Downloading Your Raw Data from AncestryDNA

If you've tested your DNA with AncestryDNA, you might be wondering if you should invest even more money taking additional tests from other companies. If you're looking to find someone, or the answers to a very specific question, it can make sense to fish in as many ponds as you can access?

But why not see if the matches you're looking for are already available without having to spend that extra money?

That's where GEDmatch.com comes in. Because people from various testing companies have uploaded their results there, it's like taking multiple DNA tests for the price of one. And since you have upload your results there yourself, the people you reach out to are looking to make connections and actually write back to you!

But before you can upload your results to GEDmatch, you have to download your raw data from the AncestryDNA website first. And with this video, you'll know exactly where to go, what to click, and how to get the data that rightfully belongs to you.