tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post160887849834994318..comments2024-03-23T19:51:52.473-04:00Comments on Fortify Your Family Tree: When Is a Genealogy Harvest Too Big?DiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-619558149654348002023-03-09T06:40:28.151-05:002023-03-09T06:40:28.151-05:00When I wrote this article, I said "Something&...When I wrote this article, I said "Something's got to give," and it finally did. It turns out my Family Tree Maker file was bloated by the effects of so many failed syncs with Ancestry. I'm still working my way through every source citation in my tree because the syncs were duplicating and separating them. And I've switched to a more powerful computer. Now, instead of a 4 gigabyte tree that took forever to simply make a backup, I have a 350 megabyte tree (the very same tree) and a super-speedy computer. All is well! Yesterday alone I downloaded 30 NYC marriage certificates and added them to my tree. And I've given up synching with Ancestry. After I finish cleaning my sources, I'll duplicate my entire tree and try to sync the copy. That way, no damage happens to my main file.DiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-39302862452969376162022-11-22T17:03:50.857-05:002022-11-22T17:03:50.857-05:00Actually, it's this article that has the sourc...Actually, it's this article that has the source citation image for Antenati!DiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-43873060321443132242022-11-22T15:39:45.679-05:002022-11-22T15:39:45.679-05:00Note that my article about using Antenati explains...Note that my article about using Antenati explains how to get the exact document image URL. http://bit.ly/antenati -- and thanks for reading!DiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-38588967968031620342022-11-22T15:34:02.847-05:002022-11-22T15:34:02.847-05:00I use Family Tree Maker because synchronizing my w...I use Family Tree Maker because synchronizing my work with my tree that appears on Ancestry.com is something I can't do without. My next article will include a graphic to show how I source Antenati files, but here is the basic format:<br /><br />From the xxx State Archives, YEAR TYPE, TOWN, document xx, image xx of xx at book url<br /><br />image URLDiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-7208082976066771072022-11-22T15:21:02.599-05:002022-11-22T15:21:02.599-05:00DiAnn, I know this idea might be a little out of y...DiAnn, I know this idea might be a little out of your comfort zone, but it might be time to look at a different piece of software. I believe you use root magic, but you should give Legacy Family Tree a test drive. I, too, have a large Italian and Nova Scotia family with about 71,000 names with 4700 images (documents, photos, etc.) attached to the family tree GEDCOM files and it takes about 20-30 minutes to back up the files (the largest is 5.12GB of all the images).<br /><br />By the way, I have been working through the Antenati files and I am curious on how your source the Antenati site and documents?<br /><br />Thanks for the great topics. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-82448356190216522532022-11-22T10:38:19.741-05:002022-11-22T10:38:19.741-05:00I have a very tight file back-up policy, and all m...I have a very tight file back-up policy, and all my documents are searchable on my computer. I can locate whichever one I need in a second.DiAnn Iamarino Ohamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415937464194290775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6078973036927209827.post-86851783133282227132022-11-22T10:20:33.260-05:002022-11-22T10:20:33.260-05:00You must have a high level of confidence of not lo...You must have a high level of confidence of not loosing source documentation? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com