# I have roots magic on a Mac. Is there a way I can give a copy to my family who are on windows? **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** question, tip, rootsmagic, issue\ **Created:** [September 6, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197 "2026-09-06T12:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peter1joyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peter1joyce](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/peter1joyce)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/1 "2026-09-06T12:25:26Z")
I have roots magic on a Mac. Is there a way I can give a copy to my family who are on windows? ---
**Author:** ![BobC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/bobc/32/6195_2.png) [@BobC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/BobC)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/2 "2026-09-06T13:01:28Z")
If you are talking about the software, they can download the RM Essentials version which is free or they can purchase the software. After they have the software, you can give them a copy of your database and media which they can use on their windows machine after setup and running the reindex tool on the database. The need to reindex is due to differences in how the two operating systems handle the index. ---
**Author:** ![peter1joyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peter1joyce](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/peter1joyce)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/3 "2026-09-06T13:42:34Z")
Thank you very much.. One question what/where is this reindex tool. Regards Peter ---
**Author:** ![BobC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/bobc/32/6195_2.png) [@BobC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/BobC)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/4 "2026-09-06T13:48:34Z")
Tools (Above Settings) \> Database Tools ---
**Author:** ![keithcstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@keithcstone](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/keithcstone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/5 "2026-09-07T01:44:07Z")
Another reason they need to get rid of RMNOCASE. ---
**Author:** ![kbens0n](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/kbens0n/32/80_2.png) [@kbens0n](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kbens0n)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/6 "2026-09-07T03:11:23Z")
> [@keithcstone](#): > > they need to get rid of RMNOCASE RMNOCASE is there by the author’s INTENTION. ---
**Author:** ![keithcstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@keithcstone](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/keithcstone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/i-have-roots-magic-on-a-mac-is-there-a-way-i-can-give-a-copy-to-my-family-who-are-on-windows/16197/7 "2026-09-07T03:30:24Z")
True, but you know what they say about best intentions.