Re: FTM2012: Sync one tree between two computers?
jedi,When you say "store the program files," do you mean the files under \My Documents\Family Tree Maker?
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No Dropbox once installed created a new folder with its own file path. I'm in bed on iPad just now so can't check the path. I think it may be my docs\dropbox\familytree\ftm12 on mine.Anything added or...
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Ah, so you actually installed FTM in the DropBox folder?
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Yes.Before that I setup program on each PC and then set where it looks/stores tree info into a Dropbox folder. Recent I just installed inside Dropbox. I was told it couldn't be done as it needed system...
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What we really need is a couple of Pedigree charts that show the full lines to these Lydia and Isaac from the ones that you say are cross related.The relationship chart only show one leg we need to see...
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DavidThe charts I provided demonstrate that both John and Susie are descended from common ancestors, Isaac Horner and Lydia Wright. Isaac and Lydia are not the only ancestors they have in common. A...
View ArticleFamily Tree Maker 2012 Sync Problems
after 2 weeks of being unable to sync FTM with ancestry, I finally rang customer support today..........fat lot of good that did meI was told to unlink my online tree, then open my backup and merge the...
View ArticleMerge Wizard
The Merge Wizard has options for selecting which people are to be merged.For some odd reason, the select Descendants option does not allow the number of descendant generations to be selected. It is all...
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In the third chart, are John and Susie husband and wife?If so then John is NO blood line to the ancestors of Susie, unless the John of the first chart and the third chart are one and the same?
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DavidThe John in both charts are one and the same. John, husband of Susie, and Susie are both descendants of Isaac Horner and Lydia Wright.Curt
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I made a small tree using the charts you posted. I first inputted the data from the first chart then did the data from the second chart.I then attached John and Susie as husband and wife using the...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012: Sync one tree between two computers?
Another option I used to do was this:I had a NAS drive attached to my router. It could be accessed by all PCs.I setup a family tree folder on there. I setup FTM on all PCs individually. I then used...
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David.As I said in my first post, John and Susie are cousins four ways leading to many complex relationships between them. You created a very simplified tree with one relationship besides the marriage....
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well i suppose that is what is the definition of buggy software, on two identical OS it works on 1 system, not on anothers... some software has an option to turn off popups with 'hover' but i don't...
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David, Who knows what assumptions the programers made. Must have just not thought about needing to do what you seak.However, consider creating a filtered report to capture just the group of individuals...
View ArticleIn FTM 2012 showing hints/leaves
In FTM 2012 is it possible to get a listing of all the people who have hints(leaf)? I seem to only see a leaf if I view a specific person (either person or family Tab on the People screen). I would...
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Here is one way:Go to ancestry.com home page in your browser.Look at the top row of buttons on the right hand side. The far left button icon is an envelope showing a red number for messages. The next...
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Thank you. That is a useful tip.Please tell me, after filtering, I cannot see how to create a report?
View ArticleFTM 2012 Tree Sync and Photos
I have added a lot of photos and other information to my online tree on Ancestry.com and I would like to update/sync my Family Tree Maker data on my home PC. My question is, do any or all of the photos...
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HiYes the photos will download to your PC. The Sync status in the "Plan" workspace in FTM will show a date that the desktop, your PC was updated.Michael
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