Choosing a Family File

[thomprod]

I only have one Family File and it is located in the Reunion Files folder in my Dropbox. Occasionally, when I open Reunion on my MacBook, it asks me to select a Family file. Why should I have to do this if there is only one file?

[SGilbert]

Re: Choosing a Family File

Firstly, you only have to put your family file into Dropbox--without it being in a folder.
(That is assuming you also use Reunion Touch--otherwise, no need for Dropbox at all)

Secondly, you should be opening the family file, not Reunion itself.

I find it convenient to add an alias of my family file(s) to the dock and open from there.

[thomprod]

Re: Choosing a Family File

Firstly, you only have to put your family file into Dropbox--without it being in a folder.
(That is assuming you also use Reunion Touch--otherwise, no need for Dropbox at all)

Secondly, you should be opening the family file, not Reunion itself.

I find it convenient to add an alias of my family file(s) to the dock and open from there.

I do use Reunion Touch as well. I've now moved my family file out of the Reunion Files folder and into the "root" level of Dropbox, as you suggested. I also dragged the file to my dock (creating an alias to it) and removed the app from the dock. Being new to a Mac, this seems unusual. In the PC world, I'm used to opening a program first and then choosing a file to open in that program. Thanks for the help.

[Dennis J. Cunniff]

Re: Choosing a Family File

I only have one Family File and it is located in the Reunion Files folder in my Dropbox. Occasionally, when I open Reunion on my MacBook, it asks me to select a Family file. Why should I have to do this if there is only one file?

You should check your Reunion preferences. Under "Startup Preferences", there's a box labelled "Open the most recent family file". You should make sure it's checked.

[James Milne]

Re: Choosing a Family File

You should check your Reunion preferences. Under "Startup Preferences", there's a box labelled "Open the most recent family file". You should make sure it's checked.

And if it is checked, you can use the Reunion program icon in the dock to open your family file instead of the alias of your family file.

[SGilbert]

Re: Choosing a Family File

And if it is checked, you can use the Reunion program icon in the dock to open your family file instead of the alias of your family file.

What difference would it make? Anything in the dock is an alias.

Many of us have more than one family file, making it far easier to open family files than the Reunion application.