Backup and restore the Family Historian custom settings and preferences, including all Program Data Standard & Custom files and all relevant Windows Registry based settings.
This handles all the Tools > Preferences… settings and all customisations of Diagrams, Reports, Queries, Fact Sets, Records Window Columns, Property Box tabs, Autotext, Source Templates, etc, that are not included in Project backups.
See the Help & Advice pages for full details.
Download Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings V3.6
- Family Historian Version(s): V5 V6 V7
- Plugin Type: Standard
- Written by Mike Tate
- View Source Code
- Downloaded 6,235 times
- See Help page for more information
Version History
- V3.6: Fix problem when copying files; Updated Windows Registry keys for Crossover/Wine;
- V3.5: Fix detection of 32-bit versus 64-bit PC; Improve handling of date-time values;
Report missing C:\ProgramData\…\Plugin Data\ folder; Library modules v3.3; - V3.3/4: Cater for all file modified date-time formats, especially in UK, USA & European countries;
- V3.2: Supports WOW6432Node in PowerShell as well as Cmd prompt for 64-bit PC;
Library v3.2 with FSO to support file paths with Unicode characters;
Detects old FH V6 library modules and removes FH V6 md5 library in FH V7;
Has updated Windows Registry keys for Crossover/Wine emulators; - V3.1: Fixes the check Version in Plugin Store process;
Improves the copy file process that now supports file paths longer than 250 characters; - V3.0: FH V7 Lua 3.5 IUP 3.28 compatible; Improved user dialogue labels;
- V2.9: Better management of the Backup folder and other minor updates;
- V2.8: Better support for Crossover and Wine. Fix issue in standalone Gedcom mode;
- V2.7: Further improves syncing Plugin Data settings across PC;
- V2.6: More options for FH Program Version later than Backup Data Version;
Fixes problems with syncing some Plugin Data settings across PC; - V2.5: Further minor updates for FH V6 and later, that have no Tutorial files;
Full support for Crossover and Wine running on Apple Mac or Linux;
Option to allow FH Program Version to be later than Backup Data Version;
Diagnostic Mode retains temp files and Restore Defaults checks Crossover Registry Keys; - V2.4: FH V6.1 update for new preference settings, etc;
- V2.3: FH V6.0 update to ignore very large Map Cache;
- V2.2: FH V5 and FH V6 IUP 3.11.2 update, and fix IUP Tooltips in XP;
- V2.1: Supports Apple Mac with Crossover or Wine, and allows FH sub-versions > 9;
- V2.0: Includes Tutorial Files & User Plugin Data, and improves support for networked drives;
- V1.9: Updated library modules and help pages;
- V1.8: Option to Use Dated Sub-folders to allow multiple backups;
Option to Enable Diagnostic Mode to debug Command Prompt popups;
Support for networked drive names such as NAME in place of C: drive; - V1.7: Accommodates the file modification date-time 1-hour offset sometimes caused by adjustments to Daylight Saving Time (DST/GMT/BST);
- V1.6: First public version;