Software MacKiev suggests using a cloud file storage service, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or Apple iCloud to back up your FTM media folder. In this respect, the mobile app is superior, since it displays any media that were uploaded with the tree or are attached to Ancestry sources. However, the mobile version will not have any media, since they’re not uploaded to TreeVault.

However, if it works well, it seems like this might be a useful feature of TreeVault, enabling you to view your tree on a mobile device. I was not able to test Family Tree Maker Connect, since I don’t own an iPad or iPhone and the Android version isn’t available yet. You will get a certificate that may be included with a will, providing instructions and passcodes for taking over your account along with your Family Tree Maker license.įTM Connect has been renamed Family Tree Maker Connect and is available for free in the Apple App Store.

Next of Kin™ allows you to designate a successor to your TreeVault account to pass along your family tree.

Historical Weather™ puts color in your family story with more than a billion historical weather records.

Handy for sharing your tree with relatives or for using your iPad as a second monitor with your continuously updated tree.

FTM Connect™ is a FREE mobile app (for iPad, iPhone and coming soon for Android) that displays your latest FTM tree anywhere, any time – even when your computer is off.

TreeVault keeps a continuously updated copy of your tree ready to hand back to you if your hard drive should crash or some other catastrophe strikes. Software MacKiev to FTM users with the following features: As the name implies, this is a new cloud service offered by

Family tree maker starter edition