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William

William Report 27 Jul 2017 18:51

I used to have a PAF file system but have now bought a MacBook. I would be very grateful if anyone could recommend a good easy to use genealogy software program preferably free which is easy to use

Thanking you in anticipation. Ron

BrianW

BrianW Report 28 Jul 2017 20:15

Try PAF again. It's no longer available from LDS but if you have saved the program on your old computer you should be able to copy it across to your new.

I did that from my laptop to desktop when I changed that from XP to W10.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 28 Jul 2017 22:44

Isn't the problem that William now has a Mac? The implication is that he didn't before.

This thread is suggesting GRAMPS
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=757790.0

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BrianW

BrianW Report 29 Jul 2017 09:19

I was assuming that PAF would run on a Mac but I don't know if I am correct in that.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Inky1

Inky1 Report 29 Jul 2017 10:14



Google search returned a number of sites that reference running Windows on a MacBook.
For instance:-

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-windows-10-macbook

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 29 Jul 2017 11:17

Running Wimdows on a Mac is a pain.
For the Paf problem best solution is to install Roots Magic which has a Mac version and supports Paf.
Not free though.
GRAMPS, which is free, also has a Mac version and can deal with paf nut it is not quite so ez.

As a general point gen software is moving towards using xml rather than prop formats.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Tabitha

Tabitha Report 30 Jul 2017 13:51

I would go for Rootsmagic - use to love PAF

I know rootsmagic works on both normal PC and Mac.

If my OH can get to grips with Rootsmagic anyone can - age is getting to him - but he is happy using this programme.

Researching:
Kent - Sussex - Hampshire - Norfolk - Surrey - London - Yorkshire - Cornwall -Northumberland - Wales - Scotland

William

William Report 30 Jul 2017 18:07

Hi
Thanks for the input. At the moment I am thinking of going with My heritage, Family Tree builder. Although not free, it does appear to easier than some i have looked at.

Thanks again Ron.