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[Peggy]

My friend has some old zip files on a thumb drive, probably made from Windows PAF.     She lost all the data on her computer, and these zip files have the data that is no longer on her computer. 

 

I know this isn't exactly a RM question, but she will be using RM if we can ever recover her data.  

 

Any suggestions on what to do with these zip files?

 

Peggy

 

[Laura]

Use a zip program and unzip the file.

If the unzipped file is a PAF database file or gedcom file, create a new database in RootsMagic.

Go to File, Import and import the file.

Check PAF if the file is a PAF database or Gedcom if the file is a gedcom.

[Peggy]

Thanks, Laura.

I discovered that when you made a backup from the old PAF, the backups were zip files!!!   I opened my old PAF, restored from the zip files, then exported as a gedcom.   Job done!!!    Thanks much.

 

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[Laura]

Backups made in RM also zips the database file and restoring the file in RM unzips it.

[KenCRoy]

Thanks, Laura.

I discovered that when you made a backup from the old PAF, the backups were zip files!!!   I opened my old PAF, restored from the zip files, then exported as a gedcom.   Job done!!!    Thanks much.

 

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I believe RootsMagic solved the issue of importing old PAF versions directly, so you would not necessarily need to create a GEDCOM export.

[protomik]

I have the same problem with OP and I managed to recover the data with a quite nice data recovery program.