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Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 8:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
I had FTM for my PC. After switching to Mac, I tended to let everything accumulate online here before realizing I could lose everything if Ancestry.com ever folded (that's not saying they're in trouble). After research, I went for Reunion. It works well for me. With the GEDCOM I created here, I was able to move everything, including notes to Reunion. Photos and PDF's were the only thing that didn't move. That was easily fixed manually, as I didn't have much.

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 8 Mar 2012 2:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
What about um... mac family tree? Which is the best reunion or mac family tree I am asking for my money back on family tree maker nothing but crashes and losing my media files over and over losing people angry at you ancestry!

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 9:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
It's a personal choice. Reunion is more expensive. It's very stable and has great features. MacFamilyTree is cheaper and I felt less impressive for my requirements. That said, my husband loved their 3D report.
Download the demos, play around with them. See what you like/dislike about them. If possible, use the same GEDCOM to compare how they work with your file. I also tried iFamily for Leopard.
Best of luck.

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 6 Apr 2012 5:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
"So that is my concern for the next generation since my personal information made it's way around the world without my permission. Being aware is being wise. Only put people before 1900 on your computer."

No "locking" mechanism implemented in software, regardless of the vendor, is useful unless it relies on high-strength encryption. Sorry for geeking out here, but in the current computing environment, everyone should make use of a good whole-disk encryption or encrypted virtual file system.

Yes...keep records on paper in case of disaster, but when it comes to your genealogy software... keep your database on an encrypted volume, as you should with any other sensitive information--your finance file, your tax records, your sensitive correspondence, etc...

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 5 Apr 2013 1:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have a large file, around 180,000 people, in my father's tree. He worked in his old pc, and now I would like to continue with maintenance of his work. I have a macbook pro and I started using Family Tree Maker for Mac, at the beginning it did not work at all, now after the last update it works, very slow, but works. But the problem I have is that every time I try to compact the file the software crashes and the next time I open it it says that I should compact the file. I need to export the file in gedcom format to be able to upload it to geneanet.org where my father published his work, and it has to be under 10 me gas to be able to to it. My FTMM file is 455 MB rigth now, when I export it as gedcom it becomes 10 MB. I do not like to make changes directly in geneanet because it can't be undone.

My question is, I am considering switching to Reunion, but I want to be sure it would work well with my file before paying 100 for it, I already lost 60 with the FTMM.

I made a post with a question about the problem with FTMM, and almost every answer was that it definitely won't work, that I should change softwares.

Anyone has any experience with Reunion and large files? Any advice?

Thanks

Re: Reunion 9 or Family Tree Maker - Which one?

Posted: 3 Jul 2013 11:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
While I don't have a particularly large file, many of the users that frequent the Reunion Forums work away with huge files.

I suspect that the biggest issue will be exporting/importing your GEDCOM and preserving your sources. Again, this is something that you can get help with on the Reunion Talk forum. I have found their help and responsiveness invaluable.

I gave up on FTMM a long time ago & switched to Reunion. It's the best thing I've done in a long time.

Best of luck.
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