Thanks Russ
So I firstly did an "Unlink" of my FTM tree - and then deleted it.
But initially I still had Dashboard showing my Ancestry tree - but without the option to "Request Download". And sure enough - at Ancestry it still showed as being linked. Nervous moment !! Right click in Dashboard (Ancestry Tree Name / Action) and yet again I was offered the option to UNLINK. So did it again - and that did the trick. Was again given the option "Request Download".
This tree had been on MANUAL Sync. I wonder if that made a difference ? Doing an Unlink and Delete - still hadnt done a full Unlink job. But I worked it out eventually having to do a second UNLINK - interesting - seeing as it really wasnt linked at FTM - but was at Ancestry !! At least it (FTM) gave me an option to fix the issue.
Currently in the process of downloading via the 'Request Download' feature.
My previous effort with FTM 2012 was by importing a downloaded Gedcom from Ancestry.
If this time I can get the Media files to be more in sync (last time - 1069 missing media files and unable to resolve) - it will be much easier to find and fix duplicates.
But a trap for the unwary - dont go crazy deleting stuff in FTM 2012 with Sync in operation - without fully realising that you are also deleting your Ancestry data.
And yes - I had backed up my FTM files / media folder, before doing this exercise.
Thanks again Russ : Lindsay
So I firstly did an "Unlink" of my FTM tree - and then deleted it.
But initially I still had Dashboard showing my Ancestry tree - but without the option to "Request Download". And sure enough - at Ancestry it still showed as being linked. Nervous moment !! Right click in Dashboard (Ancestry Tree Name / Action) and yet again I was offered the option to UNLINK. So did it again - and that did the trick. Was again given the option "Request Download".
This tree had been on MANUAL Sync. I wonder if that made a difference ? Doing an Unlink and Delete - still hadnt done a full Unlink job. But I worked it out eventually having to do a second UNLINK - interesting - seeing as it really wasnt linked at FTM - but was at Ancestry !! At least it (FTM) gave me an option to fix the issue.
Currently in the process of downloading via the 'Request Download' feature.
My previous effort with FTM 2012 was by importing a downloaded Gedcom from Ancestry.
If this time I can get the Media files to be more in sync (last time - 1069 missing media files and unable to resolve) - it will be much easier to find and fix duplicates.
But a trap for the unwary - dont go crazy deleting stuff in FTM 2012 with Sync in operation - without fully realising that you are also deleting your Ancestry data.
And yes - I had backed up my FTM files / media folder, before doing this exercise.
Thanks again Russ : Lindsay