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Export a GEDCOM from Ancestry

How to export your Ancestry tree to GEDCOM to keep a copy and open it for free in your browser.

Ancestry is one of the largest genealogy services in the world. A GEDCOM export lets you take your data with you.

Your Ancestry tree is hosted online. A GEDCOM export creates a standard copy you can keep and open elsewhere.

Export a GEDCOM — Ancestry

  1. On Ancestry, open the relevant tree.
  2. Tree settings → “Export tree” (GEDCOM).
  3. Download the .ged, then open it here.

Then open that GEDCOM in Genea World to view it locally, without sending your data back to a server.

Official help — Ancestry

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