How to obtain your Ancestry DNA file

• 1.  At the top of your Ancestry DNA page click "DNA" at the top and select "Your DNA Results Summary".  This will take you to a page showing your DNA Story, DNA Matches and Thru Lines.
  
• 2.  On that page click the large asterisk (wheel) in the upper right that says "Settings".  This will take you to your options and settings.
  
  
• 3.  On that page scroll all the way down to the section that says "Actions - Download DNA data " and click the  "Download" to the right to get your DNA file.  Ancestry will ask for your password again as a security measure.  The file will download as a 5 or 6 megabyte ZIP (compressed) file.   
  
  
• 4. Save that file to your computer to a place you can find it easy (also archive to a flash drive).  Do NOT open the file or it will decompress to a massive TEXT file and no DNA site will accept that uncompressed file anyways.  After the file is saved you can then upload that to any DNA website such as Gedmatch, FamilyTreeDNA or My Heritage for more cousin matches.  If you tested at any DNA site you can download your DNA file from them.  Ancestry and 23 and Me do NOT allow file uploads you have to take a real DNA test.