Most of the software we know fall into the first category. Then, you would potentially have to re-enter some of your data in Ancestris. This is quite rare, but in this case, Ancestris will not be able to read the file, and you will have to fix the gedcom file manually. In the worse case scenario, your current software will not be able to export some important data or even worse will not respect enough the Gedcom format which will generate reading errors later, preventing the file to be loaded.

However, genealogy software may generate 3 types of anomalies: Generally, your current software will be able to export most of your data in the Gedcom format.

That is why Ancestris chose to be 100 % compliant with the Gedcom standard! You might face two different situations when migrating: This can result in data loss during exchanges between genealogists. However, many programs do not scrupulously comply with this Gedcom standard: they make specific choices with the way they organize their data, which makes it later difficult to convert it to the Gedcom format. So transferring your data could be very easy if your current software did its job perfectly. This format is an international standard for information exchange between genealogy software. On the other hand, recovering all your data at the same place could be much harder to manage depending on your current software.Īncestris is here to make it easy for you.Īncestris is able to read any file in Gedcom format. After a few hours using it, you'll get used to it and that is it! It is just a matter of getting used to Ancestris and its interface : 'What is the name of that action?', 'Where is that thing again ?', 'How do we do that?', and so on.

Recover all your data during the transition process.

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