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Macfamilytree review 20217/14/2023 I’m a newcomer to genealogy software, so when I saw that there was a discount on Mac Family Tree for the launch of their new version, I asked a friend of mine who has been documenting the genealogy of her family for decades about her advice. I think I may need to look for something else and maybe try RM8 again later next year to see if it has improved. I don’t find the interface at all intuitive and, like some of the others who have commented, I’m from a software development background and have lots of experience with many types of both Windows and Mac software. I’ve been getting Access Violations every 10 minutes or so, requiring me to close and restart RM (I feel as if I’m using Windows rather than a Mac!) The program seems slow and lots of things I used to do with a double-click in RM7 now seem to require me to move my mouse and click on a button somewhere else on the screen. I was a little disappointed in RM8 before today but I am now feeling totally disillusioned. Today is the first day I have tried to use RM8 extensively - converting one of my RM7 files, using DataClean tools, tidying up sources, doing some merging, and creating groups. My requirements and expectations are very similar to yours - a few thousand people in each file, no media, and I don’t particularly need to integrate with online databases. I will continue to test the RM waters in the future but for now… all the best. Unfortunately, for me at least, that now means moving on to another platform.Ī huge thank you to Bruce and the entire RM team for all your hard work and dedication. With my introduction to RootsMagic 4… I felt I had arrived at the best balance of features, usability, dedication to sourcing for my purposes.Īll programs have their strengths and weaknesses and it is a balancing act to find the desktop application that meets one’s individual needs. I have tried many since then - Windows-based on PC, then Windows-based on Mac running virtual Windows and native Mac-only programs. I have been using desktop genealogy programs since The Master Genealogist was a DOS program. RM8, in my experience, had been a step back from the speed, functionality and user interface from RM7… even at fairly basic levels of use. I have finally made the decision to move on to another program as my primary one. I started with RM4 in 2009 and I have worked with RM8 now since it opened for beta-testing. I do not rely at all on RM integration with web-based services such as Ancestry or Family Search. My databases are relatively small, the largest at just over 5,000 persons, and incorporate no media. As a side benefit I was looking forward to receiving any tweaks and improvements that would come with the rebuild and thoughtful, realistic user input. Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.My expectations for RM8 were fairly modest I thought… a solid, mature program following in the footsteps of RM4 through RM7 in its functionality but running natively on Mac. Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ist If a simple re-download still results in the error message, this is what to do:ĭelete the following files and restart the Mac: In some cases, these steps are not sufficient because the Mac App Store faces two issues Apple is obviously not able to tackle. – Then view your purchase history and download your app again – Login with the account you used to buy the app – Move the current application from the Applications folder to the trash and empty it Your data won’t be harmed because app data on your Mac is never stored inside an application. ![]() However, there is no need to worry, simply follow these simple steps. Delete XY and download it again from the App Store”? This is unfortunately a Mac App Store issue which has been around since the App Store launched. ![]() You tried to launch your app and just received the error message, the app “XY is damaged and can’t be opened.
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