import gedcom file
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@Michael Albert Peters_1
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Michael
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If by "... import gedcom file ..." you mean, can you "upload" a GEDCOM File into "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; then, ...
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You can; but ...
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Please Do NOT upload a GEDCOM File in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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Upload GEDCOM File in the "Genealogies" Part of "FamilySearch", that is fine; but, please NOT into "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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Some of the reasons that Users/Patrons (like myself) DO NOT want the ability to upload a GEDCOM File into "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" are:
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(1) It is most likely that individuals/persons in a GEDCOM File are ALREADY in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; and, most Users/Patrons DO NOT even take the time to look to see if any one in their GEDCOM File is already in "Family Tree", in some instances, negating the need to even upload the GEDCOM File.
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(2) There has been (many) cases where Users/Patrons, using the "Compare" process (of the upload) have "Dismissed" a "Possible" Match with an individual/person already in "Family Tree"; so that, their "Record", from their GEDCOM File, is loaded into "Family Tree", regardless; just so that, their "Record" appears in "Family Tree" (and, in some instances, for Members of the Church, so they can do the "Temple" Work, despite the fact that the "Temple" Work is ALREADY done with the "Possible" Match with the individual/person already in "Family Tree").
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(3) Even with the "Compare" process (of the upload), there has been (many) cases where Users/Patrons have uploaded THEIR version of an individual/person in their GEDCOM File, on top of (ie. Over) an individual/person ALREADY in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" that has been there for MANY years and is well documented and "Sources" - in many instances obliterating all of the documentation and "Sources".
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(4) If an individual/person is ALREADY in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", there is NO need to up uploaded one's version of an individual/person from one's own GEDCOM File - just take note of the the 'FamilySearch Person Idenmtifier' (PID) of the individual/person that is ALREADY in "Family Tree"; and, one can go back later to ensure what information/detail is recorded and attached for that individual/person. Just DO NOT uploaded one's version of an individual/person in their GEDCOM File, on top of (ie. Over) an individual/person ALREADY in "Family Tree" - obliterating all of the documentation and "Sources" ALREADY in place/on record.
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(5) The "Hours" (sometimes "Days") of work, by other Users/Patrons, that can be needed to CORRECT the DAMAGE done by the upload of a GEDCOM File can be disheartening.
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I am sorry ... 'off my soap box' ...
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Enter (ie. 'Create) the individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" one at a time - on a one by one basis.
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Many of the individuals/persons most probably ALREADY exist in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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Only one or two generations of the "Living" individuals/persons may be required to be entered/input in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; before, some of the "Deceased" individuals/persons from Ancestral lines ALREADY existing in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", are discovered.
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Use the "Find" facility/function/feature to Search "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", you may be surprised to find some (if not, many) of them already there.
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Many well established and documented (eg. "Sourced") individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" have been RUINED by the upload a GEDCOM File into "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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I hope this puts things into perspective.
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Brett
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Hi, I’ve just uploaded a file for the first time and have been utterly dismayed by the results. I’m having to correct so much, and there just seems to be such a tangled mess, I’m struggling to correct: things like having two sets of parents (of the same name), someone’s linked a grandchild as their own child... What an utter nightmare. If it’s so bad, can FamilySearch please remove the option to do this? And the answer above is a fine enough explanation as to why. Thanks, Brett. My comment here, because this is where I was sent to when looking to give feedback.
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Welcome to "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
'Thank You', for the understanding ...
'Yes' ...
The above, is what I STILL proffer, to those, who mention, the "Upload", of a GEDCOM File, into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.
There are, MANY; Many; many, of us, that RELLY wish, that 'FamilySearch' would just STOP allowing, the "Upload", of GEDCOM Files, into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', altogether.
By all means, continue to allow, the "Upload", of GEDCOM Files, in the "Genealogies" Part, of 'FamilySearch', that is just fine; but, please NOT, into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.
Because ...
There is just NO need, to "Upload" a GEDCOM File, into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', under ANY circumstance; even, if one's "Ancestral" Lines are NOT already, in "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch'.
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On another aspect ...
Your perspective, comes from someone, who has "Uploaded", a GEDCOM File, into the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.
Just image, how TOTALLY, "Devastating"; and, "Disheartening", it is, from the perspective of someone, that has had their "Ancestral" Lines DAMAGED; where, it takes 'Countless', Hours; Days; even, Weeks, to address/fix (ie. CORRECT); and, in some cases, unfortunately, "Decimated", to the point of being beyond repair - it does happen.
A "Nightmare" it is ... on BOTH sides ...
Again ... I am sorry ... 'off my soap box' ...
Brett
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