

So if you have already successfully updated with build 501, there is no need to install the 510 update. The improved updaters make the process simpler but the result is the same. Should I install the 510 update as well?Ī: No. Q: I already updated successfully using build 501. Media thumbnails are no longer refreshed during the conversion process, eliminating the effect experienced by some users of thumbnails being temporarily replaced by placeholders, a process which could take a long time to complete, especially with large media collections. Reminders were added to the installer and to conversion windows that emphasize making manual backups before updating.ģ. The original tree file is now always converted (without needing to uncheck a "convert original" checkbox), so that links to Ancestry trees if any are always preserved.Ģ. The improved updaters contain the following changes:ġ. We have more recently created improved updaters, and are now providing 510 (Windows) and 950 (Mac).

We began sending out invitations to update at the end of December, providing builds 501 (Windows) and 939 (Mac). The updates contain important new security protection for your tree data, as well as significant performance and stability improvements that will be beneficial for all users. We have completed updated versions of FTM 2014.1 and Mac 3.1 that we recommend all users of FTM 2014 and Mac 3 and later install (including those who have already installed previous builds of FTM 2014.1 or Mac 3.1). For information about the changes to Ancestry services, and how to purchase FTM 2017 as a discounted upgrade for returning users, please read this article. The free updates for FTM 2014 and FTM for Mac 3 are not able to reconnect these services, as the technology they had been using was retired by Ancestry. These connection services are now available only in FTM 2017. IMPORTANT NOTE:When FTM 2017 was officially released on July 17, 2017, Ancestry services such as hints, search, merge and all other features that required an Ancestry connection were retired for older editions.
