I’ve installed various genealogy applications on my laptops over the years. And I’ve uninstalled what I didn’t find useful. This is the software that I keep using.
RootsMagic Essentials (Free)
The user interface looks like it was designed in 1995. Strange error messages appear. So why would I recommend this rather clunky piece of software?
Because even the free version will give you a backup of your Ancestry tree that includes all media. Read the in-depth review of using RootsMagic with Ancestry here.
And watch our video walkthrough of using RootsMagic to download all record images from your Ancestry tree.