Some users have recently encountered an issue when trying to download the program - if you are having problems, right-click on the button on the page and choose 'Save Link As'. This will then download the file. You may get a notification to say the file is unsafe - click 'Keep anyway' and this should continue the download.
This is a setting on your computer that means only apps from the Microsoft store can be installed. You can change this by doing the following:
- Select Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features
- Under 'Choose where to get apps', change the drop-down box from 'The Microsoft Store only' to 'Anywhere'.
RootsMagic has a different file format and extension for database (.rmtree) and backup (.rmbackup) files. The RootsMagic 4-7 database (.rmgc) and backup (.rmgb) files cannot be opened inside the latest RootsMagic program, they will need to be imported by creating a new file. The new database will then have the correct (.rmtree) file extension.
1. Select the File page, then click Create a New RootsMagic file.
2. If you do not already have a file open, you can also select the Home page, then click New File.
3. Select what program to import data from - choose RootsMagic 1-7.
4. Select the file to import
5. Select the folder where you want to create the RootsMagic file
6. Enter a name for the RootsMagic file
7. Choose the options for the new RootsMagic file and click OK
Your main database in RootsMagic is an RMTREE file (e.g. SmithFamily.rmtree), and any backups you make are RMBACKUP files (e.g. SmithFamily.rmbackup).
You can open an RMTREE file in RootsMagic by going to File > Open a RootsMagic File, however you can't open RMBACKUP files in the same way. This is because an RMBACKUP file is a compressed version of your database and is therefore smaller than your RMTREE files. To open a RMBACKUP file, you need to go to File > Restore from Backup.
The RMBACKUP files are designed to be used when you need to revert to an earlier copy of your database after making a mistake, or if you need to restore your database after losing your original. Because of this, when you restore a backup file, it will overwrite your existing database - therefore we suggest only restoring a backup file if it's absolutely necessary, as when you restore the file you will lose any changes you've made since making that backup.