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I have a folder (RM/Backups) and backup when exiting, almost every time I use the program (anytime I’ve made changes that I wouldn’t want to have to retype). It’s good to have that setting turned on. (For this type of backup, only backup the database, do not select the option to “include media”.) I believe the default program setting is to prompt you to backup when exiting. Backing up the db is easy and the backups are small so you don’t need to worry about filling up your computer’s hard drive. So it’s wise to backup the database frequently in case you accidentally import or delete the wrong thing. RM is a database and there is no “undo” with databases it’s not like Microsoft Word or other programs where there is an “undo” option.
People tend to get passionate about backup strategies so I’ll keep it simple to explain my comment above. You might want to view them in the order they are in the RM8 menu -People, Places, Sources, then Media. I recommend viewing the RM8 videos on the ( )
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Yes, if the majority of your work is reflected in your ancestry tree, then the simplest way forward is to create a new rootsmagic file and download your ancestry tree (File, Create New, Download from an Online Tree). It provides an overview of treeshare, though it shows RM7 screens. Lots of database backups are your friend if you choose the “merge” path.įinally, a good place to start is to watch this video on treeshare. This will end up establishing a new Gold RM db that is connected to your ancestry tree via treeshare. (RM8 - File, Tools) Then you’d need to selectively copy over records from your Gold RM db to your new RM db (drag and drop) and manage merging duplicates. In this case, you could Treeshare your research Ancestry tree into a new RM database and then compare that new Db with your “Gold” RM database using the database compare feature. There may be factors that would cause you to want to merge rather than abandoning one of your db’s. (Also, I think you’ll want to make that initial connection with treeshare and not with a gedcom because importing a gedcom will create duplicates and keep your two trees unlinked. One way is to pick the “best” one and use that as the source of your initial treeshare connection.
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So you have some decisions to make because there’s no simple way to merge an existing rm file into an existing ancestry tree without creating duplicates and having to do manual cleanup. It also sounds like you already have both a RM file and an Ancestry tree and that they are not connected via treeshare.
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(Ongoing updates are managed on a change by change basis, not in bulk.) There are multiple strategies on how to manage keeping ancestry and RM in synch if that’s your goal, but you cannot get around the initial connection. You only need to connect Ancestry and RM once and then RM’s Treeshare feature will help you keep track of changes. You either upload your entire RM database to a new Ancestry tree or download your entire ancestry tree into a new RM file. One of the two needs to be blank initially. You start by connecting an Ancestry Tree to a RM database file. RM’s vision of Ancestry integration is to utilize a RM feature called “Treeshare”. It sounds like you want to use ancestry for research and have RM be your master database.
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