How to download your DNA data from Ancestry

[Jessie 888]

Being a tech dummy, I thought this sounded too hard but it's really easy, I promise!
1. Sign in to your Ancestry account.
2. On the top menu bar, select Your DNA Homepage from the DNA menu.
3. Find the Manage Test Settings link, and click it.
4. On the right, find the Download Your Raw DNA Data section.
5. Click the Get Started button.
6. On the pop-up window, re-enter your Ancestry.com password.
7. Click the Confirm button.
8. You will be sent an email message from Ancestry.com when your download file is ready.
9. Use the link in the Ancestry.com email to download your results.
10. On the download page, click the orange Confirm Data Download button.
Make sure you don’t open the zip file, just keep it as it is. You’re then ready to download it to the Family Tree DNA, and the GEDmatch sites (free). Just follow their instructions, you can’t go wrong!

[Heather Potter]

Thank you for this, I have downloaded my DNA results, I have saved a copy on my desktop, and in my downloads.
But I do not know what to do next to down load to the family tree DNA or the GED site.
I am sorry to be so thick.
Can you help again, I have not opened the zip file
Thank you
Heather

[Jessie 888]

Thank you for this, I have downloaded my DNA results, I have saved a copy on my desktop, and in my downloads.
But I do not know what to do next to down load to the family tree DNA or the GED site.
I am sorry to be so thick.
Can you help again, I have not opened the zip file
Thank you
Heather

Sorry for the delay in replying, Heather. All you have to do next is to register for both sites (which is free). Once you do that, they send you a kit number (which is just a handy reference number, really) and the instructions of how to upload to their site. Good luck!

[Heather Potter]

Thank you Jessie xHx