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Is there a way to make my tree private? I have entered info on one of my lines 3 times and every tim

Stephanie Osborne
Stephanie Osborne ✭
May 23, 2020 edited September 23, 2023 in Family Tree
Is there a way to make my tree private? I have entered info on one of my lines 3 times and every time I log back in, it's deleted. I don't know who or why or even how they are deleting it but that's a LOT of work for someone to come in and just wipe out.
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  • preventing inaccurate changes
  • Private Tree
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  • Colin Ramsbottom
    Colin Ramsbottom ✭✭✭
    July 10, 2021 edited July 10, 2021 Answer ✓

    Long time since the question was asked..... but in case someone else can benefit from additional information that relates to this question ......... It may help to review the following articles from the FamilySearch Help Centre which explain the purpose of FamilySearch as a shared/collaborative tool where people share research and work together. Additionally, a comparison between FamilySearch's shared-tree model as compared with 'Private Tree' models used by FamilySearch Partner sites. Also, tools FamilySearch provides that you can use to prevent inaccurate changes being made by others in a collaborative tree environment.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-purpose-of-familysearch-and-family-tree
    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/family-tree-compared-to-personal-genealogy-software
    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-can-i-prevent-other-people-from-making-inaccurate-changes-to-family-tree

    There are great benefits to working in a shared tree, including people sharing their research and the sources they have added. Many people like to keep a separate private tree as well on a partner site such as Ancestry, My Heritage, etc so they can refer back and restore any incorrect changes if needed.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 23, 2020

    Can you share with us the person/relationship that seems to keep disappearing?

    is this a person deceased or living?

    what is name and birth date?

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    July 11, 2021

    as others have already stated - any data you enter into FamilySearch Family Tree - is part of a single database design - and not one where you have "your own tree" (other than your private records for living persons).

    Here is a video that explains (among other things) why this design methodology was very much intentional


    WHY USE FAMILYSEARCH FAMILYTREE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwRSRZ9amlM

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  • Frank Healy
    Frank Healy ✭
    September 23, 2023

    So, the DIRECT answer to the original poster's initial question is "No"? 😕

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