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General => Technical Help => Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation => Topic started by: Tess Wenham on Monday 03 May 10 11:43 BST (UK)
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does anyone have any recamendations for which framily tree maker program to use????
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Well I use PAF 5 which is a free download and it is sufficient for my needs..
Whilst on this subject though... I wondered last night, how many people have put a lot of hard work on certain sites, regarding their tree............. without a 'hard copy' or a .n.other copy ..... and then either slipped off this planet or given up.....researching... It was just a passing thought...(morbid maybe.. but such a shame if all their work went to waste!)
So tell a close family member your passwords or whatever to make sure this doesnt get lost.. or leave it in your will?!?!
xin
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I use Family Tree Maker as it is linked with Ancestry. I am using the 2009 version, but there are up to date ones available.
I try to remember to back my tree up by importing it as a gedcom file to my computer. This type of file is usually able to fit all family tree software and is compatible with Ancestry and GR which I use.
As a safe guard I also back it up on a memory stick, in case my computer fails.
Seems a lot of trouble to go through, but I don't want to loose all the work I have done!
Steven
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Look at the 1st and 3rd threads on this board. You will find links to many discussions about family tree programmes :)