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Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 43 Send Message	Richard	Report	28 Jun 2014 08:50
	thanks
	Researching: Yates - Reading, Berkshire, Lechlade, Faringdon,Abingdon, Oxford. Canada. Henstridge - anywhere Brooker - Berks/Oxon Hodges - Glos Sturgess- Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 5,249 Send Message	Kense	Report	28 Jun 2014 08:43
	Yes, assuming you are talking about your GR tree, it will overwrite your tree and you will lose information, and photos etc. It is easiest to use an off line family tree program to import the gedcom as a separate tree and then merge the trees.
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 43 Send Message	Richard	Report	28 Jun 2014 08:29
	Can I import a GED.com file from somebody else into my already quite large family tree. Will i loose any info on my own tree if i do this? Thanks Richard
	Researching: Yates - Reading, Berkshire, Lechlade, Faringdon,Abingdon, Oxford. Canada. Henstridge - anywhere Brooker - Berks/Oxon Hodges - Glos Sturgess- Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire.