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Thanks Mike I am unable to locate the Rowland Family (Folder:Rowland Fam desktop latest) rogue files The PROJECT WINDOW Current Project: Rowland Family Family Historian Projects Bowen Family Rowland Family (Folder: Rowland Fam desktop latest) Sharon Gibbons Tree I am unable to locate Rowland Family ...

Mike I have deleted the rogue Rowland Fam desktop latest.fh_proj(2) file. I have run the Check for Unlinked Media Plugin for each Project. I have shortened the Project name to Rowland Family. The Project Window now has Current Project- Rowland Family. The list of projects includes Rowland Family (Fo...

Mike Thank you. I'm highly embarrassed. I have done a Full Backup of the Rowland Fam desktop latest and saved it to Desktop documents. On the Laptop through File Explorer I have deleted the entire Rowland Fam desktop latest folder contents. As you suggested it has resynched via OneDrive and LT and D...

Thank you Mike Family Historian on the Desktop is working properly. I can see that I was not sufficiently alert to the discrepancy in the names. I regret to say that I have not been able to resolve the problem on the Laptop. When I open the Project Window by clicking on file and Project Window. Curr...

Thank you Mike. I have amended the Start Up setting on the Laptop(using Tools, Preferences) . It was blank and I set it to C:\users\....\Rowland Fam desktop latest.ged file and it behaves like the Desktop. I have made a change in Sample Project on the Desktop and it synched with the Laptop.. On the ...

Mike It looks like I am confusing matters. When I click Family Historian icon on Desktop it opens " Rowland Fam desktop latest-Family Historian Gedcom (Focus Window). I click on file, then Projects Window and the Project Window appears. This window has three Projects listed- Bowen, FH Sample Project...

Mike Thank you for your help and fore-bearance. I have worked through your instructions and I have the following: Desktop FH Project Window and Laptop FH Project Window Bowen Family Family Historian Sample Project Sharon Gibbons Tree No Rowland Fam desktop latest in either computer Project Window. I...

Mike I have taken 3 snips of the Delete screen. This is not the complete listing of content but the remainder is jpgs of certs etc. and FHSS Type Snapshot data subfolder. Do you need the complete listing. On the laptop Project Window I have Surplus project FH Sample Project- Laptop-SD2NFA79-2(Folder...

THank you Mike I have backed up the three good projects to Documents on PC I have attempted to delete one of the 4 defunct projects as suggested using More Tasks. When attempting to delete the project I am presented with a box which seems to describe a lot of the core files and I am concerned if I c...

Thank you Mike Both Lap top and Desktop are syncing. I now have the Bowen Family, Rowland Fam desktop latest , Sharon Gibbons Tree on both Project windows dated 1 May 2019. and functional. Additionally there are on both Project Windows : Family Historian Sample Project 1971 Not functional 4 Rowland ...

Hi Mike I have followed your latest instructions and I am delighted to report that my Laptop and Desktop are now syncing. Thanks to your patient and clear step by step instructions. If I may ask a few questions before I leave you in peace: Both Project Windows on LT and DT have several duplicate pro...

Thank you Mike. Apologies for the information conveyed in my initial message. I am about to make a Full Backup of all projects on both DT and LT. It would seem that synchronisation ceased late summer 2018. Most work on FH is done on the Desk Top and I may occasionally input on holiday on the Laptop....

Thank you Mike On both computers I have opened OneDrive Documents sub folder and within that a Family Historian Projects folder so that the path box shows: Lap top: OneDrive>OneDrive documents>Family Historian. I click on that path box and it shows: C:\Users\Rowland\OneDrive\OneDrive Documents\Famil...

Thank you Mike In answer: Laptop: Windows 10 OneDrive icon White cloud notification bottom right; "OneDrive up to date" Left click icon and Open Folder: OneDrive Folder shown in Windows File Explorer which includes various sub folders including OneDrive documents. Desktop: Windows 10 OneDrive white ...

Thank you Mike. The Laptop and DT have been syncing but I became aware in recent months that this was no longer the case. I must have interfered in some way and created the current problem. Alas I can not recall what I did. There is not a backslash between OneDrive and Documents in either the LT or ...

Mike. I have found that FH on my laptop and Desktop is not synchronising. Our last correspondence was on Nov 25 2015. On the laptop Project Window the Location is: C:\Users\Rowland\OneDrive Documents\Family Historian Projects. On the Desktop Project Window the Location is: C:\Users\Edward\OneDrive D...

Hi Mike I followed your suggestion and dispatched the pdf file. I await the recipient's response. Thank you so much for again solving my problem. Rgds Edward

Good Morning. I wish to send an All relatives diagram/chart to a friend for checking before sending to a printer. I have clicked on -Diagram-Save Diagram As-PDF File. The result is a dialogue box "PDF file output not enabled"
Any assistance would be appreciated Edward

I wish to send a section of my Family Tree Diagram/chart to a relative. I do not wish to send all of the diagram with all relatives. However I do wish to capture the family member's relatives and ancestors. I have studied Getting the Most from Family Historian 6 without success. Any assistance would...

Hi Mike Thank you for your help. I have successfully set up FH on the laptop and copied from the desktop. Both desktop and laptop are operating in sync- not without some initial difficulty. The Usergroup is a wonderful facility. Rgds Edward

Good Evening. I have V6 installed on my desktop by way of DVD disc and have been inputting data. I have purchased a new Laptop and wish to install the programme and data to the laptop so that I can operate FH on both computers. The LT does not have a DVD drive. How do I achieve this ? Rgds Edward

Thank you. When I open (LAPTOP) FH, select More Tasks>Projects List> Choose Location for Projects the Browse for Folder opens. It offers me : OneDrive with subfolders: Documents, OneDrive Documents, Family History Projects and various other Rowland Fam/Family folders. I am uncertain what I should do...

Mike- Below Top line in File statistics DESKTOP File Name: C:\Users\Edward\SkyDrive\Family Historian\Family Historian Projects\Rowland Fam desktop 8 4 2015\Rowland Fam desktop 8 4 2015.fh_data\Rowland Fam desktop 8 4 2015.ged Top Line in File Statistics LAPTOP File Name: C:\Users\Edward\Documents\Fa...

Mike Thank you for your guidance to date re synchronising FH over my PC and Laptop. I am now using the same Microsoft account. I have moved the my FH Project folder into OneDrive in Documents and followed instructions in FH Synchronisation- I hope. But alas no success on the Laptop. Any suggestions ...

I use a PC and a Laptop(Windows 8 on both devices) and have FH V6 installed on both. I am inputting a good deal of material into FH on the PC and would like to synchronize through OneDrive with Laptop so that it is being updated simultaneously. It is cumbersome to have to manually copy the updated F...