Deleting

SherriClifton2 · March 3, 2022

How do I delete my family tree?? I have made some mistakes & I only can start over.

Julia Szent-Györgyi · March 3, 2022

Because this is a single, shared and open-edit endeavor (much like Wikipedia), most things can't simply be deleted. The only exceptions are profiles that you entered that nobody else has touched.

But don't worry, all mistakes can be fixed! There are two broad categories of changes that you can make: changes to profiles (including merging with other profiles), and changes to relationships between profiles. When things are so messed up that people throw up their hands and want to start over, it usually means that the relationships are wrong. Once you get them sorted by moving profiles around like puzzle pieces, the correct picture will emerge, and you'll feel much better. :-)

Here are some Help Center articles to get you started:

Editing vitals: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-change-vital-information-in-family-tree

Correcting spouses: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/a-person-in-family-tree-has-the-wrong-spouse

Correcting parents and children: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree

Inserting a missing generation: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/in-family-tree-how-do-i-insert-a-missing-generation