{"id":6633,"date":"2019-02-22T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T10:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=6633"},"modified":"2022-06-14T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:54:25","slug":"save-a-genealogy-file-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/save-a-genealogy-file-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save your file"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To save your file you have multiple methods.<\/p>\n<h3>First possibility: Create a copy of your file<\/h3>\n<h4>For Windows<\/h4>\n<p>To duplicate the file open on your computer \u2013 so you can save or modify it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Save a copy&#8230;<\/strong> from the File menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16037\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy-pc-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy-pc-1.png 282w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy-pc-1-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give a name to this copy. Do not use names with special characters. Click on <strong>Modify<\/strong> to select a destination folder for your duplicated file. Heredis will create a new<em> .hmw<\/em> folder which will include your genealogical data (<em>.heredis<\/em> file) and a folder in which you will find the related media or a<em> .ha<\/em> file (for tree charts). It is safer to choose to store your copies on a USB key, a cloud or an external hard drive disk instead of you computer&#8217;s hard drive disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16040\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy2_pc-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy2_pc-1.png 818w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy2_pc-1-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_copy2_pc-1-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button to validate the storage place and again on <strong>OK<\/strong> to validate the copy.<\/li>\n<li>Heredis will launch Windows Explorer to show you where the copy has been saved. You are free to move or to close the window. Your original file remains open on your computer and you can keep working on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For MAC<\/h4>\n<p>To duplicate the file open on your computer \u2013 so you can save or modify it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Save As&#8230;<\/strong> from the <strong>File<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16022\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_as_mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_as_mac.png 236w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/save_as_mac-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give a name to this copy. Do not use names with special characters. Click on the arrow near the storage place to select a destination folder for your duplicated file. Heredis will create a new<em> .hmw<\/em> folder which will include your genealogical data (<em>.heredis<\/em> file) and a folder in which you will find the related media or a<em> .ha<\/em> file (for tree charts). It is safer to choose to store copies on a USB key, a cloud or an external hard drive disk instead of you computer&#8217;s hard drive disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16026\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/save_as2_mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/save_as2_mac.png 840w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/save_as2_mac-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/save_as2_mac-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Click on the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Heredis will open the newly created file. You can close it and go back to your original file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Second possibility: Save on a USB flash drive or on an external hard drive<\/h3>\n<p>Besides creating a backup file on your computer\u2019s hard disk drive, you can synchronize your\u00a0 file on a USB key or external hard drive. It is not like Save as, since it overwrites the previous version of the file.<\/p>\n<p>Users without Wi-Fi or with computers kept at various locations should also sync their genealogy by connecting a removable data storage device (USB flash drive or external hard disk drive) to their computer.<\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>File<\/strong> menu &gt; <strong>Sync via USB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9887\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/usb_mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/usb_mac.png 669w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/usb_mac-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the synchronization window, select the external device you have connected, check the syncing direction (<strong>Send<\/strong> or <strong>Receive<\/strong>) according to your needs, then click on <strong>Send<\/strong>.<br \/>\nOnce the syncing is completed, you are free to connect the storage device to your other computer (Mac or Windows).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are working in Heredis or launching the program, Heredis will let you know that a new genealogy file \u2013 or a more recent version of the opened genealogy file \u2013 is available on the external storage device you have just connected; you will be offered to sync this file to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/synchronizing-via-usb\/\">Synchronizing via USB<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To save your file you have multiple methods.<br \/>\nFirst possibility: Create a copy of your file<br \/>\nFor Windows<br \/>\nTo duplicate [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,176],"tags":[112],"class_list":["post-6633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-sheets-frequent-questions","category-use-issues","tag-pc-mac-others-platforms"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to save your file - Heredis Help Knowledgebase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/save-a-genealogy-file-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to save your file - Heredis Help Knowledgebase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To save your file you have multiple methods. 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