This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: StevePlumlee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.software.ftmmac/116/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been a Legacy (Windows) user for years. Converted to a Mac 2-3 years ago, and Legacy is one of the two programs I use that I couldn't find a suitable alternative for the Mac. So I have stayed with Legacy, using Parallels to run in a Windows environment. I am wanting to rid myself of Parallels and Windows, so FTM2 for Mac seems like a good idea (at least it did before reading the comments below). I am also wanting to create an online family tree. I have never uploaded my file(s) to the online family tree. I obviously want this to go as smoothly as possible, and it looks like I have at least a couple of options. I can create a Gedcom file from Legacy and then import that into FTM2, then create the online Ancestry Family Tree from that, or..... I can create the online tree by uploading from Legacy and then create the FTM2 file from syncing with the online Ancstry Family Tree. Any advice for the smoothest transfer(s)? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

On 31 Dec at 17:05, "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Author: StevePlumlee who wrote: > > I have been a Legacy (Windows) user for years. Converted to a Mac 2-3 > years ago, and Legacy is one of the two programs I use that I couldn't > find a suitable alternative for the Mac. There are of course a few programs that run natively on Macs: Gramps, Reunion, iFamily, MacFamilyTree all come readily to mind, not to mention FTM-Mac. > So I have stayed with Legacy, using Parallels to run in a Windows > environment. I am wanting to rid myself of Parallels and Windows, so > FTM2 for Mac seems like a good idea (at least it did before reading > the comments below). I am also wanting to create an online family > tree. There are a variety of ways to make online family trees, some of them free. Fitst, Rootsweb itself will allow you to update and store your family tree: <http://accounts.rootsweb.ancestry.com/> Second, subscribers to Ancestry can upload GEDCOMs. But most of these are set so that they cannot be read by people who do not subscribe to Ancestry. Third, free or near-free sites such as <www.freeola.com>, <http://tribalpages.com/>. Just do a few searches for free websites. > I have never uploaded my file(s) to the online family tree. I > obviously want this to go as smoothly as possible, and it looks like I > have at least a couple of options. > > I can create a Gedcom file from Legacy and then import that into FTM2, > then create the online Ancestry Family Tree from that, or..... > > I can create the online tree by uploading from Legacy and then create > the FTM2 file from syncing with the online Ancstry Family Tree. > > Any advice for the smoothest transfer(s)? Most sites will accept a plain GEDCOM file which almost any home genealogy program will generate. The disadvantage of doing your genealogy on a home computer is that you must also make regular backups including off-site. The disadvantage of doing your genealogy on one of the commercial websites is that there is no guarantee that they are secure. And they may well go broke leading to problems recovering your data. The advantage of somehow publishing your genealogy is that anyone can make copies so that your data will be preserved. So don't make it difficult for others to copy your material. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org for a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org/