Is everyone having trouble accessing Family Search? [closed]

Question

I was last able to access Family Search on Friday afternoon. Since then I get the sign-in page, which just continues to bounce me back to itself. This happens via RootSearch and also any other way I've tried to access, and I know of at least one other person who has described the same problem-- so I believe it's a FS issue. Anybody know anything about it?

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This happened to me most of yesterday - on Opera browser (my preference for fam-search), but not when I switched to Edge.

I've had one "need to log in" (the two week log in, not the daily sign in) today.  Otherwise it seems to be ok.

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I called them up about the two week log in. The person I talked to said that he would check with a technical person and would ask them to email me back. In the meantime, I just have to sign in every time I go there, so that's what I am doing.

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Frank, I was having that problem too.  Take a look at this fairly recent thread:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1063156/logging-into-family-search-repeatedly

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Frank and Dennis, I looked at the thread, and it's a different issue. I can't access FS at all, not by checking the 2 weeks box, and not by leaving it unchecked. Not by going through RootsSearch, and not by going through a link they sent me to check out some new record on an ancestor. It did work for me just now when I googled their sign in page. But still the same loop when I just tried RootsSearch.

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I spoke too soon. I got past the sign in page that time, but the site wouldn't let me do anything. When I tried to do a search it kicked me back to the sign-in page. :(

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Stephanie, that sounds very similar to the treatment I was getting.  If you're able, try using a different browser, or look through the privacy and security settings on the browser you have and see if there may be any permissions where you could try white-listing Family Search.  In Firefox it was just called 'Cookies and Site Data' where I put FS on an allow list, and that seemed to work.

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Dennis, thanks, that did the trick. I allowed Family Search to "use all cookies," went back and tried FS and got in. Thanks so much for the tip! :D

Answer 1

I had this problem for a few days using Firefox but when I changed to Google Chrome it worked fine. However now it is also working fine again on Firefox for me.

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No problems for me, either. I also use the Chrome browser.

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I'm using a Chromebook-- Google Chrome with no alternative possible on this device. Still the same result this morning, ugh.

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It's as though something fs did upset our cookies.  Maybe some update, or one of their maintenance sessions went a  little wrong.

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There was a maintenance last night because I saw their message.  I have no problem using chrome this morning.

Answer 2

Family search  has had a problem for  a long time.I have not

found a way too contact them.Thy took down there phone number,And find no e/mail.I have been a member for many years.

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Here are the ways to contact them:  https://www.familysearch.org/help/.  In the U.S., you can call them at 866-406-1830.

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Thanks, Kerry. The email message I tried to send on their help page would not send, so I'll try calling.

Answer 3

This happened to me using Firefox on Linux. I tried Chrome on the iPad and it worked.

After closing Firefox it started working, although I sometimes get the login screen. I did not have to clear cache or cookies.

Answer 4

Using Chrome, I've been unable to look at any records since Friday.  You can see the tree, but not suggestions, records, images (of any sort) or do merges.

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Friday is when it started for me too.

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I had my browser open since I was in the middle of adding sources to a profile.  Once I closed the browser and re-opened it, it worked again.  Try that.

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I did try that without luck. Then I tried Dennis' suggestion, and "white listed" it for cookies. Now it works!