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Import

What it's for: bringing data into the active profile — matches, segments, ICW, and ancestor trees. For the step-by-step of each path, see Import your matches.

The four import cards

  • DNAGedcom Client database — per-vendor toggles (GEDmatch, FTDNA, Ancestry, MyHeritage, 23andMe), a Minimum cM (default 7), and Choose database & import… (.db/.sqlite).
  • GEDCOM ancestor treeChoose GEDCOM file & import… (.ged/.gedcom); replaces the profile's tree and recomputes family groups.
  • CSV file (DNAGedcom export) — pick a Company and Template, then Choose CSV file & import….
  • Paste data — paste rows from a web page or spreadsheet and click Parse & import pasted rows (comma or tab auto-detected).

Results

Progress is shown live (“Backing up database…,” “Importing…”) and a green tally reports people, matches, segments, ICWs, skipped rows, and the backup file.

The Import workspace — the four import paths.
The Import workspace — the four import paths.
Every import backs up the database first. If something imports wrong, you can restore the backup named in the result.
Define your own column mappings under Settings → CSV import templates; they then appear in the Template dropdown here.

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