My TMG folders are backed up by carbonate. Never had issues before. I've opened and viewed in notepad and GED files that won't import even back into TMG all end in 0 TRLR. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 21, 2015, at 3:00 PM, Michael J. Hannah via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > TC Cottrell observed: >> ... We have the last and latest version of TMG installed... >> the GED files appear to export without error. However, they will not >> import into any program... I get errors that the file is incomplete... > > This is almost always a factor of what folder is specified for where the > GEDCOM file is to be created. The two most common problems with the > folder are: > - this folder is not on your main hard drive, but on a removable media > - this folder is included as a folder for automatic background backup by > some backup program like Dropbox, or Cloud, etc. > > So the first suggestion is to ensure that the folder being used does not > have either of the above conditions. Either will interfere with the > creation of the file and can cause it to halt without being complete. > > A GEDCOM file is simply a text file, so you can check whether the file > is complete by opening it with any text editing program, like Notepad or > Wordpad. The very last line in the file should be: > > 0 TRLR > > If it is not, then the file is incomplete. > > Hope this gives you ideas, > > Michael > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 10/21/2015 5:23 PM, tccottrell via wrote: > My TMG folders are backed up by carbonate. TC, That is likely the issue. Especially if the folder where the GEDCOM is being made is backed up by Carbonate. Terry Reigel