How to Download DNA Raw Data from MyHeritageDNA

How to Download DNA Raw Data from MyHeritageDNA

 

Requirements:

• Know your MyHeritage login and password
• Know your MyHeritage password without it being automatically provided by the site
• Be able to access your email to retrieve a message from MyHeritage
• Have access to a secure computer with the ability to store and protect the data if you want an archival copy or delete the data after uploading to another drive or test site

 

Instructions:

[su_box title=”Step 1 – Login to MyHeritage.com” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 2 – On the header menu select DNA, then select Manage DNA kits; if you’re a member of more than one family website, select which site you want to visit” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″]
If you’re a member of more than one family site, select the site you need. [/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 3 -Select the kit you want to download by selecting the three dots next to that kit at the far right side of the page” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″]If you manage more than one kit or have kits for more than one person, be careful to select the kit you want to download and after the download, be sure to rename it in a way that will help identify it in the future.[/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 4 – A pop-up window will appear, DNA data file download, read it and select Continue” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 5 – A pop-up window will appear Confirmation for downloading raw DNA data, select the confirmation box and then select Continue” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″]
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[su_box title=”Step 6 – A pop-up window will appear DNA data file download telling you to check your email for download instructions” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 7 – Go to your email inbox and find an email from MyHeritage DNA” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 8 – Open the email from MyHeritage DNA and select Continue with the download” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 9 – A new MyHeritage browser window will open, type in your MyHeritage password (used with your login) and then select Download” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″][/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 10 – Find the Download in your Downloads Directory and Rename the file” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″]The downloaded file will appear at the bottom of your browser page. Go to your Downloads directory and find the file and rename it. You may want to save it somewhere other than your Downloads directory.

MyHeritageDNA downloads look like this on the browser page:

and this is how the file looks in my Downloads directory[/su_box]

 

[su_box title=”Step 11 – Safely archive this raw DNA data OR upload the raw DNA data to another testing site” box_color=”#98c33f” title_color=”#070706″ radius=”2″]If you want to upload this data to another DNA testing site, login to that testing site and follow their directions for uploading DNA from other test sites.[/su_box]