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Deleting people from tree?

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Paul

Paul Report 28 Jul 2006 16:26

How do you do it? When I click on dlete individual, it says 'Can't delete person with more than one child or has both parents and children' But I can't delete either? Eh?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jul 2006 16:27

You have to start at the 'end' of any given line, and work backwards.........does that make sense? Reg

Paul

Paul Report 28 Jul 2006 16:29

Yes, it does make sense, but at the 'end' they have a partner, and I can't delete one, with the other being there still.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jul 2006 16:30

Have you tried deleting the 'partner'? If there are children, you'll have to delete them first................. Reg

Paul

Paul Report 28 Jul 2006 16:32

No, i can't delete the partner, because their partner is there, and I cant delete them because their partner is there. Make sense? And I can't delete the children, because they have partners. And then then their parents are there. And then their parents are there. It's a never ending circle.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 28 Jul 2006 16:41

Prince It is at this point you work out Genes limitations for amending your tree :(( I will not be alone in recommending you have another tree 'offsite' on which you can do amendments, without problems, and then up upload the revised Gedcom to this site. Chris

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Paul

Paul Report 28 Jul 2006 16:42

Yep, I do have an offsite tree, but this one needs updating. And I can't seem to do that without uploading the whole lot, and there are some things I don't want to add to my GR tree.

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 28 Jul 2006 17:16

Hi Reggie I asked about this the other day cos I had made a mistake and just reading through this thread now and you have given me the answer, and I have just deleted what I needed too. Many thanks and much appreciated. Best Wishes Yvonne x