Reader Question: What is included in the FamilySync

From a reader:

Does syncing your tree include information in the Media and Tasks tabs?

Not everything that is in your Family Tree Maker File, that you see and enter, is included in the Sync Process.

The Names, Dates, Places, Citations, and Media files are all included in the Sync Process.

There are some Media files that are NOT included when you Sync. Any Media File that you mark as Private and those Media files that come from Ancestry. For example, I have Marked this Media file as Private. I do not what this image to be in my Ancestry Member Tree.

Any FACTs that are marked Private, will also not be included in FamilySync. For example, I do not want the Address Facts that I have in my database, in my Ancestry Member Tree. So, I mark them Private.

I have Person Notes, that I am not ready to have in the Ancestry Member Tree, so I mark those notes as Private.

Research Notes / Logs, by default are marked Private and will not be put online. and the Task / To Do list are also not put online during the FamilySync Process.

Here is a link to other FamilySync articles on this blog and links to the Family Tree Maker Knowledge Base website.

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Knowledge Base - FTM2017 for the Mac (update)

Here are some specific Mac Knowledge Base articles:

• Using Color Coding in FTM 2017 for Mac (04 Dec 2017)
• Uploading a tree from FTM 2017 for Mac to Ancestry (01 Dec 2017)
• Moving a tree from FTM 2014 for Windows to FTM 2017 for Mac (01 Dec 2017)
• Downloading a tree from Ancestry to FTM 2017 for Mac (01 Dec 2017)
• Restoring a Tree from a Backup File in Family Tree Maker 2017 for Mac (27 Nov 2017)
• Compacting a File in Family Tree Maker 2017 for Mac (29 Dec 2017)
• Using the Find Missing Media tool in Family Tree Maker for Mac (29 Dec 2017)
• Checking Mac OS X Version and Processor Information (17 Jan 2018)
• Uninstalling FTM for Mac (17 Jan 2018)
• Troubleshooting Installation for FTM for Mac (13 Feb 2018)
• Guide to Replacing the FTM 2017 Mac Installer on the USB (06 Mar 2018)
• Moving a tree from earlier versions to FTM 2017 for Mac (27 Mar 2918)
• Generating and Sending a Sync Error Report for FTM 2017 for Mac (09 May 2018)
• Guide to Updating the FTM 3.1 USB Drive to FTM 2017 (09 May 2018)
• Merging Duplicate Individuals in FTM 1-3 and 2017 for Mac (14 Jun 2018)
• Opening Old and Unsupported Files in FTM 2017 for Mac (16 Jun 2018)
• Backing Up a File in FTM 2017 for Mac (22 Jun 2018)
• Troubleshooting Sync in FTM 2017 for Mac (28 Aug 2018)
• FTM 2017 for Mac Crashes or Closes Unexpectedly (05 Sep 2018)
• Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues in FTM 2017 for Mac (14 Sep 2018)
• Resetting Program Settings to Default in FTM 2017 for Mac (14 Sep 2018)
• Sync Issue - Media Not Uploading from FTM 2017 for Mac [Fixed in 23.2] (28 Sep 2018)
• Ancestry Login Issue - FTM 2017 for Mac [Fixed in 23.2] (01 Oct 2018)

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Knowledge Base - Media Workspace (update)

The Media Workspace

• Fixing Broken Media Links in FTM 2017 for Windows (31 Aug 2017)
• Scanning an Image in FTM 2017 for Windows (01 Sep 2017)
• Using the Find Missing Media Items Tool in Family Tree Maker 2011-2017 (08 Dec 2017)
• Using Photo Darkroom™ in FTM 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
• FTM 2017 Feature - Recovering Old Faded Photos the Easy Way (10 May 2018)
• Downloading Source Images in FTM 2010-2017 (14 Jun 2018)
• Sync Change Log Issue - Media Items [Fixed in 23.2] (28 Sep 2018)

From this blog:

• Media Workspace
• Media Categories

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FTM User Question - What Media files are uploaded to an AMT in the FamilySync™ Process

Will try to answer a User Question about what Media files will be included in the FamilySync™ Process. I have blogged about this before https://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2017/04/... But this is a different take on the subject.

