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From: "Anita" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] New to TMG and GEDCOM
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 13:20:21 -0800
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Thanks I got ahole of wholly genes. Barbara says to: In either The Master
Genealogist Folder or Projects folder there is a file beginning with
backup.*. Delete this file and TMG will run again. Hopefully this will
help anyone else that has this happen. I can't be the only one. (grin)

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From: "Richard Brogger" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TMG] New to TMG and GEDCOM


> Anita wrote:
> >
> > Ok, I did it. I imported it and looked at the error report. All was
well
> > no errors. Then.....I decided to back it up and before I could stop
myself,
> > I pressed the key and started the back up before I was ready. It was
> > sending it to a: and I needed it to go to the cd. I canceled it. Now
the
> > program won't let me open it. It says it is in the middle of a back up.
> > Help. I hope I haven't wrecked it.
> >
> > Thanks for help.
> >
> > Anita
>
> Hi Anita,
>
> The whole purpose of this import was to give you practice and give you
> familiar data to look at while you poked around in TMG. If you mess it
> up, there are thousands just like it waiting to be imported. <grin>
>
> I could not wait to get started fixing my imported data set. Had I
> taken my time and experimented until I got a better import, I might
> have wasted a few days but saved myself weeks of cleanup. You have
> been using FTM and you are familiar with that program. If you have to
> use FTM for new entries for a few weeks more, it will not make a big
> difference. However, that time spent getting familiar with TMG basics,
> and seeing how your FTM data imports, can make a big difference when
> you start fixing your final import.
>
> I am not sure how to recover from that situation. My first instinct
> would be to close and reopen TMG. If that does not work, reboot the
> computer. If these don't work, let us know.
>
> Richard Brogger
>
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