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I didn't find information on Help, and want to know how (or if) I can copy a photo from a family tre

Paul_Chase
Paul_Chase
February 19, 2021 edited July 10, 2024 in General Questions
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  • DeborahCarl
    DeborahCarl ✭✭✭
    March 23, 2021 Answer ✓

    I'm not sure if you should. I was offended when I found the picture of my husband's great-grandparents all over Ancestry because someone had copied it and not credited the source. Not that I need credit, but I embarrassed myself by getting all excited that someone had a copy of our photo and I contacted them to find out their story of how the picture came to be in their family's possession.

    That said, I have copied photos by right clicking and doing a Save Image As and then I post where I got the image and who posted it originally.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 20, 2021

    @PaulChase2 PaulChase2​ 

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    Paul

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    Provided to are referring to a "Memory" associated with an individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' ...

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    [ Where a "Memory" can be a, Photograph; Document; Story; or, Audio File ... ]

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    I just tried the "Help Centre" looking for "...copy photo (or, photograph)"

    To no avail.

    'Yes', NOT very helpful.

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    Now ...

    That said ...

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    But, by experience, I knew the right word to use ... "download" ... not, copy.

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    Reason being ... you download a "Memory", you do not copy a "Memory".

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    Result ...

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    "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch':

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    How do I download the memories (photos, stories, documents, and audio files) about my ancestors?

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-download-the-memories-photos-stories-documents-and-audio-files-about-my-ancestors

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    I hope this helps.

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    Whereas ...

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    IF, you are referring to copying/downloading, an "Image", of one of the many "Records", from all around the World, in the "Search" (Records) Part of 'FamilySearch'; THEN, that is another matter entirely.

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    IF, the latter is the case; THEN, please advise.

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    Brett

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 20, 2021

    Thank you very much, Brett, for your response. It is indeed the latter case, where I wish to copy/download an image from a FamilySearch family tree not my own (though part of my family).

    Paul

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 20, 2021

    @PaulChase2 PaulChase2​ 

    Paul

    It does not matter what part of the 'Tree' in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' ...

    I am still NOT sure from where ...

    (1)  a "Memory" associated with an individual/person?; OR,

    (2)  the "Image" of a "Document" of a "Source" attached to an individual/person?

    A, "Memory", can usually be Download (as per that "Knowledge Article").

    Whereas, "Images" of "Sources" cannot always be Download, sometimes they can.

    So, which is it?

    Brett

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 20, 2021

    Brett,

    I've found a solution by simply clicking on an image, then downloading to my computer. Thanks a lot for your help.

    Paul

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    February 21, 2021

    Brett,

    It is Memory associated with an individual. I was able to download those. I'd hoped originally to be able to simply use the copy function on my computer, but the download worked fine (once I found it!). Thank you!

    Paul

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