Two days ago I posted a query which I have not found in any of the user group email, nor have I received any replies. So here it is again:
"Somehow, I find I have have several duplicates of Family files entered in Legacy. What is the proper way to identify and delete the extras?" To clarify, I ran a potential problems report and in correcting several problems I found that I have two identical records for two different families. I was surprised to find them and have no idea as to what I did to create them. I am also surprised that Legacy never warned me that I was duplicating a record. I suspect there may be others, but am not sure. My questions are: (1) Is there a way to identify families with duplicate records? And (2) After identifying them what is the correct way to deal with them, i.e. should they be deleted (and how) or should they be merged (and how) or is there some other method? And (3) How do I avoid creating duplicates in the future? I hope this is clear and would greatly appreciate any answers and advice on this problem. Bill R.
