Rootsfinder Tips

I've discovered (on my own!) a handy way of mass deleting sources from a GEDCOM/family file.

I am helping a new client who is also a distant cousin of my husband. Therefore, I started by creating a new family tree database for her, then importing the relevant ancestors into her new database.

Unfortunately, Family Tree Maker pulled in *every* source from my husband's master family tree file. It would have taken too long to delete the sources that weren't pertinent to her tree, so I exported the tree as a GED, to view it in Notepad. Even deleting line by line in Notepad might be slow. But then I noticed that the extra sources weren't there.

So, I imported the GED into a new family tree file. It worked! The extra sources were gone. My RSI-riddles wrists thank me. category: [/tips] permanent link