While searching WorldConnect at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com you come across a GEDCOM that is of interest to you, and decide that you would like to download a copy. How do you go about doing this?

GEDCOM submitters may allow a portion of their file to be downloaded, but not everyone chooses this option. On the standard set-up page, if the submitter has selected "yes," six generations of the GEDCOM may be downloaded. The advanced set-up page allows the submitter to specify the number of generations to be downloaded ranging from two to 10, and also allows for the inclusion of a message in the notes for each individual in the GEDCOM to be downloaded.

To protect the databases of WorldConnect submitters, researchers are not permitted to download a GEDCOM in its entirety. If you would like to have a copy of an entire GEDCOM, you should contact the submitter privately. Many GEDCOM owners are willing to share their information on a personal basis.

If the submitter allows downloading, you will see a clickable link that says "Download GEDCOM" on the pages of the database next to the link for adding Post-em notes. The information included in the GEDCOM you download will reflect the options the submitter has selected with regard to cleaning or removing the living.




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from 7/19/2000