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By Edwinox - Saturday, May 27, 2006
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I used to work with FTM (Family Tree Maker) a couple of years ago, but after some computerchanges i do not have the program anymore. I would like to restart the pedigree, but i only have a FTW and FBK-file with all my dates. I tried to work with the Family Archive Viewer, but apparently that program does not work anymore on XP. Is there anyone who could convert one of these files to a gedcom, or specify a freeware that can do this job for me ? Thanks in advance
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By idrisi333 - Saturday, May 27, 2006
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I can convert the file for you!
Send it by email!
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By Edwinox - Sunday, May 28, 2006
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The FTW-file in attachment. Anyone who could convert it as a gedcom and email me the ged-file to edwin( at )vinken.be . Thanks in advance
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By Hypocoristic - Monday, August 28, 2006
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I know this is an old thread, but I'm in hopes that someone around might still be able to help me out. My laptop, back-up drives, and family-tree maker software were all stolen from car earlier this month. I ended up losing two months of research, but thankfully I had saved an .ftw file in my e-mail. I'm reordering Family Tree Maker, but they've proven very unreliable in their delivery and order processing. I am still without my software and without a useable Gedcom. I was unable to attach the file, but would be glad to e-mail it if anyone can help. Thanks a bunch!
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By Yehudad - Monday, August 28, 2006
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You can email me your file and I will be happy to convert it to GEDCOM. I hope that your ftw file is OK... 
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By kurt - Tuesday, January 9, 2007
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I just saw your post could I email you a FTW file and have you convert it to a gedcom? Thanks Kurt
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By Yehudad - Tuesday, January 9, 2007
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kurt (1/9/2007)
I just saw your post could I email you a FTW file and have you convert it to a gedcom? Thanks Kurt Yes, you can :-)
Use my profile email to send your file.
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By mostlyharmless22 - Sunday, February 11, 2007
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Me too? I have an FTW file but have been using PAF. I need a GED to import it.
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By Yehudad - Sunday, February 11, 2007
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mostlyharmless22 (2/11/2007)
Me too? I have an FTW file but have been using PAF. I need a GED to import it.Use my profile email to send your file, and I will convert it for you :-)
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By joslavicky - Thursday, February 22, 2007
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I recently found a copy of our family tree file in FTW format that my aunt sent me to add to. I installed my old version of Family Tree Maker ver. 3.02 and it says my aunt's FTW file was made with a newer version of Family Tree Maker.
Would you be willing to convert yet another FTW file to GEDCOM format please? I'd love to be able to recover some of the work she did on this file.
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By Yehudad - Saturday, February 24, 2007
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joslavicky (2/22/2007)
Would you be willing to convert yet another FTW file to GEDCOM format please? I'd love to be able to recover some of the work she did on this file.
Use my profile email to send your file, and I will convert it for you :-)
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By JimPivonka - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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I have the same problem as others who have posted to this thread. I will mail the offending .FTM file to you, in hopes that you will be able to convert it to GED or PAF and return it to me. This is apparently a necessary and useful service you are providing. Is there a trick to it that others could use, or is it dependent on special tools you have unique access to?
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By Yehudad - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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I have FTM which they don't...  I didnt got any email from you, though...
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By Howard53 - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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A Starter Edition of Family Tree Maker 2005 is available at http://www.familytreemaker.com/download/starter.aspx. This installs as a full version for 14 days and then reverts to the Starter Edition which has no time limit. The full version will export to GEDCOM, but whether this is available after the trial period, I don't yet know (I can update the situation at the end of the 14 day trial).
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By sdf122 - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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thank you, but I have a mac and there is currently no release of ftm for mac
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By Howard53 - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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sdf122 (7/10/2007)
thank you, but I have a mac and there is currently no release of ftm for mac
Same for GenoPro 
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By Howard53 - Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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Howard53 (7/10/2007)
A Starter Edition of Family Tree Maker 2005 is available at http://www.familytreemaker.com/download/starter.aspx. This installs as a full version for 14 days and then reverts to the Starter Edition which has no time limit. The full version will export to GEDCOM, but whether this is available after the trial period, I don't yet know (I can update the situation at the end of the 14 day trial). My 14 day trial has now completed, and, unfortunately, when the trial reverts to the Starter Edition, the export to GEDCOM function is no longer available.
