Hi Sharon I am not disagreeing with anyone, just stating the facts, I don't use FTM personally I am not suggesting you are wrong, just stating the way it is at present, I am no supporter of the seemingly endless drive towards mobile devices which to me are hopeless as a means of research NB The support for FTM ends at the *end* of *2016* (not 31 Dec 2015) There is no urgent need to do anything, you have plenty of time to decide after weighing up the pros and cons of other software Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 09/12/2015 17:32, pontefhs@btinternet.com via wrote: > It is personal preference, I prefer to have my tree, images and data on my laptop and use the great feature of Ancestry and FTM sync so that I can work on my tree when my laptop is not available. I even use my phone sometimes and then Sync back to my tree when I am at home > > Yes I could still use FTM but as of 31 Dec 2015 it is not supported. > > I am very aware of progress and how things change, as I use Cloud based software for my job. > > But I will be removing my trees from Ancestry as they contain many images, notes etc gathered over 35 years of research and will be migrating to a supported software. > > The new interface of Ancestry trees is also another reason I will not be subscribing again, it is the worst online interface I have seen and have heard reports of places and facts being changed to "conform" to Ancestry, it hasn't happened to me, but I have lost a lot of faith in them. > > You may not agree Nivard, but we all have our personal preferences and ways of working. > > Sharon Smith > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus