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Can you undo a merge?

Angela Schroath
Angela Schroath ✭✭
January 26, 2022 edited July 16, 2024 in Family Tree

Is it possible to undo a merge someone else did? A friend had an ancestor that someone merged. But it appears to be an incorrect merge. Any way to fix that?

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  • Carla Tobler
    Carla Tobler ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 26, 2022 edited January 26, 2022

    @Angela Schroath

    Here is a link to an article that gives excellent help for undoing a merge, or restoring a deleted person, whichever process works for your situation.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-undo-a-merge-in-family-tree

    The article says, "When you or another user of Family Tree merges duplicate records, one of them remains in Family Tree. The system archives the other. Because FamilySearch is highly collaborative, people can mistakenly merge records for two separate people. You can unmerge the people if no one made changes after the merge. If someone made changes after the merge, you can restore the deleted person instead."

    The article gives step-by-step instructions for doing this.

    We hope this helps.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 26, 2022

    @Angela Schroath

    Angela

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    Just in passing ...

    Short Answer: Most probably, 'Yes', either, "Unmerge"; or, "Restore", depending upon the circumstances.

    Here are some "Knowledge Articles", in 'FamilySearch':

    How do I undo a merge in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-undo-a-merge-in-family-tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-undo-a-merge-in-family-tree

    How do I restore a deleted record for a person in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-restore-a-deleted-record-for-a-person-in-family-tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-restore-a-deleted-record-for-a-person-in-family-tree

    How do I restore a deleted relationship in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-restore-a-deleted-relationship-in-family-tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-restore-a-deleted-relationship-in-family-tree

    How do I fix a merge that has information from multiple people in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-fix-a-merge-that-has-information-from-multiple-people-in-family-tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-fix-a-merge-that-has-information-from-multiple-people-in-family-tree

    I hope, that these may help/assist, somewhat.

    Brett

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