I have downloaded a .ged file but find that I can't open it. Is there freeware out there that I can download to help me open the file?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
T.
How do you open a .ged file?
Re: How do you open a .ged file?
"GEDCOM, an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, is a de facto specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software. " (from wikipedia)
Download the free PAF ("Personal Ancestral File") program from :
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp (the link is on the right below the picture)
and you can import the .ged file into there and view its contents.
Download the free PAF ("Personal Ancestral File") program from :
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp (the link is on the right below the picture)
and you can import the .ged file into there and view its contents.
Re: How do you open a .ged file?
Thanks so much. I'm ready to give it a try...
T.
T.
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Re: How do you open a .ged file?
You don't 'open' a GEDCOM file. You 'import' into a Family Tree program. PAF is good but there are lots of others and you may even already own one.
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Re: How do you open a .ged file?
A GEDCOM file is a text file and, as Italysearcher said, the best thing to do is to import it in a Genealogy program, however you may also open it with Notepad, or any other program able to read a text file.
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Re: How do you open a .ged file?
I did not know that. Thanks.
Ann Tatangelo
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Re: How do you open a .ged file?
Italysearcher and Livio...
Thanks to both of you...I've learned something new.
T.
Thanks to both of you...I've learned something new.
T.