I guess I did not state my question very well. I do not create new accounts each time I upload. I just asked for an explanation for the difference between the two terms. Lorrie On 02/18/11 16:29, Pat Geary wrote: > At 05:17 PM 2/18/2011, Lorrie Laskey wrote: >> I don't understand the difference. Can you explain? > ============== > > If you create a new account each time you upload a GEDCOM file rather > than replacing an old one, then both databases are now online. If you > replace the current GEDCOM with a new one, then only one database exists. > > Do a search for someone in your database and see how many duplicate > entries you find by the same person. This was one of the main reasons > I do not allow download of my databases. I found the same people over > and over uploading the same info rather than replacing old databases > with new ones. > > pat