With the constant advance of computer technology, computer software and operating systems are born and die everyday- sometimes leaving their data unreadable and with no way to advance it to current technology. Most people are concerned about preserving and archiving their family history for future generations. Watch the progress screen as RootsMagic brings all your data into your new file!.Choose a filename, location, and options for your new RootsMagic file.Click Search for files to search your computer for all FTM files or I know where the file is to browse your computer and select the FTM database or backup file to import. Choose Family Tree Maker (FTM) from the list.You’ll then see a list of different programs and formats from which you may import. After the update is installed, select File > Import from the main menu.If you’re using RootsMagic 7, simply choose Help > Check for Updates from the main menu to download and install the update. You’ll first need to have the latest release of RootsMagic.In fact, RootsMagic can import a bigger variety of Family Tree Maker files than any single version of Family Tree Maker itself. Classic Family Tree Maker Files (*.ftw).Family Tree Maker 20 for Mac (*.ftmm, *.ftmd).Family Tree Maker 3 for Mac (*.ftm, *.ftmb).
In addition to various tweaks and fixes, this update adds the ability to directly import any Family Tree Maker file.Īnd by “any” Family Tree Maker file, we really mean it. That’s why we’re excited to announce today’s release of RootsMagic 7.1. Plus it added an extra step in the conversion process. But GEDCOM files from Family Tree Maker, while mostly effective, were often lacking data and details only found in the original file.
Until today, the answer has always been through a GEDCOM file. One of the first questions they have is, “How do I get my data from FTM into RootsMagic?” Since Ancestry’s announcement that they were parting ways with their Family Tree Maker software, thousands of FTM users have found a new home in RootsMagic.
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