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Deleting people in family tree

TekaLombardo
TekaLombardo ✭
February 26 in Family Tree

I have two people in my family tree that I did not add and that are not my relatives. I am not able to delete them. It says that these two people have multiple contributors and therefore cannot be deleted. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 26

    You can use the "detach" option to remove them from your family. Or, if it's an issue of a duplicate, you can use the "merge" option.

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  • TekaLombardo
    TekaLombardo ✭
    February 26

    Hi thank you, for some reason it does not give me the option to use "detach" either. Not sure why.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 26

    If you want to share the profile, if the persons are deceased, someone else can take a look.

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  • TekaLombardo
    TekaLombardo ✭
    March 6

    Hi, Sorry for the delayed response. I have not logged on to Family Search since the day that I posted this question. Thank you ... I will try that ... I just have to figure out how to do that. Would I share it to the community comments where I originally put the question?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 6

    Yes, please post any additional information in this same message thread.

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 6

    @TekaLombardo, there isn't actually a button or link labeled "detach"; this action is achieved by editing the incorrect relationship and using "remove or replace".

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  • Maile L
    Maile L mod
    March 6

    @TekaLombardo Here are a few articles from the Help Center that might be helpful:

    How do I correct parent-child relationships in Family Tree?

    How do I see what changes were made about a person in Family Tree?

    How do I undo a merge in Family Tree?

    How do I undo an incorrect change in Family Tree?

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