Importing and exporting a genealogy file in Heredis for Android

Prerequisites :

You must have at least:
• Heredis 2015 for Windows version 15.3 or Mac 2015 version 4.2.0.
• Android 4.0.3 or a more recent version

On your Android tablet or mobile phone, from the Play Store, you need to:
• Enable Google Drive
• Download and install the Heredis application for Android
• Have enough internal memory space available to be able to import your genealogy.

To import your data file, your available storage space must be at least twice the size of the file to be imported.

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Importing a genealogy file in Heredis for Android

1. Preparing your genealogy for Android

Before you can copy your genealogy from the Heredis format onto an Android device, you need to prep the genealogy file.

Note: This method can be used for files not exceeding 4 GB. If your genealogy file is more than 4 GB, then choose to share on the local network.

From Windows or from your Mac:

• Launch Heredis
• Open your genealogy file
• Select from the File menu Prepare for > Heredis Android…
Heredis creates a compressed file recognizable by the Heredis for Android app.

• Click Yes to start creating the file. It will bear the same name as the original file with the .hmwz extension.
• Heredis opens Explorer if you are using Windows, Finder if you are on Mac, thus showing you where the compressed file is located so you can transfer it into Google Drive.

2. Copying a genealogy file prepared for Android into Google Drive

From Windows or from your Mac:

• Launch your web browser and go to this link: drive.google.com
• Sign in to your Google account (choosing or adding the same account linked to the Play Store or on your Android device)
• Click on My Drive
• Choose the file you prepared for Android (with the .hmwz extension) from Windows file explorer or from the Finder on Mac.
• Drag it into your browser window, in My Drive, in order to copy it to your Google Drive account.

3. Importing a genealogy file from Google Drive into Heredis for Android

Note: This method can be used for files not exceeding 4 GB. If your genealogy file is more than 4 GB, then choose to share on the local network.

From your Android tablet or mobile phone:
There are two ways you can proceed:

Solution #1
• Launch Heredis
• Click the Home menu and select Import Family Tree.
• Click the Continue button and choose, in your Google Drive account, the genealogy prepared for Android.

Solution #2
• Launch Google Drive
• Click on the file to load
• Click the Continue button
The Heredis for Android application will open the file automatically.

Note:
If you transfer your file prepared for Android directly to the SD card of your Android device or on another online storage application (Dropbox, OneDrive…), the process to retrieve your genealogy in Heredis for Android remains the same.

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Exporting an Android genealogy file into Heredis for Windows or for Mac

You have made modifications to your genealogy on your Android device and you wish to transfer your work to Windows or to your Mac.

Note: This method can be used for genealogies not exceeding 4 GB. If your genealogy file is more than 4 GB, then choose to share it on the local network.

From your Android tablet or mobile phone:

• Launch Heredis
• Open your genealogy
• Click on the menu icon
• Click on Export Family Tree 
• Click on the Continue button
• Choose a transfer mode (Google Drive, Dropbox…) and confirm.
• Heredis creates a compressed file recognizable by the Heredis for Android app. It will bear the same name as your genealogy with the .hmwz extension.

From Windows or from your Mac:

• Choose the transferred file with the .hmwz extension and copy it onto your computer’s hard drive, in the folder containing your genealogical documents.
• Double click directly on this file.
• The Heredis application launches automatically, decompresses your file, and offers to save it.
• After confirmation, browse through and find the modifications made to your file from your Android device.

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