Creating a family tree helps you connect with your past and understand your heritage. However, it may be difficult to manage several tree files. Family Tree Maker (FTM) simplifies it with a facility known as the Tree Browser. The Tree Browser allows you to locate, organize, and maintain all your family trees at one point. If you’re looking for missing files or getting various versions of your trees organized, the tool makes it easy. This guide shows you step by step how to utilize the Tree Browser.
How to Manage Your Trees through the Tree Browser?
Here are the steps to manage your trees through the tree browser:-
1. Accessing the Tree Browser
- Launch Family Tree Maker on your computer.
- Click on the View icon or choose Tree Browser from the Select Tree menu on the main toolbar.
- The Tree Browser window will appear, showing all tree files available.
2. Working with the Tree Browser
In the Tree Browser, you will notice various types of tree files:
- Recent: Trees that have been recently opened in Family Tree Maker.
- All Trees: A list of all tree files available in the software, including:
- Trees from the current Family Tree Maker version.
- Trees from older versions of FTM.
- Backup trees and GEDCOM trees.
- FTM Folder: Trees specifically saved in the Family Tree Maker folder.
- Ancestry: Trees associated with your Ancestry account.
- TreeVault: Shows where the original tree was made.
3. Working with Your Trees
After you have found your tree in the Tree Browser, you have three primary choices:
- Open a Tree: Click on the tree name and choose Open to open it in Family Tree Maker.
- Find the Tree File: Click Show in Finder (Mac) or Open File Location (Windows) to see where the file is located on your computer.
- Delete a Tree: Choose the tree you want to delete and click Delete to remove it from your system.
For the convenience of searching, you may use the Sort by and Show menus to sort and find a particular tree immediately.
Features of the Tree Browser
Before we get into the steps, let’s examine what the Tree Browser offers:
- Find, access, and organize all of your family trees in one place.
- Find missing or lost tree files anywhere on your computer.
- Find trees stored in alternative file formats, like backup files, older versions, and GEDCOM files.
- Find Ancestry trees and those located in the FTM Folder or TreeVault.
Final Thoughts
Tree Browser is a powerful utility in Family Tree Maker that makes tree management easy. Using it, you can easily manage, find, and keep track of your family trees without much trouble. You may need to find missing files, open previous trees, or handle backup versions, but Tree Browser makes it all easily accessible and organized. For more help, Contact Us at FTM Software.
User Queries!
The Tree Browser is an application in Family Tree Maker through which one can view, structure, and deal with all his/her family tree files within one location.
Yes, the Tree Browser is used to find missing or lost tree files located on your computer, even in hidden places.
The basic operation is the same, but certain features, for example, Show in Finder (Mac) and Open File Location (Windows), have different names.
Yes, you can simply remove unwanted tree files from the Tree Browser itself by choosing the tree and pressing Delete.
In the Tree Browser’s Ancestry section, you can locate and handle trees associated with your Ancestry account.
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