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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3880533, member: 56859"]I began using FilemakerPro in ~2013. The customizable layout was very nice and I also made a database of watched coins. The latter grew extremely time-consuming and eventually I became very behind in digital cataloging too. My website hasn't been updated in three years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently my Filemaker Pro stopped working because I hadn't updated to the latest editions. Mine was so out of date that they were forcing me to buy an entirely new version and it was very expensive. Since I hadn't been using it regularly anyway, I let it lapse and retrieved my data in various formats before my account was closed. The various formats saved will all require some manual tweaking to make the information useful and well-organized.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I'm in digital limbo, waiting for life to settle down so I resume my digital organization, hopefully in early 2020 but it will be a long process.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trouble with Filemaker Pro illustrates a potential problem will all forms of digital storage: obsolescence, data loss, business closure, etc. Websites are not forever... just look at the number of dead links on many old CoinTalk threads.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't decided which digital format to use when I resume but it will likely be a spreadsheet. Perhaps I should also create an index card system or other hard copy file at the same time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3880533, member: 56859"]I began using FilemakerPro in ~2013. The customizable layout was very nice and I also made a database of watched coins. The latter grew extremely time-consuming and eventually I became very behind in digital cataloging too. My website hasn't been updated in three years. Recently my Filemaker Pro stopped working because I hadn't updated to the latest editions. Mine was so out of date that they were forcing me to buy an entirely new version and it was very expensive. Since I hadn't been using it regularly anyway, I let it lapse and retrieved my data in various formats before my account was closed. The various formats saved will all require some manual tweaking to make the information useful and well-organized. Now I'm in digital limbo, waiting for life to settle down so I resume my digital organization, hopefully in early 2020 but it will be a long process. The trouble with Filemaker Pro illustrates a potential problem will all forms of digital storage: obsolescence, data loss, business closure, etc. Websites are not forever... just look at the number of dead links on many old CoinTalk threads. I haven't decided which digital format to use when I resume but it will likely be a spreadsheet. Perhaps I should also create an index card system or other hard copy file at the same time.[/QUOTE]
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