question, this video came to be. Someone said, hey, you
computer as a GEDcom file and then, share it to the different
Findmypast, and so on. Lots of places where you can use
program again to download a tree from Family Search. Well,
family search just get a couple generations some more
because it's a one tree not an independent tree. So, you have
Fanatics. I'm going to come up here to this funny little
interested in finding out about is Ancestry.com. How are we
photos or take them off. I take them off. Uh they can't do it
a moment, all of a sudden, GEDCOM is generated and it
export. Once you come here, you have the option to add the
have created using my heritage. Include the photos. I'm
manage your tree, look all the way over here on the right and
trees on my heritage, we're going to go up to tree and then
Ancestry and then imported in a fam find my tree comes to be
and stay tuned for more videos on how to use Findmypast in
questions in the comment section because that's how this
do genealogy skills, then make sure you put a link your
I'll wait. And I'll wait until it finishes and once it's
finished, then, I'll be able to save it to my tree or to my
ancestors I can always add more people to a Roots Magic but I'm
generations you try to include the longer it's going to take
going to recommend that you don't download everybody to
family search. So, let's say I'm going to get Geraldine
search and I want to import data. Now, I can import data
two and once that's in, I'm going to connect to family
from Family Search. So, let's close out of this one. We're
get your tree from Family Search into Roots Magic. This
repeat the process like we did earlier for this group and
because you can't download your tree from Family Church because
I'm not sure which way to go. If you want to check our latest
location then go ahead and and leave that open so unchecked I
like that what happens if you want to download your tree,
heritage to some of the other programs that we talked about.
the future and for now, If you want to check out our latest
your GEDCOM files. Now, if you have further questions on how
then upload them to My Heritage, Ancestry, WikiTree,
to
video,
don't know how. That's where to download a GEDCOM file from
very large tree it can take a while. Right there. So unlike
know, I want to get my ancestry tree to find my past and I
straight forward. It's going to run a calculation and tell you
going to make a new file and we're going to call this test
from myself or I can import data from somebody over on
I'm going to scroll down and it says export the tree. Pretty
going to start there. Uh it will have me log in and then
places I need to share it. So, once again, you can save your
click on the pop up that says copy the ID I don't have to do
Rain. You hear about her a lot here on Family History
the Uncle Bob's tree, and the rain tree but I'm going to go
that way. Now, once you're on this side, you have a couple of
export it but first, let me show you how to get it the file
GEDCOM file from a lot of platforms and then, you can
so I'm just going to do you know just four generations of
actually going to not download the photos and then begin the
you're you're giving a copy to somebody you don't know but if
choices. I can export everyone from my family tree or I can
Family Search and I'll show you how to do that now. Now, you
might be wondering why are you over in a genealogy software
for 10 generations and all the collateral lines that might
computer. How cool is that? Now, let's talk about what do
ready. Ancestry you're going to download it straight to your
actually meet a lot of people but notice some of these ones
it gets a little wonky when you try to transfer multimedia
is over on My Heritage. Let's walk through how you do that
the copy paste it does it for me and then I go back to the
third party program Roots Magic and I paste it in there now I'm
number and that's her personal ID. If I click on it, I can
is the one we're using today and then, all you have to do is
to use third-party software So, let me show you how to first
my heritage they're going to send you an email when it's
when it's ready to be downloaded. And if you have a
over to tree settings And then
it's somebody you are wanting to research a different
it's super easy. You can download your original GEDCOM
file that started your tree or you can export one that you
privatize living people but when you transfer your GEDCOM
attached. So, I'm going to begin the export and when just
Now, I actually have several trees. I have the geiser tree,
ahead and export this tree, the geiser brown tree. So, I go
album. I'm not going to because I'm going to transfer to
it's ready to be viewed. So, the next website you might be
we do with family search. Well, you can download your tree from
it's a really big tree. It's billions of people together
options. You can export your personal photos or your photo
then go to Family Tree, manage your tree. After you go to
using and accessory. Well, all you have to do is go to a tree.
another website and I don't really want to have the photos
going to transfer our or export a GEDCOM file to create one
typically takes a few minutes. You'll receive an Email when
choose from a list. Let's say I wanted to get only the people
export. I clicked okay and then there are more choices I can
right now. Let's say you want to transfer your tree from my
pretty much all genealogy software programs work just
go forth and save your your file so I'm just going to call
mean go ahead and click okay and then you'll be told how to
back it up, share it with other websites, and your family tree
GEDCOM files. So go to My Heritage and log into your tree
My Heritage to other locations this is how you download those
manage the trees. So if you need to transfer your tree from
You could download it using genealogy software but there's
the program Roots Magic. Roots Magic will be very similar to
the option to export. So, when I export, there are a lot of
look for file. I'm up here on file and when I open it, I have
also a way to use it from the website. So, when we go to our
it test and then I have a GEDCOM file easy as that so
have or not have. I'm going to turn off multimedia links. Um
files between software program, privatize living people if
video. Now, let's talk about downloading your GEDCOM file.
website that you cannot upload your GEDCOM file two and then
Be sure to a link in this description below for this
do is Family Search. Now, I have a video explaining why you
edit it as part of the Family Tree Research you're trying to
between platforms so I go ahead and turn that off. Um you can
right along here, they're not going to be part of that
from the Brainenburger group and I want to get the ancestors
So, let me show you how to do that right now. So, come up to
You will be able to export your Family Tree into a GEDCOM file.
cannot upload your Family Tree to the Family Search website.
a GEDCOM file and just access the information. The one
any other genealogy software programs you have out there.
changes and there's other programs where you just upload
The first place you can go to download a GEDCOM file is from
so on. Now, there are some platforms you can just upload
your GEDCOM files to Ancestry. You can transfer your GEDCOM to
your GEDCOM file and now, you can start editing and making
but it serves as a backup and you should always be backing up
My Heritage, to GEDMatch, to Find My Pass, to WikiTree, and
welcome to Family History Fanatics my name is Devon Noel
websites and genealogy software program. So, you can transfer
genealogy software program or online, having a GEDCOM file of
your tree. The other thing that GEDCOMs files does as I alluded
that tree is the file format that is universal that can be
to, it's the universe program that can be used by other
shared through genealogy software programs and websites
words get a copy of your GEDCOM file well the first thing is
actually to back up your family tree. If your tree is in a
platforms and your computer then this video is for you
Lee and before I show you how to do the transferring let's explain why you might need to save create download in other
You need to learn how to download GEDCOM file so you can
transfer your family tree between multiple different
video, it's right here somewhere.