This is a process that is important because losing a subscription to a site often means losing access to attached records as well.įunctionality will return for full syncing between an Ancestry Tree and Family Tree Maker 2017 when FTM 2017 is fully released, but until then there is no good option for downloading all records attached to your Ancestry tree at one time. On most sites you will need to access each record that is linked to your tree individually and download a copy to your computer. Virtually no research site allows you to download all of your records at once, so the process can take a while. If you have not been storing your records on your computer you will need to download copies of them (or if you are using a tablet or chromebook, add copies to an online storage area). Macs offer a similar option. This creates a separate file in the same directory on your computer that you can use for back up. In Windows you can right-click on a folder and select “Send to” and then “Compressed (zipped) Folder” to create a compressed folder. If you have many records and photos you may want to create a compressed archive of these files to save space and make the backup process easier. If you haven’t already done so, organize all of your family history records in one main folder (with subfolders) for easy backup. If you are storing your research on your own computer you are likely already saving your records there as well. While a GEDCOM saves the text-based data of your family tree – such as names, dates, relationships, citations and notes – it does not save the actual media and records you may have attached to your tree. Step 3: Back Up Your Family History Records This is the fastest way to may sure your core data is safe very quickly.

GEDCOM files are not large and a simple email with your GEDCOM attached ensures that you will have a copy of it stored online where you can easily access it at any time. Now we suggest that you email this new file to yourself.

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