When you buy a new computer, you may wonder: Can you install Family Tree Maker 2024 on both your desktop and your laptop? If you are worried about buying another copy or moving years of family history to a new device, you are not alone. It’s one of the most common questions Family Tree Maker … Read more
If you are moving your family tree from Ancestry to Family Tree Maker, one question usually comes first: can I download my Ancestry Tree to Family Tree Maker for free? The answer is yes, but only if you understand what “free” actually includes. Ancestry allows you to export your family tree as a GEDCOM file … Read more
Keeping your family tree up to date becomes much easier when your desktop software and your Ancestry tree stay connected. Without synchronization, changes made in one place won’t automatically appear in the other, leaving you with two different versions of the same research. If you use Family Tree Maker 2019, the built in FamilySync feature … Read more
Most of the time, syncing your family tree works flawlessly. Occasionally, however, something may prevent it from completing. When Family Tree Maker syncs with Ancestry is working as expected, keeping your family tree up to date is simple. You can make changes in Family Tree Maker or on your linked Ancestry tree and then synchronize … Read more
If you are researching your family history, you might have come across both Family Tree Maker 2017 and Ancestry. Usually, people assume both tools perform the same tasks, but this is not true. Both involve family trees, but they serve different purposes. This confusion is common, especially among beginners. Someone starts a tree on Ancestry, … Read more
Seeing blank spaces in a family tree can make people nervous. Many users worry that the tree file is damaged or that years of research have disappeared overnight. In most cases, that is not true at all. Usually, the information is still there. Family Tree Makers Support simply stops showing part of the tree correctly. … Read more
People often discover surprises while working on their family history. A grandfather may have remarried after losing his first wife. An uncle may have had two marriages. Sometimes old records even reveal relationships the family never talked much about. That is one reason many genealogy users eventually need to add another husband, wife, or partner … Read more