I have done this before. On a piece of paper, write all the peoples RINs, (unless memorized). Go to one of the 'duplicate' marriages and unlink the couple, then re-add the children to the now only marriage, using the RIN numbers. The only data that might be lost are the childrens' connections. No sources will be lost, but may need to be reconnected. That is why you have the numbers written down. --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Scott Hall <seh0...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Scott Hall <seh0...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate RIN numbers To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 10:57 AM I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what you are seeing, so these suggestions may or may not be helpful. 1. Have you done File Maintenance to see if that solves the problem? (File > File Maintenance > Check/Repair) 2. Are you looking at the index with the "Include Married Names" option on? (Index > Options > Include Married Names) I'm a little stuck because I don't know where you'd see spouses other than the View Spouses list, which doesn't include RINs. Could you clarify what screen you are in (what is the name in the title bar?) Scott On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Diane Miller <sismille...@yahoo.com> wrote: If I go to the file on one of my ancestors and click on spouses his wife shows up twice with same RIN number. If I go to spouses under his wife it shows him as her husband twice with the same RIN number. The files appear to be identical except one shows two daughters and the other one. If I type new information on either of them it shows up in each of the duplicate files. I am afraid to try and delete one of them since everything I do to one updates the other one. How do I get rid of one of the duplicate files without losing the data in the other one? Diane Miller Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
