Unsung Heros
Greetings all:Over the past several years My FTM/Ancestry experience has benefitted directly - or indirectly (by lurking on this site) - from several online volunteers who know their stuff and...
View ArticleRe: Fixing duplicates and re-synching
I want to add my support. I feel your pain as I have experienced the same issues. I am frankly afraid to use sync period as I have had to spends days upon days fixing up duplicates of media and people....
View ArticlePLACES page update requests
Attached are suggestions I've sent to FTM support for enhancing the PLACES page and its use:- change icon on unresolved and ignore so they are discernible- add option to right-click context menu to...
View ArticleRemoving "England" from place names
Using FTM 2011 [20.0.0.368] - FTM insists on adding ", England" to resolved place names. I have set the option to "Exclude selected country from resolved place names - England" but still FTM insists on...
View ArticleRe: Removing "England" from place names
The Resolving Place Names capability is simply a tool, an assistant, a guide - and nothing more. You are not restricted to what it suggests, nor required to use it.If you currently have England in a...
View ArticleRe: Removing "England" from place names
If only it were that simple. Your sequence ---- 1) Select the name--- 2) Right click--- 3) Choose "Change the name" from right click menu--- 4) Erase England--- 5) Click okIs precisely what I have done...
View ArticleChanging Media Categories on multiple media items
Does FTM have the capability to change Media Categories on multiple media items at the same time. Unfortunately, for example, when you download a census record from Ancestry.com it does not post a...
View ArticleRe: Removing "England" from place names
You said: "The problem is that as soon as I click "OK" ", England" pops back up on the end of my place name. It is impossible to get out of that screen with a shortened place name."The only way that...
View Article2012 doesn't sync hint resolution
I went through AtM and accepted or ignored every single freaking hint, then it synched, but all the hints still show on FTM. What is the trick?
View ArticleRe: Removing "England" from place names
silverfox3280 comment "You may get a screen that says you have 500 other places of that same name with England - do you want to remove England for the other 499 also? Reply yes."This may be a...
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
I have FTM 2012. I am attempting to restore my very large tree to a new computer. I did the sync process, did a back-up to an external hard drive, did the restore steps, and it gets about half-way on...
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
When you created the backup you had the latest patch, 21.0.0.704 didn't you? Have you installed that patch on your new computer?
View ArticleRe: Fixing duplicates and re-synching
I had problems syncing, tried multiple times over the last few days and finally got a good sync. I now have hundreds of new duplicates created by the sync process in my Ancestry online tree. I am going...
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
I don't know how a patch is installed...how do I know...how do I do it? Sorry - New to this.
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
OK I found it - yes I have version 21.0.0.704 installed on my new computer.
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
Would it have anything to do with the size of my tree? It is 1.03 GB. How long should it take for a file this size to go through the restore process?
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
I've got no idea how long it should take. Perhaps someone else can help with this.
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
Why not just copy the files from one computer to the new one? No need for backup copy.Regards,
View ArticleRe: New computer, FTM 2012, Restore from backup and Sync question
If I upload a copy then it creates a second tree online and those that I have shared my tree with would have to be reinvited to the "new" tree. This may be what I will have to do if I can't restore and...
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