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HELP PLEASE GR family tree to portable hard drive

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Redrobin

Redrobin Report 23 Jan 2010 15:15

Thankyou Inspector,

all done and working ok.

Your help is always appreciated.

Thanks again

Sylvia G

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 22 Jan 2010 18:09

Thankyou so much.

Will give it a go tomorrow morning when my son visits to mak sure I do it right.

Sylvia G

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 22 Jan 2010 14:07

1. Copy the gedcom GR have emailed to you onto your drive. Your email should have an option such as "Save Attachment" to do this Make sure you know where it is saved to.

2. Open FTM

3. In FTM, Select File (top left) then Open. select the gedcom you have just saved and it should automatically load into FTM.

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 22 Jan 2010 12:27

Hi, me again, computer illiterate granny !!!

Have purchased familt tree maker 2010 and loaded it onto my portable hard drive....Drive d

Have got my GR tree exported to an email.

Next question.

How do i now import it ( or save it) onto FTM on d drive.

I hope I have explained myself clearly.

Please keep any replies simple.

Thanking you in advance for your help once again

SylviaG

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 2 Jan 2010 14:39

Hi, Had to pop out, not ignoring you. Thankyou for all your advice, will let you know how I get on.
Thanks again.

SylviaG

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 2 Jan 2010 13:37

The only time you loose your existing GR tree is when you upload a new gedcom file to GR from your PC, the opposite to what you are doing.

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 2 Jan 2010 12:18

Thankyou Robin and Bob.
Will give it a try this afternoon.

If I make a mistake will I risk loosing my work?

Thankyou SylviaG

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 2 Jan 2010 12:14

'Ello Sylvia G

you will also need a family tree program on your PC/Hard drive....then you can import the gedcom from GR into that.
you will find a gedcom button at the bottom margin of this page.
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Robin

Robin Report 2 Jan 2010 11:49

Hi

Check the Help button at the top of the page. Go to FAQ.s and type in Downloading tree. You will find instructions on downloading in Gedcom format.

Redrobin

Redrobin Report 2 Jan 2010 11:40

I have been given a 250GB portable hard drive for christmas by my son.
My goal is to use it for my family tree as a backup etc and for photos.
My problem is I dont know how to.
My family tree is on GR ONLY although I do have lots of printed backup. I have ancestry but no other family tree programmes.

I am a computer illiterate and need someone who can tell me in PLAIN english how to put my tree onto this hardrive.
I will then be able to print it off and take the instructions step by step.
Hopefully one of you wonderful people can help me.
I am not very quick on the uptake so please make it simples.

Thankyou in anticipation. SylviaG

Researching:
Pinner/.Chapman...Norfolk and Utah