Compare dates - If this checkbox is marked, RootsMagic will compare the birth dates of individuals to determine if they are duplicates.

You can enter a surname in this field to begin searching for duplicates at that surname.

Start with what surname – There are times you may not want to search the entire database for duplicates.Compare blank given names – If this checkbox is not marked, RootsMagic will ignore individuals who do not have a given name entered.Compare blank surnames – If this checkbox is not marked, RootsMagic will ignore individuals who do not have a surname entered.Sound alike - the soundex of the names of the 2 people must match.Spelled the same - the names of the 2 people must match exactly.Find people where the following information matches - This option lets you enter criteria which RootsMagic will use to determine how closely two individuals must match to be considered duplicates.

Select your options from the Duplicate Search dialog:.

Open the Duplicate Search dialog by selecting the People page, then click the Tools button, then select 'Merge Duplicate'.RepositoryMerge – Mark this checkbox to have RootsMagic merge any exact duplicate repositories.Ĭlick OK to run the chosen merge commands, or click Cancel to close the dialog without running the merges.If you select this option, it is usually best to also merge repositories (above), since differing repositories can cause otherwise duplicate sources to not merge. SourceMerge – Mark this checkbox to have RootsMagic merge any exact duplicate sources.If you use this feature, it is usually best to also merge duplicate repositories and duplicate sources as well. If you send a copy of your database to a friend or relative (either in backup or GEDCOM format), and they make changes to the database and return it to you (in GEDCOM format), you can import that GEDCOM into your database, and use this option to automatically consolidate the changes. ShareMerge – When you add a person to your database, RootsMagic assigns a unique ID to the person, which will never be assigned to any other person in any other RootsMagic database (yours or someone elses).It may still be necessary to do the Duplicate Search merge afterwards to clean up any merges that RootsMagic can't do automatically. SmartMerge – RootsMagic will automatically analyze records in your database and automatically merge the ones it is sure are duplicates.Select the People page, then click the Tools button, then select AutoMerge. RootsMagic provides several automatic merge capabilities that make merging duplicate records easy.

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