Requesting a Download of Your DNA Data

Your data belongs to you

You control your data. Your personal account data, tree data, and DNA Data are available for you to download anytime. Once you submit a request, you are entitled to receive this information within 30 days.

DNA Data

Click Here to download your DNA Data

1. If prompted, sign in to your Ancestry® account. 
2. To download the DNA Data for a test on your account, in the "Your DNA tests" section, select a name.
3. Check the box confirming that you understand that once you download your DNA Data, your downloaded copy will not be protected by our security measures, and select Confirm. This will trigger an email (to the email address associated with your Ancestry account) containing a link to confirm your download. It may take up to 24 hours for the email to arrive. The link will expire after 7 days. 
4. Enter your password and select Continue.
5. When you receive the email, open it and click Confirm Data Download. 
6. On the Download DNA Data page, click Download DNA Data. If prompted, sign in to your Ancestry® account. If you’re brought to a page of DNA advertisements rather than the Download DNA Data page, you may be in someone else’s account. Select the name or username in the top-right corner to sign out, then sign in to your account.
7. The file will be downloaded to your computer. The filename will be AncestryDNA.txt. If you can’t find it, check your Downloads folder or your Desktop. You can also search for the filename (if you have a PC) by clicking the Windows key  on your keyboard and entering the filename in the search bar that appears, or (if you have a Mac) by clicking the Spotlight icon  in the top-right corner of your screen and entering the file name in the search field that appears.