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By appleshaw - Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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If you are willing to try (another) Beta program then look at http://beta.familytreemaker.com/ for next year's program - 2008
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By appleshaw - Thursday, August 23, 2007
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Another way of converting FTW files has become possible with the announcement that Family Tree Legends v.5 from http://www.familytreelegends.com/ is now available as a free download. Follow the link on the site and 'Buy' the software. This leads you to a a page where you are given a registration key which will activate the program.
You can import the FTW file format directly.The program claims it can import a wide variety of other formats, including GenoPro, but in fact this has to be done after you export to Gedcom.
However it does have native FTW support and I have imported a file and then created a gedcom file from it.
One word of warning. When I started to use the program, the first thing that I did was to try to import the FTW file and the PC seemed to hang when I browsed to the file. This was possibly a conflict with my virus detector as it seemed to be checking a lot of files. On my second attempt I created a blank file and loaded some dummy data. This initially created a database and after that I had no problem importing the FTW file
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By redrobin4444 - Thursday, August 23, 2007
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Hello, I just joined this website in hopes of finding help. Our family tree has an AQ file extension......I cannot open it.... Does anyone have any ideas as to what this is? I saw a website for ancestry quest...is that what it is? do I have to buy this software to be able to view this data? Any advise would be helpful...thank you! Robin
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By fbukolyi - Thursday, August 23, 2007
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Ancestral Quest data file. See http://filext.com/file-extension/aq
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By appleshaw - Thursday, August 23, 2007
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If your family tree has an AQ extension someone must have created it. Ask them to export the tree as a gedcom, which has the extension .ged. Any genealogical program can then import it and view the data. If you do not have any programs yourself you can obtain a test version of GenoPro, which will allow you to look at the file and work on it for a short time.
If you then decide that you do not wish to change the data any more then GenoPro will carry on as a viewer of your family tree. If, like most of us on this forum, you get interested in extending your family tree, you can upgrade and purchase a full copy. There are other programs available but you would need to see for yourself which you prefer
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By kc7brown - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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One thing I can promise is that FTM 2008 is a major disappointment. I am stuck with a 9-generation .ftw file with over 190 people that I can't use. My genealogy mentor suggested Legacy, but I'm open to ideas. First I've got to figure out how to convert the .ftw to gedcom!
For anyone who hasn't tried the new FTW: it sporadically crashes when saving new sources, and now it crashes when I'm trying to export as gedcom (of course!).
If I can't get this file converted can someone help? And anyone feel free to suggest another program to use. Thank you in advance. :
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By GenoProSupport - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Using FTM, you can export to Gedcom. Then, open your Gedcom file using GenoPro.
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By kc7brown - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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That's the whole problem with FTM. When I try to export or save as a gedcom the program encounters an unexpected error and has to close. So it crashes before it saves. Do you think an earlier (non-beta) version of FTM will work? I'm willing to try anything, but on an older non-critical backup first of course!
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By kc7brown - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Can someone please tell me how to convert my tree to gedcom? If it is because I have linked media I'll unlink it. I have no problem emailing the ftm/fbk file to anyone who can help.
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By fbukolyi - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Have a try with Family Tree Legends. It says, that can import directly ftw files and have export to gedcom capabilities as well. Free to download
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By 346520 - Monday, October 29, 2007
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thank you so much for your suggestion. I downloaded the program and successfully converted a ftw file to ged. Appreciate your sharing.
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By GMB - Wednesday, November 7, 2007
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Hi,
I'm writing in hopes that you will be able to assist me with converting a FTW to GEDCOM file. Back in February of this year I switched from the PC to a Mac and now I can't use the program I am used to (Family Tree Maker). I don't want to start from scratch so if I could have my file converted, it would save me a ton of time. Is this something that you would be willing to undertake for me? If so, please let me know and I'll e-mail it as an attachment to you.
Thank you.
GMB
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By japm0717 - Sunday, February 3, 2008
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Do you know how to convert FTW files into GEDCOM files? I have FTW files from a prior Windows computer. Now I have the data and need to convert for use with another MAC application.
Any help that you can provide will be hugely appreciated!
Regards,
John
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By Yehudad - Sunday, February 3, 2008
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FTW are files created bt Family Tree Maker. If you know someone who has the software and he can convert the file for you. If not - you can send me the file and I will be glad to convert it for you.
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By jeffger - Sunday, June 22, 2008
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You can do this without any software. The easiest way is to create an Ancestry.com account then login and create a new tree by uploading the FTW file. Now you can download the new tree as a GEDCOM file. Ancestry.com already knows how to take a number of tree formats for upload as you can imagine would be to their advantage to do.
