Why is it so difficult to remove duplicate entries

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This discussion was created from comments split from: How do I delete a person who was added by the website?.

Cathy Runnels2

Why is it so difficult to remove duplicate entries on family tree?

Julia Szent-Györgyi

@Cathy Runnels2, it isn't difficult at all, just somewhat tedious, because the merge tool involves clicking through three screenfuls of stuff.

Here are a few relevant Help Center articles:

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

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-duplicates-in-family-tree-by-id

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-duplicate-records-in-family-tree-when-they-have-duplicate-sources

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Gayle Jean Naylor

Thank you for your suggestions and information! I will look into them and hopefully, find the solution.

Gayle H