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merging records on genes

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Christine

Christine Report 24 May 2006 21:56

Hi there I hope someone can help. I have hit a problem trying to 'merge' two lines of my tree. The same families join via two different marriages and i thought it would automatically recognise the same details but i now have 2 records for the same union. I know i havent explained this properly but dont quite know how to tell you of the problem. Any help greatly appreciated. Chris

Sam

Sam Report 24 May 2006 22:05

Unfortunately you can't do it on this site, that's one of the downsides. Sam x

Peterkinz

Peterkinz Report 24 May 2006 22:08

Download (free) PAF5 from familysearch(.)org Export your genes tree to it Do all the mercging/connecting you like Export the tree as a gedcom and upload it to GR Keep working in PAF as you build your tree with periodic uploads to GR to meke contacts ....and you have a backup for your tree because it's in two places Peter

Researching:
Nurse of Brightlingsea, Spalton of Bottesford, Williams of Tenby, Lammiman of Kensington

Christine

Christine Report 24 May 2006 22:21

thanks for that Peter. I have family tree maker programme so can i export my tree from here to that to do the merging instead of downloading another file. Have only just started with the family tree maker programme so havent got all my records in that one yet. Also how long do you think it will take and will i have to delete my tree on genes before i import it back. Sorry to be a nuisance but i am not really good with computers. Chris

Peterkinz

Peterkinz Report 24 May 2006 22:29

It doesn't take long and you can now put your tree back into GR without deleting - plus if anything goes wrong you have your backup copy. It all depends on how big your tree is - mine is big and only takes 3 or 4 minutes Peter

Researching:
Nurse of Brightlingsea, Spalton of Bottesford, Williams of Tenby, Lammiman of Kensington

Christine

Christine Report 24 May 2006 22:50

Thanks Peter, have exported to ftm and merged the relevant records. Now to find out how to transfer it back to genes. Thanks again for the help. Chris

Peterkinz

Peterkinz Report 24 May 2006 23:56

Save the merged file as a .Ged file on your hard drive, go to import/export tree on the left of this page and import it..... Peter

Researching:
Nurse of Brightlingsea, Spalton of Bottesford, Williams of Tenby, Lammiman of Kensington

Paul

Paul Report 25 May 2006 02:35

Hi Christine, You may have difficulties Importing your Gedcom to GR. The Import Gedcom function has been broken since sometime last week. They hope to fix it 'soon'. Please do not rely on GR as the primary location for your tree. Your own PC, with Family History software ie FTM, is the place for it. Paul