RM has a Compare Files function for comparing two databases and reconciling differences. You can initiate the creation of a new one in either direction that establishes the link and transfers the supported data. You cannot connect an existing database to an existing Anc Tree. RM starts by flagging changes or differences which you review and resolve one at a time. FTM2019 comes closer to that but even it has a review differences process.
There is no automatic or even a batch sync. Because their respective data structures are different, one cannot perfectly replicate the other. There is a MagicGuide on the RM Inc website that explains what can transfer over TreeShare between a RM database and an Ancestry Member Tree. Can I do the same thing with Ancestry data as I do not want to change what exists in Ancestry until I am sure that it is correct and matches the offline version?Īre there any data fields that exist in either Rootsmagic or Ancestry that are not present in the other?Īlso we are in the UK and I assume that Rootsmagic is really intended for the USA? Other than some conflicts with spelling are there any other limitations for a non USA user? I am experimenting with a separate copy of the data in Rootsmagic 8 so as not to corrupt existing data.
I assume that once they are in sync that any changes made either off line or on line can be sync’d? I am aware that our online and offline data is probably not in sync! Very remiss I know! Is there a way of downloading the Ancestry data and comparing the 2 data sets and creating a single database that we can use both in Rootsmagic and also online in Ancestry.
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We are currently using Family Historian 5 as our offline software and I have exported the data from that into a Gedcom file and imported it into Rootsmagic 8 and the import has worked well. We have an Ancestry account and the ability to link the online and offline data and keep it in sync is attractive.
I have downloaded the trial version of Rootsmagic 8 and so far I am impressed. I am very much a newbie as regards Rootsmagic, but have been researching family history for many years using various software packages.