# How can I import a GEDCOM file

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**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-import-a-gedcom-file/2463 "2022-05-25T09:25:46Z")\
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Welcome

The wiki has [step-by-step instructions for importing a GEDCOM file](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Import_from_another_genealogy_program#Standard_GEDCOM_as_transfer_tool).

Getting started with Gramps can have a steep learning curve. You can save a lot of heartache by watching a couple of the free [video tutorials](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/tutorial-videos/126) that various users have created.

For your particular question, the 2nd TechTutorials YouTube video covers importing a file. The `.ged` (GEDCOM) format import is done the same way as a `.gramps` format file.

> [@Tutorial videos](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/tutorial-videos/126/1):
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> [Gramps {5.1} Tutorial #2: Creating Backups & Updating your Software](https://youtu.be/L5fXrfETAUw)  
> _skip to 17:00 to learn how to import the [example.gramps](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Example.gramps) into a blank tree_

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