Leave the settings at the defaults.Ĥ) Do not move or rename any media file or folder after you create the gedcom. FTM 2014 will pull the media out and convert them to real media files and then link to them instead of embedding the media.Ģ) Compact your file (TOOLS > COMPACT FILE, select Perform extended analysis)ģ) Create the gedcom. Prior versions embedded media files instead of linking to them (all contemporary programs link including FTM). ![]() If you are using an earlier version of FTM and you have media files, you will need to open the file in FTM 2014 and newer to convert the media items from embedded to linked. You need FTM 2012 or 2014 to be able to do this. Watch the free 90 second video showing how: ġ) If you have a tree on you will need to sync your FTM to the tree and make sure that ALL of the media is downloaded to your hard drive and that the media is linked and visible in FTM. ![]()
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