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By appleshaw - Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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If you load a tree, possibly with sensitive data including living people, can you delete it from Ancestry? If not you may prefer to use the other methods mentioned on this forum
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By chrismarie2007 - Sunday, June 29, 2008
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My FTM software is died. Can someone convert my ftw files to ged files PLEASE
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By appleshaw - Sunday, June 29, 2008
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Look at
http://support.genopro.com/FindPost18945.aspx
Legends is still available as a free download, so you can do your own conversion
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By fadiljan - Sunday, July 20, 2008
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Yehudad (2/25/2007)
joslavicky (2/22/2007)
Would you be willing to convert yet another FTW file to GEDCOM format please? I'd love to be able to recover some of the work she did on this file.
Use my profile email to send your file, and I will convert it for you :-)
Hello. I too have a FTW file which I would like to convert to GEDCOM. Would you be willing to convert it for me? Thanks.
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By Papaw - Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Did I understand you to imply you would convert FTW files to GED for anyone or was this a limited offer?
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By baardk - Monday, April 13, 2009
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It looks like you have a effective routine on converting FTM to GEDCOM. I will be gratefull for any attempt. I enclose both FTW and FTM - just in case.. (I'm new in these formats..). Thanks!
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By appleshaw - Monday, April 13, 2009
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Note my posting in this list which links you to a free download of FamilyTreeLegends that will do what you want for yourself
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By faletumaki - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Can you convert my file please? I have the same situation and would like to edit my family tree which is only in ftw fbk format and atf I think
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By faletumaki - Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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I know this is an old thread but Can you convert my file please? I have the same situation and would like to edit my family tree which is only in ftw fbk format and atf I think
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By rosecherished - Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Yehudad (8/29/2006)
You can email me your file and I will be happy to convert it to GEDCOM. I hope that your ftw file is OK...
Dear Yehudad
I would be very grateful if you could do the same for my .ftw file attached which I received from my cousin.
Many thanks and kind regards
Rose
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By 680470 - Sunday, January 17, 2010
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idrisi333 (5/27/2006)
I can convert the file for you!
Send it by email!Hi another ftw file to be convert , could you also assist me ? what is the cost involve?
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By Walter Schoch - Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Edwinox (27-May-2006)
I used to work with FTM (Family Tree Maker) a couple of years ago, but after some computerchanges i do not have the program anymore. I would like to restart the pedigree, but i only have a FTW and FBK-file with all my dates. I tried to work with the Family Archive Viewer, but apparently that program does not work anymore on XP.Is there anyone who could convert one of these files to a gedcom, or specify a freeware that can do this job for me ?
Thanks in advance
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By appleshaw - Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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http://support.genopro.com/FindPost18945.aspx
refers to a program that might help
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By Martyn - Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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Hi,
This may also be relevant to other people:
Another possibility is to download the "Family Tree Maker 2005 Starter Edition",
This program (seems to be 14 day trial of full version); and does open your FTW file,
It has option to export as GEDCOM file, which I have done for you..
I hope that the attached GEDCOM has not lost any data in the conversion.
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By thepair - Thursday, December 30, 2010
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How can I send you my FTW file to convert
It is not one of the accepted file types
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By Martyn - Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Please consider the privacy / confidentiality of information in your tree, before you release to open forum
The 100% private way is for you to convert to GEDCOM yourself, with a program such as;
"Family Tree Legends" which you can download from http://www.familytreelegends.com/downloads
or
"Family Tree Maker Starter Edition 2005" which you can download from http://past.familytreemaker.com/download/starter.aspx
I am not sure what are the limitations on "Family Tree Legends",
I know that "Family Tree Maker Starter Edition 2005" is a 14 day trial version, and may not work on most recent versions of FTW files
I have checked both programs this morning, and they sucessfully converted the short FTW file mentioned a few posts before in this topic. (23rd July 2009)
Or, if you do not want to install programs on your computer; and depending on the size, (and version/age ) of your FTW file; you could send to me by email attachment, and I will try to convert for you.
(Click on "EMAIL" button, at bottom left side of this post, and then use the "Attach Files" option)
If is a very large file, it may be better to compress with something like "Winzip" or "Winrar" before you attach.
I am UK based for time zone, so is morning for me..
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By rlasangre - Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Hi, Can you help me convert my ftw files to Gedcom?
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By Martyn - Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Hi, Firstly, welcome to the forum.
It depends on the source of the files, and which version of FTM was used to create them.
If you received the files from a friend, it's always worth asking them if they still have FTM installed, and if they can use FTM's option to export to GEDCOM, and send the GEDCOM versions to you.
