* Images from Ancestry

[RandyP]

Hi, everyone.

I'm new to FH4, and I remember reading a thread on the forums that suggested a program that would download images from Ancestry for importation into FH4, such as census records, photos, et al. I can't seem to find it now.

The reason I'm asking is because I'm becoming rather unhappy with Ancestry, but at the same time, I do not wish to lose the attached record data I have.

Any ideas on what the program was, or would I have to save each individual record to my computer?



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[gerrynuk]

Sorry if I haven't understood you request but you don't need a program to download Ancestry images.

With the image displayed click on the Save button and you should get the following:



Select Save this image and click Continue to choose the location to save the file.

Gerry

[TonyF]

I have downloaded many images from Ancestry - I right click on the image in Ancestry and select the first items 'Save Image to...' then select the folder, enter a file name and click save. It is then necessary to link your image in the usual way.

I hope this helps.

Tony

[margarita]

Do you mean that you have saved all your images, information etc. to a tree on Ancestry and now wish to move it away from there?

If so, I'm sorry, I can't help but maybe someone else will be able to if they know what you are trying to do.

Regards,

maggie

[RandyP]

Thanks, but I'm aware of being able to save images to my computer when I browse them at Ancestry. With over 10 years of computer experience, and over a year in genealogy, I'm not that much of a newbie, thank you!

[strike]I was referring to a program that mass-fetches all of the images listed in the Gedcom file and downloads them to your computer. Since all of the census records I have are at Ancestry, and are linked that way in the Gedcom file on my system, I'd like to find a way to get them without having to do each one of them individually.[/strike]

Edit: After spending hours searching here, I've come to the conclusion I must have misread something in one of the threads or on a program website. My apologies for the bother.

[Jane]

I have not seen a program to do this, but I believe if you download your tree it contains URL's to the images concerned. I have not tried it, but do those links take you direct to the images, if so it might be possible to use a macro tool like autohotkey to build a script to go through and download the images?

[RandyP]

Yes, the links are included - I've verified that.

I don't think I've heard of autohotkey, but I get the gist of what you mean.

I did a search on Ancestry's boards, and found someone else who was asking much the same thing. No one there could offer any solutions, either, so I get the impression creating such a tool would be difficult.

Thank you for the idea, Jane. Maybe some some day a programmer can whip it up or include it as a function in the program.