I haven't checked recently, but at one time I was able to upload trees with the same name. So your only recourse is to upload a new tree and delete the old one something too many neglect to do. Of course there is a new alternative which may fit your needs. FTM 2012 now allows the user to upload and link their file as a new tree. The benefit is it does what you want by uploading changes you make to your file. So it keeps the two trees in sync not identical but the basic information, sources and media are coordinated. You need to experiment with it to see if it fits your needs. It also downloads any changes made to the online tree into your PC file. Some like this while others don't care for it. You can control who makes changes to your online tree so it isn't too bad. Hope this helps. BJ On 10/28/2011 7:49 AM, Sue Pollock wrote: > This is a strange question but I have no idea and thought you all would be > my best resource for correct information. It involves uploading trees. How > often should we upload a new tree OR is there a way to simply upload the > additions, edits, etc.? I understand that I can make changes to my tree in > FTM but I also upload it to Ancestry. I don't have the extra time to make > changes in two places, one online and one on my desktop. I don't care to > have several trees online so what I've been doing is deleting my old tree > and then uploading a new tree. I wondered if uploading a new tree using the > same name would overwrite an existing tree. I guess you can deduce I'm still > fairly new at this online tree stuff, but so many of my relatives have found > the info so helpful, I hate not to keep the most up to date info available > to them. > > Thanks for any input anyone can offer. >