Is there a way to split a family tree?

[Rainy]

I have FTM and ancestry linked and i have a tree with so much information that i would like to split it to keep 2 seperate files.

Is there a way with out delaeting the data that is already there and re entering it?

[PhotoFamily]

Sorry, Rainy, I'm not an FTM user, but since others are not answering, let me take a stab at it:

You can download a GEDCOM, definitely from Ancestry, probably from FTM, too. Last I tried, Ancestry does not provide much tree-manipulation tools, so you'll need to split your tree within your PC/Mac environment, then upload the new tree/trees back into Ancestry. You could then delete your existing tree.

Learning the new interfaces would be much easier than re-entering a tree that has much size to it! You would be much less likely to lose data.

I suspect FTM has a utility to split the tree. If not, there are free software apps that do: PAF - for certain, RootsMagic - maybe. Unfortunately you'll need to learn those interfaces to do that.

Hopefully an FTM user will let answer the question about how to split on FTM!

Good luck

[Caroline]

Have you tried these instructions?

http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1825/~/splitting-your-ancestry-member-tree

[Rainy]

Thankyou Guys

[Guest]

make sure you back up your copy before you start to divide it just in case.

[Rainy]

Thanks Val, will do