Ancestry Match Downloader
Download Ancestry DNA Match Information
What is Ancestry Match Downloader?
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Summary
Ancestry Match Downloader is designed to use the new Ancestry DNA API to scan, store, and download your current matches. The extension limits the download to matches having 20cm or more in common. This the 4th Cousin or Closer filter that Ancestry uses. Ancestry does not include matches with less than 20cm shared in their in common matching. Typically a user will have from up to 10000 matches that fall in this range. The match scan will take approximately 1 minute per 5000 matches. Scanning in common matches still takes a long time to complete. If you have 2500 matches expect ICW scan to take around 30 minutes. If you have 4000 matches expect it to take 2 hours. If you have 6000 matches expect it to take 3 to 4 hours.
Updates: Version 0.1.4 Changed the default filenames for export to include the test takers name. Also I included the filter settings for Clusters in the file name. The Cluster file name will be Name-ICW-Clusters-MaxCM-MinCM-Percent-MinSize.XML.
Version 0.1.3
Added message box to export routines to show number of matches exported and clusters exported.
Added more error catching to the exports.
Version 0.1.2 Added some error catching to the export routines to catch incomplete scans of match data. Added an message pop up when match scan is complete and ICW scan is complete.
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Pros
- Useful to access all match information
- Has options to change thresholds and provides ICW Matrix
- The extension fills the bill very nicely and even grabs the 'user added notes'
Cons
- The extension has stopped working due to Ancestry server blocking access
- Some users find it difficult to use this extension
- Handling of large data sets not optimal: Producing XML files too large for LibreOffice to load
Most mentioned
- Ancestry server communication error
- Valuable tool when working
- Difficulty in using the extension
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Safety
Risk impact
Ancestry Match Downloader is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Ancestry Match Downloader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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