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User Question: Work Around for Sync Issues

Hers is the Question:

Work Arounds for FTM 2107 et al Regarding sync issues with Ancestry

No Work Arounds. However, with FTM2017 (1480),the current, up to date version, you can keep your eye on the FamilySync Status in the upper right corner of ALL Workspaces

Right at this moment, it is Amber. 10 minutes ago, it was Green. I only use the FamilySync feature when it is GREEN.

You can also see this in the Plan Workspace, Left Panel, mid way down the screen.

and in the upper right of the same Workspace

Check the status on the FamilyTreeMaker Support Website

https://support.mackiev.com/336868-Sync-Outages-for-FTM-2017

Or get into a LiveChat with FamilyTreeMaker Support

https://support.mackiev.com/597357-Live-Chat-Service

But read:

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FamilySync Observation

Now that we have been using the new interface to Ancestry.com, using the new FamilySync feature, I have an observation. This observation has changed "WHEN" I use the FamilySync Feature.

This observation comes from being aware of how long it takes to do a FamilySync. I have found that the more citations that I am working with, the longer the Sync process takes. Instead of doing a Sync every two or three hours, I am doing it about every hour.

In this example, I had been working a couple of hours and ended up with syncing 2,165 Citations. My observation is that the Sync takes longer.

As I mentioned earlier, I have changed my Sync process:

1. Compact and Back Up the file, ADDING the Time to the Back Up Filename
2. SyncNow
3. Export the FamilySync Log to a PDF file (saving that PDF file)
4. File, Back Up, again  adding the Time to the Back Up Filename.

At the End of the Day, File, Close, File, Exit.

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FTM2017 - Back2Basics - Back Up / Sync / Back Up

Back2Basics - an update to my Sync Best Practices. Back Up / Sync / Back Up

After a computer crash, I learned something about the new, FTM2017 Back Up, FamilySync, and Restore features.

I have changed my Best Practices when doing a FamilySync. That is to do a Compact File, including the Back Up feature, both before and after the SyncNow.


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What is a Sync Weather Report

When you do a FamilySync™ you will see a new screen, the Sync Weather Report.

The text in this "Weather Report" will most likely change, as this feature has just been turned on for us, the End User. I wasn't going to post this, because it might and will probably change. But what is important is that we just don't click through (Continue Sync) without READING the content of the information that is provided. In this case, the FamilySync feature has a warning about what is going on. The feature is safe, but read the whole message as to that is going on.

Welcome to the Sync Weather Report system.

We created this system to alert you to conditions that may affect your syncing. A orange window like this one means you should experience caution in syncing. A red window means syncing is down or so dangerous that we will not permit you to sync until these conditions improve.

Current Issues

FamilySync has been officially online for just 48 hours now and we see it has some quirks of its own to work out. Here are some notes.

Ancestry Side Changes: You may see changes on the Ancestry side when you didn't make any, especially on your first sync. This is a known issue and is not dangerous. What's happening is FamilySync occassionally picking up "time stamps" that tell us what has changed and reporting them as real changes when obvioiusly they're not. We're working with Ancestry to fix this.

Safe Mode for Ancestry Syncing. When changes are made only on the FTM side, sync speeds are lightening fast compared to TreeSync. But for the moment, syncing Ancestry side changes take place in "Safe Mode' which takes 2-3 times linger than before. While we work with Ancestry to make an Ancstry side sync that is both safe and fast we'd suggest making all your changes on the FTM side.

BUG REPORTING

We are committed to making syncing faster, safer and smarter. If you have issues with syncing please report them using our Bug Reporter system by clicking here. 

The important point here is the level of communication that has been added to this feature. This message appears very quickly at the start of the process so that WE can decide if WE want to continue with this process.

That last paragraph is probably the most important part. If you see a Bug, Report the Bug. That is the only way they know that there may be a problem to resolve. 

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