# Transfer media from ancestry to RM8

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/transfer-media-from-ancestry-to-rm8/5102>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [August 5, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/transfer-media-from-ancestry-to-rm8/5102 "2022-08-05T16:50:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Khats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Khats](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Khats)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/transfer-media-from-ancestry-to-rm8/5102/1 "2022-08-05T16:50:36Z")

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I was able to transfer the data base but need to know how to transfer the media.  
Kathy

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**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/transfer-media-from-ancestry-to-rm8/5102/2 "2022-08-05T18:30:54Z")

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Sounds like you downloaded an Ancestry GEDCOM and that won’t contain media. Instead open a new blank database in RM and download the Ancestry Tree using TreeShare. It will include all the media.  
[http://wiki.rootsmagic.com/wiki/RootsMagic\_8:Ancestry\_TreeShare](http://wiki.rootsmagic.com/wiki/RootsMagic_8:Ancestry_TreeShare)

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**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/transfer-media-from-ancestry-to-rm8/5102/3 "2022-08-05T18:32:57Z")

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This video demonstrates TreeShare for Ancestry. The only difference is how you open it in RM8. Go to Publish, Ancestry TreeShare to start.  
RootsMagic’s TreeShare for Ancestry

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/9/9c2edf153298a7d7666ddf8cf716439c9a157295.jpeg "RootsMagic's TreeShare for Ancestry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDOlq7EFIWA)