Import Living Cookbook Backup files into Home Cookin

Convert Living Cookbook Backups

Living Cookbook was a popular recipe application produced by Radium Technologies. Some time after 2015 the company closed with no explanation and provided no support for existing customers. Since the program licensing was tied to the companies web site, many users discovered the program no longer functioned with no way to transfer their recipes to other applications. While some users were fortunate to have LCB format backup files, this format was not supported by other applications.

Thankfully, a previous user of Living Cookbook has created a tool called Living Cookbook Rescue, that will convert the LCB backup file to a standard FDX export file. You can then import the FDX file into Home Cookin Recipe Software.

Step 1: Convert your LCB file to an FDX file

1. Download Living Cookbook Rescue and install it on your computer.
   www.livingcookbookrescue.com
2. Open LC Rescue and click Browse to open a Living Cookbook Backup file.
3. Select the mode One Combined File
4. Make sure the form is set for FDX (Living Cookbook export with Images).
5. Browse to choose an output folder and enter a filename, such as recipes.fdx.
6. Make sure all export options are checked.
7. Click the Start Export button.

Step 2: Import the FDX file into Home Cookin

1. Open Home Cookin and click the Import button on the Index screen.
2. Check the Sort to Categories option.
3. Click the File button, then select locate the FDX file you exported from LC Rescue.
4. Click OK to import your recipes from the FDX file.