Don, If you will look under file in FTM it gives you the option to create a new family file. You could set up a family file for this individual and once you have all of your data merged you can go to that individual in your current file and tell the computer to delete this individual and it will ask you if you want to delete this individual and all attached people. Hope this helps. Virginia Yeary-Ferguson In a message dated 3/12/2005 9:34:32 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello listers, Is there any one that has FTM that can help me with this problem???? I would like to remove an individual and his ancestors from my family tree and create a separate family tree file for him. I want to do this to shorten my database by having two separate files. Thanks in advance for anyone that can help me. Don Warf