# What is a LST file? **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** question\ **Created:** [November 22, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/what-is-a-lst-file/2642 "2021-11-22T23:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/what-is-a-lst-file/2642/1 "2021-11-22T23:23:53Z")
Please— what is an LST file and how can I open it? or can I just delete it? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/what-is-a-lst-file/2642/2 "2021-11-22T23:44:32Z")
A text file created by the GEDCOM import process. It contains any data that could not be understood by RM. It can be opened by Notepad or Wordpad. However I would recommend that you have a text editor that can number the lines so you can find what person the errors apply to in the GEDCOM. ---
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/what-is-a-lst-file/2642/3 "2021-11-23T00:07:45Z")
@BobC --appreciate the quick response-- I had tried both word pad and note pad before and all I got was HTML BUT this time Note pad worked and in each instance it said GEDCOM Import Log - File: Schulte 2-Roots.ged Source program: RootsMagic 3 ADDR PO Box 495 4 CONT Springville, UT 84663 4 CONT USA 3 PHON 1-800-ROOTSMAGIC 3 WWW [www.RootsMagic.com](http://www.RootsMagic.com) Destination: RootsMagic Date of file: 30 OCT 2021 2 VERS 5.5.1 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED Character set: UTF-8 so evidently not anything I need and can be deleted? ---
**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:** [November 23, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/what-is-a-lst-file/2642/4 "2021-11-23T01:18:32Z")
Yes you can definitely delete it. It would have a message that something was ignored if there were a problem.