If this is not possible, and the files were created with FTM before 2008 version; I will try to convert for you.
For your privacy, it's best if you could send to me by email, rather than attach files in open forum.
Just click on my "EMAIL" box to the left of this posting, and then attach the files;
(if you have many files you want converting, just send a few for me to try at first)
The email will be routed to me via the forum; so for your privacy, it does not reveal your actual email address.
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By BlueJay - Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Unfortunately, the Starter Version of Family Tree Maker has been taken offline. Maybe there were too many who wanted to convert data. I already have several Genealogy program and don't want to buy another one. I have a FTW file from my father who uses a German version of Family Tree Maker, but I don't know which version. In any case, it does not have an export or conversion function. I don't know why, but I checked myself.
So, the question is - Is there somebody willing to convert this FTW file for me? I would be most grateful.
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By appleshaw - Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Family Tree Legends is still available at no cost and converts some FTW files - possibly not later versions. Look at
http://www.familytreelegends.com/downloads and also look at
http://support.genopro.com/FindPost18945.aspx
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By Martyn - Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Family Tree Maker (Starter Edition - 2005) still seems to be available at the link
http://past.familytreemaker.com/download/starter.aspx
This is a 14 day trial version of FTW 2005, which may be able to convert your files.
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By Kinfolks - Saturday, September 3, 2011
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Just bought Family Heritage and was able to convert my FTM tree to a gedcom file - thanks. However, in trying to upload the tree to a website, the Family Heritage folder does show the contents. (If I go the Programs>Computer>Libraries... route and open up the folder, its all there. Can you help me (I am not very tech savvy....)
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By Cortez83 - Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Hey guys! I've tried to use this format many times, but it didn't work, don't know why it's happened.
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By dovy - Thursday, December 15, 2011
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AncestorSync (http://ancestorsync.com) and/or FamilyInsight (http://ohanasoftware.com) will soon support FTM 16 for reading and can convert to any of the popular genealogy formats. We're just finishing up integration now. Come February we'll have something solid for you I wager.
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By rusticgal - Friday, August 16, 2013
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I would like to know how to convert FTM files to GEDCOM. Is there a program that will do this
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By Kurt Schletter - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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I have several old FBK and FTW files with some old family ties data files. Would you be so kind as to convert them to Gedcom for me? I cannot add the files unfortunately. Perhaps I can call them an allowed file type then they could be renamed FBK or FTW.
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By Martyn - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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A 14 day free trial of Family Tree Maker 2005 is still available for download , it's found in a link on
http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3673/~/opening-old-and-unsupported-files-in-family-tree-maker
This program may help you to convert your old FTW and FBK files, depending on their versions.
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By Kurt Schletter - Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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So far no luck, but will try again and again...!!!! |
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By Martyn - Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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Dear Kurt,
I have just downloaded and installed Family Tree Maker 2005 (free 14 days trial) If you would like to email me some of your FTW / FBK files to my "EMAIL LINK" on this forum, I will try to convert them to GEDCOM for you. I need to try conversion in the next 14 days, before the program stops working.
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By william gallagher - Sunday, February 21, 2016
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idrisi333 (27-May-2006)
I can convert the file for you!
Send it by email!
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By appleshaw - Sunday, February 21, 2016
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Not sure why you are looking at FTM. Have you seen that Ancestry is dropping it? See http://tinyurl.com/z2xtqxa
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By Deege52 - Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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Can someone please help me convert my FTM file (.FTW) to GEDCOM? I recently converted my laptop to Linux and still have all my files on my terabit backups, but cannot open them.I downloaded GRAMPS, but it needs the file in gedcom format. Thanks.
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By Martyn - Thursday, March 16, 2017
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Hello,
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 Linux, and have just installed the Windows program "Family Tree Maker 2005 Starter Edition" under "Wine"
The "Starter Edition" will run for 14 days, and then drops back to the basic version.
I do not know what version of FTM your file was created with, so not sure if "Family Tree Maker 2005 Starter Edition" will open it.
If it does open it, you should be able to save the tree as a Gedcom file.
If you have your original "Family Tree Maker" installation files, it may be possible for you to install it in Linux under "Wine", and use the full licensed features of that version.
If you do not want to try installing FTM (any version) under "Wine", you could email me your FTW file to me (via my email link in the forum), and I will try to convert it for you.
If you do email to me, please post a short reply on this forum, saying that you have emailed me, so that I can look out for your email. (as the forum email does not always arrive)
Please remember that I only have 14 days before the starter edition expires for me.
