#Rootsmagic 7 wont complete converting software#
#Rootsmagic 7 wont complete converting windows 7#
#Rootsmagic 7 wont complete converting free#

It seems that a learning curve is inevitable at this point because all of my old software is so old that I can't use it anymore. So what I am thinking of doing is starting over using Legacy Family Tree as the main software for my family research and everything else.

Even so, I have still yet to find the one program that has everything I want. As far as I'm concerned, they each have some strengths and weaknesses. I have no attachment to any one genealogy program. When reports are printed from Legacy they can maintain the same color coding system. I have never really organized all the paperwork from my mother so I thought perhaps now was the time and that I would use this system to put it into place.ДЄnother thing I liked is that Mary's color coding system transferred to the computer on Legacy Family Tree. I am a very visual person and found her system very helpful and logical. The talk was mostly about organizing your paper files. Last Friday I watched a webinar by Mary Hill about organizing your family files. If that's the case then FTM is history for me. Can someone answer that for me? I am very sensitive about anyone getting proprietary with my data. Recently a colleague told me that FTM 2012 is not compatible with any other software program so that if I put my data in there and make changes I won't be able to use it anywhere else. I got in there and could barely do a thing because nothing looked familiar. It was way too different from my old version of FTM. I was very concerned with the fact that the database kept crashing and I didn't like the interface.

I didn't mention that before my laptop died for the final time I had installed FTM 2012. What's a genealogist to do? Do I repeat my old systems or create something new?

#Rootsmagic 7 wont complete converting windows 7#

Both of my new operating systems are Windows 7 and my previous ones were Windows XP. One new laptop and one new (refurbished) desktop later I am faced with loading both computers with new genealogy software. It was very handy to be able to use Legacy to accomplish this. Sometimes when sketching out a family it was easier to view it from within a database.

#Rootsmagic 7 wont complete converting free#

Legacy Family Tree - I started using the free version of Legacy on my laptop for small research projects. I will have to hire technical assistance to get the job done.ДЇamily Tree Maker (FTM) (version 2006?) - I kept a read only copy of FTM on my laptop so that I could access my data while away from home. I still hope some day that I can get it setup properly on my website and put it to good use. Unfortunately, I had too many technical difficulties so that I never got it up and running.

The Next Generation (TNG) - I love the concept of this software and hoped to replace my PAF html website with this wonderful database driven one.

Unfortunately I didn't have the time it required for the steep learning curve so I never really got going with it.

The Master Genealogist (TMG) - I bought a copy of this with the intention of slowly converting my family research and key project data with the hope of creating a really sound, accurately sourced database.

Personal Ancestral File (PAF) - I would create a ged file in FTM, import it into PAF, create an html website of my data and upload to my personal website on my own doman (note again: not uploaded to Ancestry!).

Note: I did not upload any of my files to I used this because the syncing with was oh so easy.

Family Tree Maker (FTM) (version 2006?) - this is where I kept my master family database.

On it I maintained the following programs: My desktop was my workhorse where I maintained my precious genealogy data files. This has also hastened to complete transferal of everything from my old desktop to my new desktop which finally became useful once I got a hard drive large enough to hold all my files (yay for my 2T hard drive!).Д«efore all the changes, my system was like this: The past year has seen two hard drive failures on my laptop followed by the purchase of a new laptop. But the reality is I am facing starting from scratch. It's hard to believe that at this stage in my genealogy research I am having a complete software upheaval.