tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post4659822847073044238..comments2024-03-14T11:04:59.667-07:00Comments on AK'S Genealogy Research: Family Tree Maker vs RootsMagic SoftwareAnnettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449882634469681649noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-74002465444966039882015-07-24T07:28:15.960-07:002015-07-24T07:28:15.960-07:00Mel1,
What type of help do you need with FTM2014?...Mel1,<br /><br />What type of help do you need with FTM2014? I have a blog on that program at<br /><br />ftmuser.blogspot.com<br /><br />Ancestry has Family Tree Maker as one of it's products. That is where the FTM help is located<br /><br />help.ancestry.com<br /><br />I have many people with the Same Name, in the People Workspace, Tree View, but they are NOT duplicate people, just people with the same name.<br /><br />How have you determined that they are "duplicate people"?<br /><br />I can happen, what you do have "duplicate" people but that would be a data entry issue, not a problem issue. AND there is a feature, IF you think that they are the SAME person, to Merge Duplicate People, where you select one of the two, then selected the 2nd person and merge them. I have a blog post on that.<br /><br />You can have as many FACTS with the Same Fact Name, again, that is Data Entry. I have many, many, because each Source that I got that information from provided different pieces of information for that fact. Each of these Facts, I have Cited. I do NOT consider that duplicate facts. <br /><br />IF you see the SAME Exact Fact, then it was the way you Cited that Fact. Meaning you created that fact with a New Citation, rather than linking the 2nd Citation to the fact.<br /><br />The SYNC process does NOT cause this.<br /><br />Where to you do your work on your file, In FTM or the Linked Ancestry Member Tree?<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-6444111284200996972015-07-24T05:07:58.029-07:002015-07-24T05:07:58.029-07:00I realize this is an older blog page and may not s...I realize this is an older blog page and may not still be active thanks for it though. I have been using FTM for the sync w/Ancestry but don't find it easy to use. switched from RootsMagic. At the moment my biggest issue is two-fold. The help for FTM is very difficult for me to find anything -- it bounces me into Ancestry rather than an actual help set for FTM. The issue I'm trying to figure out is that when I look at my "person" list, I find people listed there twice... but when I run a "duplicate" report, they don't show up. Other issue is that I frequently find very strange and repeated entries for facts and relationships., Not sure if I;m losing my mind and really entered all that weird stuff mult times or if somehow it happens in the syncing process. Any thoughts for me??? thanksmel1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15735580897857243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-59952476116769114742014-07-04T04:19:32.390-07:002014-07-04T04:19:32.390-07:00Wendy,
Sync issues are not the program (FTM2014) ...Wendy,<br /><br />Sync issues are not the program (FTM2014) itself. I use it daily and have no issues.<br /><br />Three things may cause sync issues. <br /><br />1) If you have had this issue within the past month, it may be caused by the recent attack on Ancestry.com.<br /><br />2) the Underlying Microsoft applications not being up to date on your computer If you have experienced FTM2014 crashing, please go to Help, then Online Help Center, in FTM2014, and enter the keyword " crash " in that search field, read and follow ALL of the steps outlined on that article<br /><br />3) your database itself, especially if you imported it from another program. Cleaning up of the data may help. There are a number of reports in FTM2014 that may help with that.<br /><br />There is a tool, within FTM2014 that also may help. Click on Tools, Compact File. That will offer you the Back Up command. Use that command, then let the Compact file run.<br /><br />I have a blog that may help you as well<br /><br />ftmuser.blogspot.com<br /><br />See if any of the above help. I have given these steps in a specific order to help you resolve what you are seeing. It is NOT normal, now with FTM2014, as it runs very well for most of us and I use it daily.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-74305843418855187442014-07-04T00:23:37.518-07:002014-07-04T00:23:37.518-07:00I moved over to FTM 2014 because of the syncing wi...I moved over to FTM 2014 because of the syncing with Ancestry but I too have issues with the slow startup, "not responding" errors and freezing while entering new data to an existing individual.<br />I did find that if I went offline, those problems stopped for the most part. At the moment I'm at my daughter's and her internet is slow but at home where I have optic fibre I still have the same problem.<br />I too like the media view and will stick with FTM because of the sync feature but it needs some tweaking to make the campers happy with it.Wendy Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055060047396393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-62850658587514868952014-03-29T06:06:38.881-07:002014-03-29T06:06:38.881-07:00Thank you Russ.Thank you Russ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078665658852909831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-63139035264750546402014-03-28T15:03:20.333-07:002014-03-28T15:03:20.333-07:00Bill,
