What can I do with a Legacy NFS source?
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Kirsten E Swanson said: I have a similar situation with Legacy sources that I contributed to. They were my best attempt at citations in 2006 in NewFamilySearch, but now better records exist and are linked up. I was not expecting FamilySearch to migrate those records, and I would really like to remove those Legacy-NFS sources, but I don't know how to do that. I can see how to detach it, but doesn't that create a floating source record that could be re-attached in the future? What I would really like is to delete them altogether. Can you please direct me?0
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Tom Huber said: The massive tree is an open-edit system, meaning you can delete the sources, wherever they appear -- if -- they have nothing of value that was kept from the original.
Recently, i have run across several with my name attached, which is normal because I opted to inherit that nFS account back when it was possible to do so. I examine each and attempt to reconcile the source with a FS source. Then when I delete the Legacy source, I can reference the FS source that has replaced it.0 -
Juli said: Kirsten, unlike profiles, source citations are not stand-alone entities: if you detach a citation everywhere it occurs, and it's not in anyone's source box, then it will no longer exist in the system. By their nature, NFS sources are unlikely to be in anyone's source box.0
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Gordon Collett said: Kirsten, I'm not sure if the Legacy sources can be deleted or if the best you can do is detach them, which you have already found how to do.
I don't have such a source to test this on, but this is the procedure for deleting a source:
1) Go to the Sources section where the source is located:
2) Click on View Source or the title to open the detail view of the source:
3) Click on View to go to the actual source:
4) Check at the bottom of the right column under Tools. If it contains "Delete," then you are considered the owner of that source and can just click to delete it. If the box does not contain "Delete" then you are not associated with your old NFS account, no longer own the source, and can only detach it.0 -
Well, I had read one of my 'entries?' 'posts?' of our mother and thought, hey?...who wrote this? Did someone rewrite what I wrote? Then I saw the Legacy NFS source and thought who or what is that? I'm all new to this Legacy NFS source and reading through everyone's comments was interesting and helpful, so thank you everyone, I learnt something new, however the dates of everyone's comments are far and few between 2014, 2019, 2020. I'm writing this in 2022! lol :)
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Hi you all, I came across FamilySearch in 2016 aprox. and I wasn't aware til recently of all that story of New FamilySearch. From the point of view of a newcome I have some questions:
1. How come a "new" something is Legacy and a not "new" one is up-to-date? (addressing nFS).
2. In some of the links provided there's a software named "Legacy Family Tree", does it have anything to do with nFS?
3. You should create a blog with this story, I can't find this info on Google.
Thanks.
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Enrique
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Just in passing ...
"MyHeritage Ltd" ( formerly, known as, Expressware ), is the Developer, of Legacy Family Tree
ie. NOTHING, to do with "Family Tree" (or, it predecessor "New.FamilySearch"), of 'FamilySearch'
Legacy Family Tree, is Just another "Commercial" Programme
That is all ...
Nothing more, nothing less ...
WikiPedia
Legacy Family Tree
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Family_Tree
I hope, that this may help/assist, somewhat.
Brett
ps: As far as 'FamilySearch' is applicable ...
Legacy Family Tree, is SIMPLY, one of MANY, "Third Party" Applications/Programmes, that is "Certified" to work, with "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'; as, detailed in the "Solutions Gallery" of 'FamilySearch'.
Simple ...
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To your point 1: when "new FamilySearch" started, it was new compared to what came before. Eventually, it was superceded, but the word "new" was embedded in the name; it could not be changed to "old". (Hint to developers: never use the word "new" in the naming of an evolving system.)
For point 2: "Legacy" with a capital L is just one of many available genealogy programs, and has nothing to do with this discussion. We're using "legacy" (with a lower-case L) in its actual English meaning of "something passed down or inherited", to indicate data that came from a previous system.
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