Talk:GEDCOM

Importing to FamilySearch
Before you start

The genealogical software you are using is likely to allow you to export information into a GEDCOM file. GEDCOM files are the industry standard for transferring information between genealogy programs.

Review the information in your GEDCOM file. Check for errors with tools in your record manager:

Make sure that the names, dates, and places display in a standard way.

Make sure that your notes are ready to share publicly.

Check for possible problems.

Check for duplicate individuals.

Check for duplicate place-names.

Check for unattached individuals.

Examine the information you want to submit for anything you do not want to publish:

Look through the notes and other unstructured information. Mark information that you do not want to publish as confidential, or delete it. Then create the GEDCOM file.

Our processes scan your file to identify people in your tree who could still be living. Living records do not display in the Pedigree Resource File.

Create your GEDCOM file. If you plan to copy the information to Family Tree, we recommend that you submit small GEDCOM files of no more than100 names. After the upload, smaller files make the compare and copy process easier to manage.

If you intend to simply preserve and share your file, it can contain up to 100 MB.

Steps (website)
Sign in to FamilySearch and click Search

Click Genealogies.

Scroll past the search fields to the section titled What are Genealogies?

At the end of the section, click Upload Your Tree.

Click Upload GEDCOM file.

Click Choose File, and find the GEDCOM file on your computer.

Enter a tree name.

In the Description field, tell others where this tree came from and anything significant about the research behind it.

Click Upload. (From Help search on "import gedcom")

You will need to compare and edit the GEDCOM persons to persons already in your tree. This is straightforward.

how to import GEDCOM https://familysearch.org/upload/trees


 * Congratulations! I could not find it and I appreciate your sharing the information. Parrisl 23:58, 27 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Apologies for the bump, but because of the dead link, I want to show a different way: http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/product/en/handouts/gedcom.pdf Akuminari1 (talk) 18:39, 9 December 2019 (MST)

How to do GEDCOM without buying a program
How can I do a GEDCOM without buying a program?

Here is a list of genealogy database management programs that can be downloaded for free. Once you have added information to the database you can create a gedcom.

Export to GEDCOM - is it disabled?
"Downloading information from www.FamilySearch.org to your PAF or other genealogical program which supports GEDCOM formatted files."

The link just took me to the FamilySearch.org home page. Is the ability to export GEDCOM also gone from Family Search?

User: kkendall email: kendallaz@gmail.com
 * Currently we are not able to export data from Family Tree to a GEDCOM file. Use one of the Family Tree certified programs, i.e. Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, or RootsMagic to import data from Family Tree into one of the programs and then create a GEDCOM.  See OnGenealogy.com for detailed instructions.

But How Do i Create One?
There's no information here on how to create a GEDCOM file from my FamilySearch tree.
 * Currently we are not able to export data from Family Tree to a GEDCOM file. Use one of the Family Tree certified programs, i.e. Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, or RootsMagic to import data from Family Tree into one of the programs and then create a GEDCOM. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1_1g7j-PaGANF9xZUtDYU9FMEU/view for detailed instructions.

Downloading a GED from Familysearch.org
1.Either there is no way for a non-LDS member to download a GED file or

2. You don't want to make it easy for non-LDS clients to be able to download.

Which is it. PLEASE make an easy to understand post that clearly explains how to download my famiy data. It is Exceptionally Frustrating to be unable to capture my own work and efforts. After all they surely benefit the Church. So now how about benefiting customers.
 * Did you go to https://www.familysearch.org/mytrees/ Family Tree? Parrisl 05:10, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

I gave it a poor rating because the article, as helpful as it was, did not give directions on how to actually upload the gedcom, and did not have a direct link to the appropriate screen to do so. I had to "google" gedcom + familysearch to get a link to the appropriate page.

GEDCOM
The only thing not mentioned on the direct answer to my question regarding GEDCOM was how simple it is to import and export from Familysearch.org. I needed to make one more click to get that answer. Thanks!