How do I delete my family tree from the website (I wish to start anew)

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This discussion was created from comments split from: Question for Family Search Moderator: how to delete record.

Marion Walsh

How do I delete my family tree from the website (I wish to start anew).

Marion Walsh

Julia Szent-Györgyi

@Marion Walsh, FamilySearch's Family Tree is a single, collaborative tree. There is no such thing as "my family tree" on FS; the closest you get is the profiles you've entered for living people (including yourself), which are in your private space that only you can see. Everything else -- all of your deceased relatives that you've entered or that you've linked up with -- are part of the communal tree, on which the (lofty) goal is to eventually have one -- and only one -- profile for everyone who has ever lived.

Why do you "wish to start anew"? Is there an error in your relatives that you don't know how to fix? If so, ask a question here in Communities, giving as much specifics as possible, and other users will be happy to explain how to correct things. (Or even help you make the fixes; that's one of the advantages of the open-edit tree.)

Brett .

@Marion Walsh

Marion

Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Community.

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

FYI

We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

We ONLY have "Branches" (ie. Ancestral" lines), that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is NOT like 'On-Line' "Websites" (eg. "Ancestry_com"; or "MyHeritage_com"; or, the like); and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes (eg, the OLD, now no longer supported, "PAF"; or, "Ancestral Quest"; or, the like).

We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' like other 'On-Line' "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal (computer) programmes.

"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'. 

Now ...

That Said ...

IF, ALL the individuals/persons (whether "Deceased"; or , "Living") that you have "Created" in your "Ancestral" Line(s), have NOT been worked on, by any other User/Patron (including: 'FamilySearch'); THEN, you should be able "Delete"/"Remove" them from 'Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

Whereas ...

IF, ANY of the ("Deceased") individuals/persons that you have "Created" in your "Ancestral" Line(s), HAVE been worked on, by any other User/Patron (including: 'FamilySearch'); THEN, you will NOT be able "Delete"/"Remove" them from 'Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'. But, that said, you can simply "Change" them.

Plus ...

IF, ANY of the ("Deceased") individuals/persons in your "Ancestral" Line(s) were "Created" by other Users/Patrons (including: 'FamilySearch'); THEN, you CANNOT "Delete"/"Remove" them from 'Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

Furthermore ...

IF, ANY of the ("Deceased") individuals/persons in your "Ancestral" Line(s) that were "Created" by other Users/Patrons (including: 'FamilySearch'), are not part of your "Ancestral" Line(s); THEN, you CAN simply "Detach" them from your "Ancestral" Line(s) 'Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

Basically, that would be the best way to start your "Ancestral" Line(s) over again.

I hope this helps, somewhat.

Brett