the internet on: http://www.arts.ac.uk/student/awardceremonies/livevideostreaming/ I'd love to record it and edit her part in the ceremony for storage on FH. Does anyone ha...

Many thanks for that info Mike. I'm much more confident now and had missed that Help section at the foot of the DropBox Home page. I'll take some time to work through the info there and then move the folder.
Dagwood

Nick Walker said: I don't think Tatewise is suggesting you split your drop-box folders over two drives, he is just suggesting you keep your drop-box data on the D drive, leaving the drop-box program itself on the C drive. Hi Nick, I did understand that the folders were not to be split over the two ...

Thanks Mike, however I seem to have hit a brick wall (more like a senior moment!) and just cannot see how to split Dropbox between the two drives as per your last two sentences. Referencing libraries to other drives seemed straightforward but having DropBox on two does not. Can you give some guidanc...

Forgive my ignorance re computers but could someone clarify whether the above recommendations are applicable if you are using DropBox for FH? At present I keep all programs and DropBox on C: and all other files on D: . In DropBox I have my FH media and project to ensure they are synced with my netbo...

tatewise said: Were you getting the No Duplicate Individuals Found message, while the Named List names were still displayed? No, new extra similar names will NOT get missed. Mike, I don't recall seeing that at any time as there were a number of duplicates on each list I have displayed. If it happen...

tatewise said: Dagwood ~ Are you sure it is the Non-Duplicates pair that are listed in the Result Set. Carefully check the Record Id. The two Individuals may still appear individually in the Result Set paired with other candidates. An odd one this Mike. I checked what you suggested and the pairs we...

Jane said: It's working for me, make sure the name of the list is Non-Duplicates It must be exactly as above try cutting and pasting the name in. Tried again and copied and pasted this time as you suggested Jane. Still both names appear as duplicates in the list. So far I have tried as you suggeste...