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Exporting a gedcom advice

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Jul 2013 23:11

Success then! :-D

Edit - that was meant for Rose.

Roy - After following your instructions, I've found the GED but it opens in my tree programme. I want to delete the wretched thing and it won't let me...sob sob

That's another job for OH to sort out in the morning as he gets fed up with me cluttering up the computer :-(

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Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 16 Jul 2013 23:11

Det, to find your GED file just click on start then enter the file name in the search box, as you type you should see a list of possible files, continue until the one you want appears then click on that,

even just typing the word "ged" should locate it

Roy

Rambling

Rambling Report 16 Jul 2013 23:06

Thanks all, scarey moment there when I tried to download it from the email and little boxes kept multiplying saying 'open with'... and then 'cannot open' :-0 but it did go to my desktop ok and then to Tribal Pages where it has opened :-D

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+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Jul 2013 22:50

Ancestry, once you click the download button and it’s prepared the gedcom, opens a box which says

You have chosen to open

(name of tree)
Which is a; GED file (2.1MB)
What should Firefox do with this file?

-Open with (my off line programme)
-Save File

Unfortunately, if I choose Save file, it just down loads it and I’ve no idea where it is!

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Rambling

Rambling Report 16 Jul 2013 22:46

Thanks DET,

I was a bit hesitant of moving the tree, not that it's very big, because of losing the records I had put in Keepsafe but just noticed theyhave gone anyway :-0

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StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 16 Jul 2013 22:45

lolol Hayley,

yes it stay in your emails till you have somewere to put it,

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Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 16 Jul 2013 22:43

Rose if I managed it how simple can it be?, however I didnt request it, I was sort of shown the door and me tree was flung out after me if you remember ;-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 16 Jul 2013 22:42

If it's from GR, it comes attached to an email. Don't know about any other site, but if you have to save it straight away to your computer, just 'park it' somewhere where you can find it again!

I'll have a play with Ancestry and see how that one works

+++DetEcTive+++ formerly DET ;-)

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Rambling

Rambling Report 16 Jul 2013 22:41

Thanks Hayley, that sounds simple enough :-)

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Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 16 Jul 2013 22:40

It normally goes to your email address then you can transfer it when you have somewhere to put it I put mine on tribal pages :-D

Rambling

Rambling Report 16 Jul 2013 22:38

Please can someone give advice on exporting a gedcom ( family tree) if I export it from a site, do I have to have 'somewhere to put it' immediately lol. In simple terms please. :-D

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