{"id":9907,"date":"2019-06-06T16:32:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/?p=9907"},"modified":"2021-09-21T08:41:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T06:41:01","slug":"how-to-delete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/how-to-delete\/","title":{"rendered":"How to delete?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Delete a link or a person<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes you need to fumble about, make mistakes, and be able to fix them. The toolbar has a <strong>Delete <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10115\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sup-moins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/> <\/strong>button and offers a list of persons to be \u201cdeleted\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This feature actually allows you to unlink a person from the primary person without deleting it. The primary person is the only one who can be (completely) deleted this way.<\/p>\n<p>If the \u201cfather\u201d is not the right person, you can unlink him from the primary person by selecting\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10118\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/sup-pere.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><strong>\u00a0Unlink father<\/strong>. You may still link him as a father to another primary person at a later time. The same thing is true for any other person in your genealogy.<br \/>\nIn the same manner, you may delete a family link such as a spouse or a child.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Delete an item from an index<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the index you are interested in and select the item to be deleted.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11711\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/photo_moins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/> button (Delete). Confirm you want it removed from the index by clicking <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Info<\/strong> \u2022 Surnames, given names, and places cannot be deleted if they are in use.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Delete unused items from an index<\/h3>\n<p>You may choose to remove, in one simple process, all unused items in your genealogy file. As a precaution, start with displaying a list of all unused items by checking the <strong>Unused [\u2026] box<\/strong> next to the Search field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(<strong>Mac<\/strong>) Click the <strong>Options<\/strong> button in the toolbar of the index then select <strong>Remove all unused<\/strong> [\u2026]<\/li>\n<li>(<strong>Windows<\/strong>)\u00a0Click the <b>Tools <\/b>button of the index then select <strong>Remove all unused<\/strong> [\u2026]<\/li>\n<li>Confirm their removal by clicking <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>The \u2013 button to delete<\/h3>\n<p>Generally speaking, when you see this button <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11953\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/16-moins-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>, it means you will be able to delete data.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Delete a Heredis file<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"s2_1\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\">Your genealogy file is stored on your computer hard drive.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"s2_2\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\">Heredis needs it to be on the hard drive to be able to work properly, you should not launch the file from a removable drive (USB drive or external hard drive).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_3\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\">You can delete a genealogy by placing the file in the recycle bin of your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_1\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\">Heredis is a desktop software, which means that your files are saved on your computer. Only you can access it, we do not have your files. This is why it is always necessary to make backups on USB drive or cloud or external hard drive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\">To find your files, see the article <a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/find-a-file-on-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find a file on your computer<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delete a link or a person<br \/>\nSometimes you need to fumble about, make mistakes, and be able to fix them. 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