Incorrect or Broken FamilySearch Matches

RootsMagic
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I have found several incorrect or broken FamilySearch matches in my RM9 database. I know about “Go to the Share Data tab. Use the UnMatch button.” Is there a way to unmatch everyone and start AutoMatch all over again?

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No, there isn’t a way to identify all those with broken matches and remove them.

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Thanks for the feedback. Is there a way to unlink everyone all at once?

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No, there isn’t a massive unlink option. The only way to do that is to export (GEDCOM) the database to another program that doesn’t support FamilySearch matches, like PAF. Then import it back, but you would loose to much data, especially if you have Tasks.

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There likely is by using a simple sqlite query to delete all records from the FamilySearchTable, iirc the table name.

Not sure about bulk unlinking only those with broken matches. That may not be registered in the database but only discoverable online through the API.

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Thank you for the idea. I want to delete all the FamilySearch links not just the broken ones. I have no idea how to do a sqlite query, and I am not technically savvy enough to figure it out and execute it.

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If it does work as I suspect, it would be a trivial enhancement to the RM UI to add such a control. What should it be called? Unmatch All?

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It would be a trivial piece of software development to provide a button/tool/control to Unmatch All in Family Search Central. It merely calls the SQLite statement “DELETE FROM FamilySearchTable”.

I’ve no idea whether there is any need for it beyond that of the OP but it seems akin to the “Disconnect from Ancestry Tree” for which the developers foresaw a need and which deletes all records from the AncestryTable.

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Can we make this a feature request?

[TomH]

It would be a trivial piece of software development to provide a button/tool/control to Unmatch All in Family Search Central. It merely calls the SQLite statement “DELETE FROM FamilySearchTable”.

I’ve no idea whether there is any need for it beyond that of the OP but it seems akin to the “Disconnect from Ancestry Tree” for which the developers foresaw a need and which deletes all records from the AncestryTable.

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Confirming this request has been reported to development.