Should I use one file or two files in Legacy?
Which is best, 1 file or 2? I have just started entering into Legacy 8.0, just my father's side. Before adding anyone on my mother's side, I was wondering if they should be TWO SEPARATE files, or have them all combined into one file? I am NOT importing anything I currently have in Ancestry or the free version of MyHeritage, because I learned that a lot of it is incorrect. I want my LEGACY 8.0 info to be CORRECT. Thanks!
Just my two cents - for families I make one file (these sides do hook up after all). You can always have a focus group (basically a subset of your family file) if you want to look at a particular branch or root, and you can limit any reports to certain people or families. I find it just makes it easier to work in one file and you have all your locations, sources, etc., all clean and tidy (once) in a file. The only time I make a separate family file is when I do a project for a friend or client OR work on a specialized study like my one-name or one-place study. Anyone else want to jump in and provide some insight to Jerre Beal?
ReplyDeleteI prefer combined even my husband's and mine.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tessa & Dorothy! I've been looking for an answer to this for DAYS, and decided to post the question here. Sure enough, after I DID post it (before getting your replies, which I really appreciate!), I found the answer from a post in 2006 at: http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/03/your_legacy_dat.html
ReplyDeleteThank you again! Problem solved!