For your information, it is probably est not to post your FTW file directly to the forum for tree privacy reasons.
I normally use GenoPro (a Windows program) on Ubuntu under "Wine" for my Genealogy program, although I can dual-boot back to Windows 10 and run it there if I need to.
All the best, Martyn,
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By Martyn - Sunday, March 26, 2017
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I have only got 3 days remaining out of the 14 day free trial, if you would like me to try to convert the FTW file to GEDCOM.
Martyn
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By lmichele90 - Saturday, April 15, 2017
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Does anyone know how to convert an .ftw file into a pdf? I can't get any other the programs to work on my mac.
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By slfdc - Wednesday, July 5, 2017
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Hi, A family member recently sent me an .ftw file. I downloaded GEDitCOM, but it doesn't appear to be able to import .ftw files. To complicate matters further, I am a mac user. I would be willing to pay for .ftw software, but I can't even seem to find a way to download it online. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks!
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By appleshaw - Thursday, July 6, 2017
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Ancestry have abandoned Family Tree Maker but mackiev.com, who have been developing it for years, provide a Mac version for c.$80.
It is possible to convert to gedcom if you do not want to get involved in another program
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By NiKo - Thursday, July 6, 2017
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You may want to read this article. Not sure if any of the links at the bottom will work for you:
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By appleshaw - Thursday, July 6, 2017
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The report mentions that RootsMagic can import FamilyTree Maker files. I have the free version, V.7, which does contain an import option for files from 'Family Tree Maker (2006 and earlier)' so this may provide a valid Gedcom. Not having any such files I can not test it.
In fact I have found some ftw files and imported them to RootsMagic, created a gedcom which opens in GenoPro.
According to the site RootsMagic runs on a Mac
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By slfdc - Thursday, July 6, 2017
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Thanks very much! I just downloaded the free RootsMagic program (Mac version), and I was able to see everything.
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By Indirapril - Thursday, January 25, 2018
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Hello all,
Im here for similar reasons as others. My father created a family tree in family tree maker but passed away in 2010 soI don't have access to family tree maker software...and am on a mac so cant download the free trial. I luckily found the FTW file in an old email but haven't been able to open it. I am on Ancestry and have a paid subscription but was not able to upload the FTW file. I also tried Roots Magic but it gave an error when trying to open the file there. Im really hoping there is not an issue with the file as it is the only copy. Anybody able to help with converting the file to Gedcom or have any suggestions? I tried to attached the file here but cant even do that as says the file type is unsupported |
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By Martyn - Thursday, January 25, 2018
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I have just installed a 14 day trial of FTW2005, so could try if it will convert the file to a GEDCOM file if you could attach or send it.
I think that GenoPro will only accept a few file types as attachments. (not including FTW or FBK)
I suggest that you first make a copy of the FTW file (to prevent possible corruption of the original file), and then try either compressing the copy to a zip file, or just re-naming the copy to have a txt extension, and see if you can either attach to a GenoPro post, or send it as an email attachment to my GenopPro email link.
I will try to help you if I can,
Martyn
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By WilliamHess1 - Sunday, February 4, 2018
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I have my old FTW file and would like to be able to access it. Can anyone help me with this?
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By Martyn - Sunday, February 4, 2018
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I only have 3 days left on my free trial of FTW2005;
If you can be quick in attaching your FTW file to your forum post, I will try and convert it to Gedcom for you before my free trial expires.
Martyn
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By SLouvel - Thursday, May 9, 2019
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Hi I have an .FTW file I need to convert to gedcom. Can anyone help? |
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By SLouvel - Thursday, May 9, 2019
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HI Can anyone help me convert a .FTW to gedcom? Otherwise I can no longer access my family tree |
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By appleshaw - Thursday, May 9, 2019
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You can install a free version of RootsMagic Essentials which can import Family Tree Maker pre 2014 (my version) and export as gedcom. If you have problems get in touch
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By fiveofmom - Monday, June 24, 2019
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Please email me I need some help I have a file FTW on my Mac I need FTW to GEDCOM SO I can email you upload to help me please.
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By stockfish - Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Use RootsMagic Essentials which can import Family Tree Maker pre 2014...worked great for me...free version converted the file
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By appleshaw - Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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I tried to send a private email to you but suspect the link on this site might not work. If so you can contact me from the GenoPro website |
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By caronovo - Monday, February 15, 2021
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Hi ya! In my personal blog https://ancestrosgroup.com many people ask me about convert .ftw to GEDCOM file. Anyone than help me with this please?
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