Get error when uploading ANcestryDNA

[prairielad]

Add me to the list, zipped or txt, new or old download, will not load here and same error message and advice to buy kit. Please help.

Have you used the mapmy23 tool to convert ancestry raw data to format ftdna will accept?

[mrsprobsma]

Ancestry uploads elsewhere but not here

Add me to the list, zipped or txt, new or old download, will not load here and same error message and advice to buy kit. Please help.

[prairielad]

This is on files that failed first...As to whether the files were for any reason a different size and why, is beyond my understanding.
At age 77 I try the simple route or ask someone

[JohnTF]

Is this on files that failed to upload on initial attempt (using ancestry original unaltered file)?

Not all ancestry files fail to upload, it is just a subset that for some reason or other have less SNP within file, making it slightly smaller then the normal ancestry Raw Data file....these are the ones that FTDNA was rejecting

This is on files that failed first...As to whether the files were for any reason a different size and why, is beyond my understanding.
At age 77 I try the simple route or ask someone

[prairielad]

Since suggesting this on Facebook 18 people have had success (that I know of) The ( - ) before the date should also be removed.. Leaving dna-data On transfer it will read dna-data.zip
Would be interested to hear if this "does/does not" work for anyone

Is this on files that failed to upload on initial attempt (using ancestry original unaltered file)?

Not all ancestry files fail to upload, it is just a subset that for some reason or other have less SNP within file, making it slightly smaller then the normal ancestry Raw Data file....these are the ones that FTDNA was rejecting

[JohnTF]

Since suggesting this on Facebook 18 people have had success (that I know of) The ( - ) before the date should also be removed.. Leaving dna-data On transfer it will read dna-data.zip
Would be interested to hear if this "does/does not" work for anyone

[chrisbonisa]

Hello, I'm a new member to the forum.

My answer to the problem people have transferring Ancestry raw data to FTDNA ….

When you download raw data from Ancestry it adds the date of transfer to the zip file Title.. ie: dna-data-2018-03-03 You Need to REMOVE the Date -2018-03-03 then transfer zipped file dna-data to FTDNA

Kiss..(Keep it simple stupid)

John we actually tried that when the original problems started happening and it didn't seem to matter. It would be wonderful if it were this simple though, thats for sure!

[Jim Barrett]

KISS

Kiss..(Keep it simple stupid)

Those were the Good ol' Days.

[JohnTF]

error when uploading ANcestryDNA

Hello, I'm a new member to the forum.

My answer to the problem people have transferring Ancestry raw data to FTDNA ….

When you download raw data from Ancestry it adds the date of transfer to the zip file Title.. ie: dna-data-2018-03-03 You Need to REMOVE the Date -2018-03-03 then transfer zipped file dna-data to FTDNA

Kiss..(Keep it simple stupid)

[hansonrf]

Only 13 matches

I Recenty unlocked an Ancestry transfer that has only 13 matches shown. There are thousands on GedMatch with 'same' upload. One big difference is that the Ancestry kit had to be 'processed' to work here using http://www.mapmy23.com/tools/ancestry_ftdna_fix.php Thank the author!!

This is NOT a knock at FTDNA or the conversion, for sure, but only a warning to others that the 'conversion' may be imperfect. Of the 13 matches identified by FTDNA, a few are also the strongest matches on GedMatch.

If I had a choice, I'd take more matches ID'd but with a suitable disclaimer. Sure wouldn't want a lot of false matches, though...

IMHO, Ancestry and 23andMe are driving a wedge in the utility of autosomal DNA for pecuniary interests.

[J David]

I'm always glad there are smarter people than me!

To Chrisbonisa: Thanks for the Ancestry fix! I got my results this morning and couldn't make any good connections on Ancestry. When I uploaded to FTDNA I got some verification on my hunches from some of my matches. Doesn't happen without your fix

Best Regards,
Jeff

[chrisbonisa]

Have used the mapmy23 tool many times and even though I've used it for several kits, it isn't working for this one.
I've also messaged the Forum contact 2 times and no reply.

Hi Ann, sorry I didn't see your message, I did reply, I will try to help as best I can. It does seem that randomly FTDNA will not accept a small percentage of these converted kits. Unfortunately I've not found the problem yet, they seem to be in exactly the same format as the others and have the same number of snps etc, but I will keep looking!

[chrisbonisa]

I, like many others, tried unsuccessfully to upload my raw AncestryDNA results. Each time I received the same error that has already been posted. Three downloads to two different computers using four different browsers--No Joy. I read this thread and tried the link below, and it worked. I had to wait to post this comment until my account was activated for the Forums.

Thanks to whoever created this workaround.

Semper Fi

http://www.mapmy23.com/tools/ancestry_ftdna_fix.php

Glad you got it working!

[chrisbonisa]

Just wanted to say Thanks to "chrisbonisa" for creating the fix for the AncestryDNA upload problem, it worked great for four of my newest kit's !!!!!

Also kudos to FTDNA for allowing 3rd party uploads!!!

You are very welcome!

[Sunblu]

Thanks For the Mapmy23 Fix!!!!

Just wanted to say Thanks to "chrisbonisa" for creating the fix for the AncestryDNA upload problem, it worked great for four of my newest kit's !!!!!

Also kudos to FTDNA for allowing 3rd party uploads!!!