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copying tree onto disk or memory stick

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Christine

Christine Report 21 Sep 2010 10:41

can i copy my family tree onto a disk or memory stick so i can show my great aunt whose 84 and doesnt have internet access

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 21 Sep 2010 11:28

You need to have it on your home computer first. If it's only on here, you'd need to down load it (look under GEDCOM) in the drop down list from 'family tree'. You can then either copy or drag it to your disc/memory stick.

You (and she) won't be able to open it unless you have a family tree programme on the computer, so you'd have to load that. You could purchase one such as FTM or Familyhistorian which come with discs.

There are free ones about -PAF (familysearch) or Legacy, but I'm not sure if or how you can down load it to a disc/memory stick to be able to transfer it to a non internet connected computer.

I tend to print out direct lines onto paper and take those along to aged relatives, using my off line programme. So if you downloaded one of the free ones, you 'should' be able to do the same.

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