Check your family tree for Link rot Link rot happens when a URL no longer leads to its original content because a page has moved or disappeared.
Sometimes links become paywalled or taken down. Review your genealogy research, so you know which source references need your attention.
See how it works with a sample tree
Explore a small tree featuring George and Martha Washington. Check its links and explore the results—no file needed.
Or check your own tree
Drop your GEDCOM file here
.ged files, up to 25 MB
Current GEDCOM file
Your family tree stays on your device.
Check up to 200 unique links at a time. Download your results as CSV or Excel.
Your family tree
Links to check
Links may contain private details, so review them before continuing. Check all supported links, or choose specific links to check.
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Ancestry links are paywalled, so they won’t be checked or sent to the server.
About your privacy
Our goal
Your genealogy research is deeply private and personal. We built this application to detect and prevent link rot while respecting your family's privacy.
We'd be pleased to answer any questions you may have at privacy@memoryhole.app.
On your device
- The GEDCOM (.ged) file stays in this browser. It is never uploaded.
On our servers — up to 24 hours
- When you hit submit, our servers process only the selected links.
Third parties
- Links are submitted to the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) to check if there's an archived copy. Archive.org's privacy policy