What a wonderful process. I also run FTM at the same time I use ancestry in 2 different windows. It makes it so easy to research on ancestry and go look at FTM to see if the research fits. I really hope the ground swell is enough to keep FTM and ancestry. FTM really does not need any other upgrades, just allow all us users the ability to sync our files. I do not intend to enter data twice. So my online tree may never get upgraded. I will just use my last copy of FTM and keep my information to myself and not on line.
Looks like everything is always about money and the bottom line. I am very disappointed! FTM in its present form would do quite well. We need the sync button to remain. What about all the people who cannot afford a subscription they go to the local library and use Ancestry they can then sync it when they get back home.
I saw that none of the Board Members of Ancestry are genealogists. Thy did not know about the problem after speaking to about 10 people removing my trees re-loading my trees spoke to a manager they discovered that automatically the discard button was filled which removed all previous census records — I was dealing with a family with 10 children at the time I had typed and copy and pasted all the addresses in for at least 4 census years this was all lost you need to use the ALTERNATE button for each person — today this looks like it may have been rectified.
Louise, London. I feel betrayed! All these years I, in good faith, purchased all the upgrades to FTM, expecting it to always be supported and upgraded, at least that was the promise implied. I thought you were all about family history, but I guess I was just naive. I also live in a rural area and do not always have access to the internet. The ability to work in house, then sync to ancestry when the internet becomes available is critical. I have thousands of names, information fully sourced, and hundreds of photos currently synced with my online tree.
I have others that I work on in a library or historical society on FTM. You are now taking a logical, easy to use system and making it hard. Since entering information twice, including sources, photos, etc. I can only hope you change your mind and keep the ability to sync our now obsolete FTM to the ancestry. You led us on all these years, and have pulled the rug out from under us. I am not only disappointed, I am angry! I have also recommended FTM with its sync facility to a number of family and friends.
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Now I have to recreate all my files with images. Only syncing allowed larger databases to be uploaded. I totally hate their new timeline which we will be forced to use December 15th, Family search is free but you are collaborating with thousands of other people who can make changes on your tree.
You need to have a base like ancestry to make sure that no one but you make those changes. First, buying out FTM, not making many changes major changes, but the sync factor. Not factual or user friendly. No to not support FTM desktop software. I am shaking my head. What was Ancestry thinking? Are they intentionally trying to drive away customers?
And to add insult to injury today, I went online to answer an email on Ancestry today from a user, and it tried to upload a virus. Luckily, I have virus software that stopped that. This is somewhat of a side trip off of the main subject here, but I am hoping someone can give me some guidance. I have more than four decades of detailed research in FTM version 8. My new at the time computer would not run version 8, so I purchased version 10 for my new computer. I have never installed it.
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I was told that I could transfer each of my FTM trees from version 8 to version 10, but that I would first have to compress each file within version 8. Since my old computer had become infected with spyware that took over my ability to log onto the Internet, I was unable to compress the version 8 files. Is there any hope for me to be able to get my old files off of my old computer and move them into version 10???
You can see them in the User directory where your FTM tree files are kept. These can be copied to other devices for backups etc. They can also be imported into other programs eg Legacy have instructions for doing that. This is not always true. If a blank image is seen, I delete it. There is a danger in that statement. At the same time as Ancestry is pulling the rug out from under us, Microsoft is apparently trying to force people to upgrade their word, not mine to Windows Fortunately I was able to switch back to Windows 7 to fix the problem.
I have FTM and Windows 10 and have no problems. I too am very upset with Ancestry for dropping ftm and am looking at other options. Good luck in your research. Fact is — FTM works perfectly well, as perfectly as any large program on Windows I upgraded soon after W10 came out and have had not one issue — of that kind — with FTM. I love W After about 6 years of paying monthly for A. I thought I was all set with my A. Now this!!!! Any help will be greatly appreciated by a newbie trying to get rolling on the right track from the beginning!!!
Family Tree Maker will run including sync at least through Even after that, it will still run on your desktop computer. Just ordered FTM today. Sure hope so. Well I have been a member since of FTM since I decided to go solo with FTM. A geek advised me to invest in a back-up drive and I did, which was a saving grace.
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I love FTM with it ability to synch your trees with Ancestry. I am heart sick regarding the changes Dec 15 , and will make a decision to go back to PAF. I also downloaded Microsoft 10 and it messed up my entire system, I was lucky to be able to go back to Win 7 and will stay with Win 7 for my desktop. I hope Ancestry. I too like Win 7 — have no intention of changing that, either. Check it out:. We it import everything including source, media and pictures. Why not sell it back to the original makers or someone else if they no longer want to fool with it?
The program would find a new owner, once again. I never invested in FTM, and wish I had it just so I could transfer my trees with all the attached media to Rootsmagic…. I intended to upload my info to Ancestry. When it became possible to include copies of citations and photos of ancestors, I decided to continue with only factual entries simply because, at 95, I will be lucky to finish getting the data I have collected entered, much less anything else. As you say, FTM will still work for a year or two. For now, even though there are still many entries to make, I will print out Anentafel and Descendant reports for each of my children and grandchildren so all my work will not just vanish when I do.
I also am fed up with Ancestry.
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They have gobbled up all of the sites that used to be free so now it is impossible to do online research if you are not a paying customer. And now if it is really true that Windows 10 will not support it, I guess I will not download the new software I just purchased for my online studies. What a pain in the butt this whole thing has become. I do not plan to switch my file. Did you see the announcement earlier this week?
Software MacKiev, with whom we have a long-standing relationship, is acquiring the Family Tree Maker software line as publisher for both Mac and Windows versions. How stupid can they be to retire FTM.
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It is much easier to start and keep adding to your family trees using FTM instead of Ancestry. Who decided this and who is the new owner of Ancestry. Family Tree Maker lives!!!! The originator is continuing and improving on it — especially the Mac version!!! Software McKeiv I think it is — Google it! Yes you are correct. Very last minute.