Family Tree Maker conversion

ADC65 · Post by **ADC65** » 16 Aug 2010 16:38

I have been given a copy of a cousin's family tree, but it is in FTM (Family Tree Maker) format and I do not have the software. I will not have the opportunity to ask for a GEDCOM export instead for a number of months, and there does not appear to be a free trial of FTM I could download.

Is there some kind soul that has the software on their computer that would convert the file for me please? Or suggest where I can get a (legal) trial copy of FTM?

Many thanks
Adrian

ID:4725

davepacey · Post by **davepacey** » 16 Aug 2010 17:50

I could do it for you no problem, if you need it done still, email it to me at ancestry at btinternet.com

EDIT: assuming it is one that can still be opened by FTM 2010 that is.

ADC65 · Post by **ADC65** » 17 Aug 2010 18:28

Many thanks Dave, I have emailed it to you. Not sure which version but suspect it is fairly recent. It is actually FTW not FTM as I suggested.

Thanks
Adrian

davepacey · Post by **davepacey** » 17 Aug 2010 20:27

OK Adrian, I have not received it yet, but when I do I will get to it as soon as possible for you.

UPDATE: Adrian,please check the email address you sent it to as I have not received your file, it should be ancestryatbtinternetdotcom replacing at with @ and dot with .

ADC65 · Post by **ADC65** » 17 Aug 2010 23:33

Sorry Dave, I am having some trouble sending it, it was stuck in my outbox. I've just realised it's 87MB and I'm not sure the email servers like that much

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 18 Aug 2010 07:37

Adrian you might be better using one of the large file sending services, dropbox or similar (http://www.largefilesasap.com/ looks Ok, but I haven't tried it)

Also try ziping the database before sending it.

ADC65 · Post by **ADC65** » 18 Aug 2010 08:13

Thanks Jane, I'll try that later.

IanMcAulay · Post by **IanMcAulay** » 18 Aug 2010 11:15

We use MailBigFile.com in my office for sending stuff that's too big to email sensibly. They offer a free but entirely usable service - you upload to MailBigFile and your intended recipient gets an email from them with a download link in it. (We use the professional version in the office - costs all of a tenner a year!)

HTH

Ian

davepacey · Post by **davepacey** » 19 Aug 2010 19:19

Hi Adrian,

I have converted the file for you. The reason it was so large is that there were 69 embedded images, these have been extracted and saved separately to the Gedcom file. I do not know of any way to get the file into Family Historian with the links to the media preserved. Though I can tell you that the images have all been named in such a way that you should be able to see to whom they belong.

I will email you the converted file that will open correctly in Family Historian, and I will email you a link where you can download the images, which I have zipped into a 28mb zip file.

Please let me know when you have downloaded this zip file, and I will then delete it from the server.

ADC65 · Post by **ADC65** » 19 Aug 2010 21:17

Thank you all for your suggestions, and a huge thank you to David for converting the file for me.

davepacey · Post by **davepacey** » 19 Aug 2010 21:22

Adrian,

Please to be able to help [smile]

Family Historian User Group