For more information, and step-by-step instructions on how to do this click here. ftw) files so they can be opened on a Mac and vice versa. The Family Tree Maker File Migration Utility converts Family Tree Maker 20 Windows (. ged), so then it can be imported into FTM for Mac. If you have Family Tree Maker 2008 or 2009, you will need to save your file as a Gedcom (. fbk files files that were created using a Family Tree Maker version between 5 and 16, these files can be read directly into FTM for Mac without needing any conversion. ftw file which you can then load straight into FTM for Mac. Once downloaded and installed, you bring in your current.
fbc files and files from versions prior to version 4 need to be converted on a PC using Family Tree Maker 2005 SE software, which you can download free here. “How do I convert my Family Tree Maker (for Windows) file so that it can be read on my new Family Tree Maker for Mac?” … this is a question that I’m being asked regularly, so I feel that a blog post is needed.Īs Family Tree Maker (the Windows version) has been around for around 20+ years, with a new version released pretty much every year, there are different methods of transferring depending on what version of FTM you are currently transferring from.
