Gedcom only importing 3 generations

It seems like you may have figured it out. In case anyone else stumbles on this discussion the Gedcom import will stop at 3 generations and look for matches on the Geni World Tree. If it finds matches it stops the import until you resolve the matches.

No I have not figured it out. It stops at 3 and does not seem to continue unless you manually try importing later generations. How do you do this?

It is an intentional, and important, feature of the design.

"make sure the profiles you are about to import do not already exist on Geni. Failure to do so may result in the creation of dozens of duplicate profiles that must be merged before you will be able to continue with the import."

https://www.geni.com/blog/the-return-of-gedcom-imports-on-geni-3103...

You have been warned several times to cease this activity.

Excuse me what are you talking about warned? I'm asking how to import all the generations easily.

As stated, gedcom import is specifically designed to prevent the import of existing profiles. It has several inbuilt measures to prevent the import of trees that already exist in geni.

Gedcom import was discontinued for many years until this check was added.

There is no other way to import updates or new people on branches.

https://www.geni.com/discussions/145968?msg=1432762

I'm not going to keep debating you. I'm asked the question for people who actualky want to help.

As it says in link above
"SmartCopy was partly created as a way to import profiles into Geni without the large duplication that GEDCOM imports would create. For many of our Curators and users, SmartCopy is the preferred way to add / update a large amount of Geni profiles. It works with Family tree Maker. https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783"

So no, it is totally not true, referring to Gedcom imports, that "There is no other way to import updates or new people on branches."

Again I'd like to her from somebody else. You are trolling me now.

everyone else will tell you the same thing. importing duplicates is not the way to update your tree.

I have not gotten a better suggestion and this thread was not about that it was about how to get beyond 3 generations since even when you resolve conflicts it seems to stop at 3.

If the earlier generations are already on Geni, IT IS NOT NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE to continue Gedcom uploading. Geni maintains ONE World Tree, with (ideally) ONE profile per ancestor.

If you still need to selectively add more profiles, that's what SmartCopy is for - but be warned that it is no smarter than the user.

That is not reassuring on Smart Copy. The issue is that adding later generations means more imports. If a person has 5 children and you import the next generation that is 5 vs 1 and obviously births are happening in the later ones but also updated info and in some cases earlier ones are dying or have faulty info.

That is not reassuring on Smart Copy. The issue is that adding later generations means more imports. If a person has 5 children and you import the next generation that is 5 vs 1 and obviously births are happening in the later ones but also updated info and in some cases earlier ones are dying or have faulty info.

You just double-posted.

Which way are you trying to go, forward or backward? As I recall, Gedcom importation only works backward, so you may be limited to SmartCopy or manual input if you're trying to go forward.

Computer error. Going forward to update.