@ TheGibsons1975 - Thanks for emphasizing how important backups are when we have countless hours of research invested in our family trees.
I do want to point out that backing up the FTM folder in Program Files will NOT allow you to reinstall FTM if your hard drive or computer fails. The installer for FTM 2012 (and other versions) copies files to other locations as well and makes changes to the Windows registry.
To reinstall FTM you need to have a backup copy of the FTM installer, either the distribution CD or the full download. To fully reinstall 2012 you will also need the latest 2012 updates. As far as I know the updates are no longer available from Ancestry or MacKiev.
The good news is that as long as you have backups of your FTM data files you could always buy the latest version of FTM from MacKiev.
I do want to point out that backing up the FTM folder in Program Files will NOT allow you to reinstall FTM if your hard drive or computer fails. The installer for FTM 2012 (and other versions) copies files to other locations as well and makes changes to the Windows registry.
To reinstall FTM you need to have a backup copy of the FTM installer, either the distribution CD or the full download. To fully reinstall 2012 you will also need the latest 2012 updates. As far as I know the updates are no longer available from Ancestry or MacKiev.
The good news is that as long as you have backups of your FTM data files you could always buy the latest version of FTM from MacKiev.