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What is a GEDCOM file?
How do I create a GEDCOM file?
How does GenCircles handle living individuals?
How do you figure out whether an individual is living?
What options do I have on how my GEDCOM is displayed?
How can I update my file?
When will my file be added to the search engine?
What is SmartMatching?
How soon will SmartMatches start showing up in my file?
What if I want to delete my file?
Will others be able to download my file?
Can I upload more than one GEDCOM file using the same username and password?
Can I upload more than one GEDCOM file at the same time?
Is there a size limit on GEDCOM files?
Does the web site accept ZIP files with GEDCOM's in them?
What is a GEDCOM file?
GEDCOM files are files that conform to a standardized genealogy file format known as GEDCOM. For the GenCircles system to understand your data, it must be in the GEDCOM format. All major family tree software supports the creation of GEDCOM files. Creating a GEDCOM file does not overwrite your existing data or change your existing file in any way. Instead, it is an entirely new file that is generated by a process known as "exporting". Exporting a GEDCOM file is easy to do with any family tree software. Instuctions on creating a GEDCOM file appear here. You can also find more detailed instructions in your software's manual or help system. Remember where you save your GEDCOM file so when you try to upload it to our web site, you don't forget where the file is located.
How do I create a GEDCOM file?
Instuctions on creating a GEDCOM file appear here. You can also find more detailed instructions in your software's manual or help system. Remember where you save your GEDCOM file so when you try to upload it to our web site, you don't forget where the file is located.
How does GenCircles handle living individuals?
All information on living individuals in your file will be hidden from viewing by anyone other than the owner of the file. This includes all sources, notes, and facts about living individuals.
How do you figure out whether an individual is living?
GenCircles uses every known method for identifying whether an individual is considered living. All individuals born after the year 1900 with no death date are considered living. All children of any living individual are automatically considered living. There are also a number of other flags our system will pick up on, including the words "private" or "living" in the birth or death date.
What options do I have on how my GEDCOM is displayed?
Right now, there are three main options you have about how your GEDCOM is displayed. These options are available to you once your file has been uploaded (click My GenCircles, and select Preferences). 1.) You can add a description to your file for other users to view. 2.) You can prevent any notes from appearing on any individual (this is useful for people who keep private notes or notes to themselves in the note fields). 3.) You can prevent any sources from appearing on any individual.
How can I update my file?
You can update your file as often as you like. Go to My GenCircles, and select Update next to the file you'd like to update.
When will my file be added to the search engine?
Every night, we update the search engine to include that days uploads.
What is SmartMatching?
SmartMatching compares the individuals in your file against all of the individuals in our Global Tree. We run a detailed search on every individual in your file, and see where your individuals match up with other individuals in other people's files. This technology is only available at GenCircles and is amazingly fast and accurate. For a file with 250 individuals, it would take someone days to run all these searches. Imagine how long it would take for a 50,000 individual file. Our SmartMatching system does it all for you, automatically, in a matter of seconds.
How soon will SmartMatches start showing up in my file?
As long as your file contains a few individuals that match other individuals in our system, SmartMatches will show up within a few hours of when you submit your file. As other users submit new files to the Global Tree, your SmartMatches will grow over time.
What if I want to delete my file?
You can delete your file anytime, no questions asked. Go to My GenCircles, and select Remove next to the file you'd like to delete.
Will others be able to download my file?
Other users cannot copy or download your file at any time.
Can I upload more than one GEDCOM file using the same username and password?
Sure, you can upload as many GEDCOM files as you'd like using the same username and password. Our system automatically assigns a number to each one of your files.
Can I upload more than one GEDCOM file at the same time?
Yes. You can send as many GEDCOM files as you want, all at the same time.
Is there a size limit on GEDCOM files?
No. We have many GEDCOM's that are tens of megabytes in size. There is also no lower limit on size. There are a few GEDCOM's in our system that our only 3 or 4 individuals.
Does the web site accept ZIP files with GEDCOM's in them?
Yes, but there must be only one GEDCOM in your ZIP file for the web site to accept it.
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