You can make a copy of a part of your file and upload & Sync that, so no, technically, you don't have to upload your whole tree. This might be a very nice way of searching for info on part of your tree, less overwhelming than putting the whole tree up at once. Since this is a fairly new way of doing things, I don't think I would want to risk my whole file to a "whoops" anyway. When you upload a tree, there are options to make it private or public and also choose to list or don't list in the index You can also invite others to see your tree even if it is private, and choose what access they have. Editor: File editing and viewing rights Contributor: Viewing rights only; can add comments, photos and stories Guest: Viewing rights only; can add comments Only Owners and Editors can view information on Living Individuals in the tree. Only Owners can download their online tree. For all the options, you can check the website Or another way is to create a small tree, upload & link it, then use it to figure out all the options Courtney sitnah@cox.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Garnet Quigley" <garnetquigley@gmail.com> > I've completed the pre-order with the 40%discount, so one way or the other > I > will be working with FTM 2012, primarily for the anticipated sync > functionality. > > I am gathering from these postings that it is an all or nothing sync, you > can't just select parts of your tree to sync. Is that correct? > > And if so, does anyone know if there is working "privatization" option in > FTM 2012 to prevent those living kin and their attached photos and > personal > notes appearing on the AMT? Or would I still have to maintain a private > and > non-indexable AMT and create a second FTM/AMT synced tree by exporting a > subset of non-living persons that I can safely share and sync? > > Yes, maybe I do want my cake and eat it too :o)