You didn't indicate what version of FTM you're using, but here's an article that may help. Be sure to make a backup of your file before you start, as a precaution. http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3669/kw/split Judy in Ocala On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Drew DUBLER <[email protected]> wrote: > I Google 'How can I divide my genealogy tree into maternal and paternal > trees in FTM?' and all I found were pro & con discussions and no > explanations on how to do it. > > I'm not interested in the pro and cons of doing it. I just want to know > how to do it. > > I'm thinking, I have to save the file twice with new names - one for > maternal and one for paternal. I then detach one of my parents. But now, > how do I delete all the ancestors of the others? > > Or there another way? > > > Drew > Cold Spring, Putnam Co., NY > > O|||||||O > Modeling the New York Central in N Scale and Trainz > Backyard Birding & Gardening in the New York Hudson Valley > Genealogy HERLIHY, GOULDING, & LENT, LYNT, van LENT > > Homepage: http://drucifer.net/index.html > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >