Question about Family Tree Maker

[Natty Dread]

I had an older version of Family Tree Maker (don't know the edition, but I
think it was from 2004) and I've lost the install disks but I still have the
data files. Those include my actual family tree, and most importantly, all
the research I did on it! If I buy the current version, will I be able to
recover those files? Any info appreciated, as I spent hours upon hours
compiling that information and it's heart-breaking to think that it might be
lost!

Cheers,
ND
Richmond, VA USA



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[Lesley Robertson]

"Natty Dread" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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I had an older version of Family Tree Maker (don't know the edition, but I
think it was from 2004) and I've lost the install disks but I still have
the data files. Those include my actual family tree, and most importantly,
all the research I did on it! If I buy the current version, will I be able
to recover those files? Any info appreciated, as I spent hours upon hours
compiling that information and it's heart-breaking to think that it might
be lost!

New versions can read the files made by older versions. Old versions an't

always read files made by new versions. Mind you, if you look around, you
might be able to buy your original version, but you shouldn't need to. Do
remember to back your files up before you do anything, though.
Lesley Robertson

[Charlie Hoffpauir]

Just FYI.... The latest version of RootsMagic will also read that FTM
file and convert it to a RM file, or a GEDCOM, that you can import
into any genealogy program.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

[Lesley Robertson]

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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Just FYI.... The latest version of RootsMagic will also read that FTM
file and convert it to a RM file, or a GEDCOM, that you can import
into any genealogy program.

FTM makes gedcoms, you don't need RM.

Lesley Robertson

[Charlie Hoffpauir]

On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:31:44 +0200, "Lesley Robertson"
<[email protected]> wrote:

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
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Just FYI.... The latest version of RootsMagic will also read that FTM
file and convert it to a RM file, or a GEDCOM, that you can import
into any genealogy program.

FTM makes gedcoms, you don't need RM.
Lesley Robertson

The reply was in response to someone who no longer *HAD* FTM, and
wanted to recover their information from a native FTM file. If the OP
had a copy of FTM, there whould have been no reason for the post.

Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

[Dora Smith]

Not to make GEDCOM's. Any genealogical program will do that - of course,
we don't know what FTM will prove unable to do next, LOL!

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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, TX
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"Lesley Robertson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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"Charlie Hoffpauir" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]...
Just FYI.... The latest version of RootsMagic will also read that FTM
file and convert it to a RM file, or a GEDCOM, that you can import
into any genealogy program.

FTM makes gedcoms, you don't need RM.
Lesley Robertson

[Charani]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:06:03 GMT, Dora Smith wrote:

Not to make GEDCOM's. Any genealogical program will do that - of course,
we don't know what FTM will prove unable to do next, LOL!

Guess you didn't read what was written. FTM *can* make GEDCOMs.

What's your tree like?

[Paul Blair]

Charani wrote:

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:06:03 GMT, Dora Smith wrote:

Not to make GEDCOM's. Any genealogical program will do that - of course,
we don't know what FTM will prove unable to do next, LOL!

Guess you didn't read what was written. FTM *can* make GEDCOMs.

But b**** awful ones.

Paul