Why Older Family Tree Maker Files Don’t Open Easily Family Tree Maker (FTM) has evolved greatly from 2008 to 2024, introducing new features and updated database structures. Because of these changes, files created in older versions may not open directly in the latest software. For instance, FTM 2008 or FTM 2012 files often fail to load properly in FTM 2019 or FTM 2024 without file...