* Where is my project (.fh_proj) folder

[bormley]

(Apologies if this has been asked before but I can't find any info!)

I have previously, probably within FH 4 or 5, started a 'book' under the 'Publish', 'Books' drop down tab but now I just get the message "This feature is only available within the context of a FH Project".

However, search as I may, I cannot find my (*.fh_proj) project files, only my GED.COM files .

Can anyone help wth what I have (or haven't!) done, please?

Any help very much appreciated.

TIA

Chris

[tatewise]

Publish > Book was only introduced with FH V5.

It sounds like you have upset your Project file & folder structure, either for the one Project or perhaps all your Projects.

The key things to review at are:

• What does FH say in the very top window border Family Historian Gedcom or Family Historian Project.
• Can you open your Projects via the File > Project Window?
• See how_to:v4:understanding_projects|> Understanding Projects especially the section Project Structure.

If you still cannot resolve the problem from that information, then please supply a potted history of FH re-installations, PC to PC moves, etc, since you created the Book, and post a screenshot of your Windows Explorer file structure similar to the one in the Project Structure section.

[bormley]

Hi Mike

Thank you for your suggestions and many apologies for not acknowledging your reply earlier; I don't know how I missed it!

I have checked as in your message and can report the following:

What does FH say in the very top window border Family Historian Gedcom or Family Historian Project?
It says Family Historian Gedcom.

Can you open your Projects via the File > Project Window?
No, the only one I can see is the FH Sample Project.

Now, a potted history since I created the book:
Hmm, to the best of my memory, on my Desktop PC, I was running FH 5, then 6, under Windows 8.1 but was having problems with Windows Updates. (I needed Windows Updates to work properly so that I could update to Windows 10 when available.) So, I did a clean reinstall of Windows 8.1 - inadvertently deleting ALL my data.

Fortunately I have duplicate external backups so was able to retrieve data but somewhere along the line I seem to have lost my .fh_proj files. (This was not necessarily during the W8.1 reistall!)

I haven't moved any data from PC to PC although I do use my PC and my laptop to run FH.
I attach a screen shot of my File Structure as suggested. (I use Dropbox as my FH file location as part of my backup system.)

I seem to have all my data but no Project Folder. Is there any way to reinstate my Project Folder, please, as I do like its facilities - particularly Publish.

Many thanks again for any assistance you can provide.

Kind regards

Chris Palin

[tatewise]

OK, have a look at how_to:v4:understanding_projects#project_structure|> Project Structure.

It explains the Project folder structure, and you have a replica in your Family Historian Sample Project.

Assuming your Gedcom files are within their ...fh_data folders then the missing .fh_proj files are the only problem.

You can recreate them by copying the one in the Family Historian Sample Project and renaming to match your Projects.