# Rootsmagic 8 Mac Data Cleanup

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/rootsmagic-8-mac-data-cleanup/4181>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** tip\
**Created:** [March 26, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/rootsmagic-8-mac-data-cleanup/4181 "2022-03-26T17:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rooty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rooty](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Rooty)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/rootsmagic-8-mac-data-cleanup/4181/1 "2022-03-26T17:36:05Z")

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The mac version of RM8 has some serious bugs (access violation crashes) but also provides tools to clean up my database ported via gedcom from FTM 2019. Place and Name clean, merge duplicate sources and citations among others are finding lots of user bungles not apparent in Family tree maker.