How to open GEDCOM file?
The software referred to as GEDCOM Opener allows you to freely work with GEDCOM files, including opening their contents. If you have the appropriate software installed on your device, opening the GEDCOM file should be done without any problems by double-clicking on the file's icon. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.
How to open GEDCOM file? 9 steps
In case it is not possible to open the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file is supported by it. Files with the GEDCOM extension may not be supported by the operating system you are using.
- Check if the Gramps or GeneWeb, Ages, LifeLines program is installed in the system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Verify that the default application for handling GEDCOM files is one of the following software tools: Gramps, GeneWeb, Ages, LifeLines. If not, open the dialog box with the properties of the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file and use the "Change" button on the "General" tab. On the list, search for one of the Gramps, GeneWeb, Ages, LifeLines applications and confirm.
Software programs that open GEDCOM file extension
- Files ripped from external media or downloaded from the Internet may have a damaged structure. The Gramps, GeneWeb, Ages, LifeLines programs will then not be able to open the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file. Try to download or copy the file again.
- In case the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file is infected, the anti-virus program will prevent it from being opened. In this situation, it is recommended to scan all data media in the system for viruses.
- GEDCOM Genealogy Format is a file that may have been generated by older program versions. In this case, you may find that the newer version of the application does not support this older format.
- To open the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. Check the app for up-to-date information and, if necessary, install the latest version.
- Sometimes the user unknowingly tries to open a file with a shortcut that points to a place where the file is no longer there (it may have been previously deleted).
- The inability to open the GEDCOM Genealogy Format file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.
Useful tools
You've followed the instructions above and still haven't opened your GEDCOM file? In this case, you can use the solutions offered by various websites. At the bottom you will find tools that are dedicated to opening GEDCOM files.
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