Hi Pen, You can download from Ancestry. I do this each month or so and then upload it to my private tree on Legacy in an external hard drive. I also take copies of parish records, census, etc., I don't have a problem with this. Good luck, Pauline in Darwen [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Penny Trueman via <[email protected]> To: C. Phillipps <[email protected]>; lancsgen <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:11 Subject: Re: [LAN] Online trees and hijacked info I don't know about the other sites but, when you sign up with Ancestry you AGree that what you 'post' becomes THEIR property; which is why you cannot download it. Always do your own line, Offline. If you wish to publish it, find another way. (Having said that, mine Is on Ancestry, because I didn't realise when I started oh so many years ago.) I still use it, but mainly for searches (and mostly privately, for other people who don't have access) Pen