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How can I protect my Family Tree Maker research? - Campdevid - 09-21-2026
Regular backups are one of the most important habits for every genealogy researcher. Your FTM tree may contain years of research, photographs, documents, notes, sources, and family relationships, so keeping multiple backup copies is recommended. Family Tree Maker Help can guide users through creating backups and restoring a tree when something goes wrong. Consider keeping one backup on an external drive and another in a secure cloud location. Before making major changes, such as merging trees, upgrading FTM, or moving files to another computer, create a fresh backup. Family Tree Maker Help is also useful when a backup does not restore correctly or a user is unsure which file should be opened. A consistent backup routine can reduce the risk of losing valuable genealogy information.