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GillfromStaffs

GillfromStaffs Report 1 Oct 2006 14:56

Can anyone help please, i only have a fraction of my tree on here now, if i want to import the rest from my legacy program do i have to delete whats on here first,incase some of it doubles up. Gill

Researching:
Proctor Audley & S-O-T, Forrester,Hanley, Shenton, Hanley, Moreton, Madeley. All in Staffordshire

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 1 Oct 2006 15:08

Yes, you can't merge trees on here.

GillfromStaffs

GillfromStaffs Report 1 Oct 2006 15:14

Thank's Annie,does it tell you how to do it? not got a very big brain. Gill

Researching:
Proctor Audley & S-O-T, Forrester,Hanley, Shenton, Hanley, Moreton, Madeley. All in Staffordshire

Uncle John

Uncle John Report 1 Oct 2006 16:58

Stage 1 is to create a GEDCOM file from your other tree program. Make sure you give it a sensible file name and remember which folder you put it in. Stage 2 is to go into Import/Export Tree (left hand side of GR screen, near the bottom under Other Useful Tools). Click on Import GEDCOM and then browse until you find the correct file. It will have a suffix GED. Follow the instructions for importing and then wait till GR sends you an email saying it's been processed. When you next look at your GR home page it will tell you how many peeps and how many names are now in your tree. This process deletes the tree you already had on GR. John

Unknown

Unknown Report 1 Oct 2006 17:03

I use Legacy and have no problems updating my tree WITHOUT deleting. Create a GEDCOM file in Legacy. Make a note of where it is, on my machine its Legacy/Legacy/Data/File name. Then go onto your home page here click on Import Tree and follow the directions

Her Indoors

Her Indoors Report 1 Oct 2006 18:39

When updating a tree on GR by importing a GEDCOM file, there is no need to delete the existing file, because it will be overwritten automatically. As has been said, you cannot merge files here.