The choice is yours. What ever program work...Bill,<br /><br />The choice is yours. What ever program works best for YOU is the one you should use.<br /><br />I have used Family Tree Maker since Version 3.4, through every version and FTM2014, for me, is the best.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-3401557892204844192014-03-28T13:34:35.988-07:002014-03-28T13:34:35.988-07:00Russ & others,
What is value of using two gene...Russ & others,<br />What is value of using two genealogy software programs?<br />I've been using FTM since 2010 and have been satisfied.<br />However, I've read RootsMagic and Legacy are better in some ways. <br />Be curious, for those of you using two programs, are there advantages?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078665658852909831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-84402135532000813662014-03-28T07:54:23.749-07:002014-03-28T07:54:23.749-07:00Will do. Thank you Russ.Will do. Thank you Russ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078665658852909831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-43489738180956079232014-03-28T06:43:16.808-07:002014-03-28T06:43:16.808-07:00Bill,
Please go to:
http://help.ancestry.com/
a...Bill,<br /><br />Please go to:<br /><br />http://help.ancestry.com/<br /><br />and type Crash, into the search box. Select the version of windows for that computer and verify that the Microsoft applications are current. I know you said Freezes Up and not crash, but that article really helps verify that those applications are current.<br /><br />It maybe a memory, but I'd try the above first.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-41118176333918723602014-03-28T05:24:05.097-07:002014-03-28T05:24:05.097-07:00Russ,
As far as I know my updates are current. I h...Russ,<br />As far as I know my updates are current. I have Windows VISTA and the updates are current. <br />FTM 2014 works fine on my laptop(has 4 GB of memory)and uses Windows 7.0.<br />I'm thinking my desktop PC with only 2 GB of memory and VISTA might be the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078665658852909831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-47171205114153111142014-03-27T08:08:26.520-07:002014-03-27T08:08:26.520-07:00Bill,
Do you have all of the updates in FTM2014?
...Bill,<br /><br />Do you have all of the updates in FTM2014?<br /><br />Is your Microsoft Updates current?<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-26254752141581821522014-03-27T06:57:20.128-07:002014-03-27T06:57:20.128-07:00My upgrade from FTM 2012 to FTM 2014 has been prob...My upgrade from FTM 2012 to FTM 2014 has been problematic. Seems 2014 version freezes up periodically. Wonder if it's a function of only having 2 GB of ram? My internal hard drive has 500 GB. Any thoughts on this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078665658852909831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-31638726813171728342013-10-02T19:15:02.387-07:002013-10-02T19:15:02.387-07:00+Brandon,
Actually I have about 25 Trees, 5 are a...+Brandon,<br /><br />Actually I have about 25 Trees, 5 are active, 3 for testing and 2 are real. Use them EVERY DAY.<br /><br />I had my first Sync problem today and I posted a blog about how I recovered. THAT problem was NOT the Family Tree Maker Program.<br /><br /> +Annette<br />Slow to open ??? OK, you can have that one. It's not as fast as Roots Magic, since you made the comparison between the two.<br /><br />The program doesn't freeze on me. And I use it every day, and since it came out have been using the NEW features, and well as making that some of the old one still work.<br /><br />Great Features, you bet. I thought FTM2012 was great, FTM2014 is even better.<br /><br />Only ONE user's opinion.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-69653659824650920372013-10-02T17:57:23.668-07:002013-10-02T17:57:23.668-07:00It's a problem with syncing the online Ancestr...It's a problem with syncing the online Ancestry tree with Family Tree Maker. It's slow to open and can freeze up while using too. Otherwise there are some great features. Annette Kapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838906750219853975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-61347869599797351122013-10-02T15:33:53.318-07:002013-10-02T15:33:53.318-07:00Russ, if you haven't found any issues, you mus...Russ, if you haven't found any issues, you must not be trying to sync a tree with Ancestry.com.Brandon Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389941654570828483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592153507467992076.post-53663304919224642632013-10-02T15:21:59.312-07:002013-10-02T15:21:59.312-07:00Annette,
What problems in FTM2014 need to be fixe...Annette,<br /><br />What problems in FTM2014 need to be fixed? I haven't found one with it and I use it daily.<br /><br />Roots Magic 6 is a great program, but I use FTM2014 as my main program.<br /><br />Just trying to understand the issue.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.com