Ancestry Media Download

It is an initial impression abnd willing to upgrade my rating. The extension says it downloading media but I cant find the file anywhere. I have my default folder set correctly. I really want this to work!

I wish it worked for me. Can't figure out why it doesn't. Put the extension on Chrome - didn't work. Removed it and tried again, followed instructions, nothing happens. Frustrating.

Chrome, PC, March 2022. You MUST be on the Photos or Stories tab (not All Media) for this extension to work. It worked a treat and all my media has been downloaded. Thank you Jereme for this great contribution to geneology.

Does what it says on the box - saved me a ton of work. The only annoyance, which I think is a Chrome thing and Firefox might be better here - I had to click SAVE for each file it downloaded - I just sat there and clicked as each one came up... no biggie, but slightly annoying - I just don't think thats a big price to pay for being able to get all the media from my tree so I can start using an offline program (trying Family Historian 7) and start saving myself hundreds of dollars a year on An... Show more

I gave it 4-star because it started as a 5-star then, I believe that Ancestry caught on and blocked it. This was on a Mac running OSmac High Sierra. Has anyone else experienced Ancestry shutting this extension down? Any ideas on how to get around that?

This extension saved me a lot of time!! Two things to be aware of: 1) at first I thought it didn't work, but then I realized I was on the "All Media" page instead of the "Photos" or "Stories" pages. It's not compatible with the "All Media" page. If it doesn't work for you the first time, make sure you're on the correct page in the gallery. 2) while the extension is running, it basically takes over your browser. You cannot click to a different tab or a different window because this extension i... Show more

Brilliant. Use Windows to download all without having to click to save each one. Works on Mac but only one at a time. Took 3 minutes to download 100 files.

Excellent - working on a Mac and I have managed to capture the hundreds of images I have saved to Ancestry over the years, so that I can link them to my offline GEDCOM files.

WORKS BEAUTIFULLY It could be people don't know how to follow directions and that's why it doesn't work for them. I had the same problem originally but went back and followed the directions. Open the tree you want to download stories/photos. To the left of the name of the tree (upper left-hand corner) hover over the tree icon and select MEDIA GALLERY and then Stories or Photos. This is where you want to run this app from. Then in the upper-right hand corner of your browser window is a black p... Show more

Currently downloading my files. Great little tool - and keeping my filenames! A lifesaver after a death of a hard drive. Thank you so much for your work on this.