Gordon, I think you are talking about 2 separate things. 1) Downloading your raw data refers to you downloading your DNA File. 2) Dowloading your tree from Ancestry.com means you are creating a Gedcom.
You need your data of course and you'll also want your tree, as your matches will be looking at it and hopefully trying to figure out the match. The transfer is free. To unlock FTDNA's tools is $19. OR you can be tested on their platform for $59 (and you get all the tools). The difference is the AncestryDNA chip (as well as 23 and Me) have about half the family markers removed and health markers place there. What that means for a genealogist is that you don't get as many matches as others would in the FTDNA database. Do the free transfer first. Here's how to download your raw data from AncestryDNA: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/ka215000000U0ERAA0/ Downloading-Raw-DNA-Data-1460089696533 It takes a few minutes for the system to create a file for all that DNA. So while you wait for the email from Ancestry that it's ready, make your account with FTDNA: https://www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer Then you'll get the data from Ancestry, you will log into your FTDNA account and you'll upload the raw data. If you need help with this part, just let me know. Also, be sure to join the Azores DNA project. Log into the FTDNA page with the kit number and password. Across the top is says: myFTDNA, DNA Tests, Projects....Point at Projects. When the drop down menu appears, click "Join a project." If the Azores Islands appears on the top, click the link and scroll down to the JOIN button at the end. If the Azores Islands is not suggested, scroll down to where it says "Search by Surname" and type: azores. When Azores Islands appears, click the link and follow the directions. If you need more detailed help, just email me and we can go off-list and I can help you. I can also get the $59 full platform for you. gfscherim at gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
