Is it possible to get a list of my profiles without sources?

Question

When I uploaded my GED file 5 years ago, it came without sources. I have tried to add sources to all the profiles, but I don't know if I have missed some. Is there some way to get a list of the profiles that still have no sources?

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I've done the same and the only way I've been able to find them was one-by-one. However, I have used the Watchlist, sorted by Edit Date, and my assumption was that the earliest profiles I entered and have edited the least were the most likely ones to need the most attention, if not the ones missing sources.

There are categories for "unsourced profiles", but someone would have had to put them onto the profiles for them to work. Not sure if this is helpful at all.

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Scott has a good idea using the Watchlist. I have been finding them one by one too. I do make a point of reviewing any profile that others comment on or ask me a question about. "unsourced profiles" is good but like Scott says it requires someone to add the {{Unsourced}}. I make sure to add unsourced to any profiles I manage if I discover one and don't have the time to work on it right then. The error report is useful too because it often shows the GEDCOM biographies that need cleaning up and it can lead you to a pocket of profiles that need sourcing.

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That's smart thinking about checking the LAST EDIT DATE, Scott ! I dread to see what mine looks like )-:

Answer 1

Click on "Find" at top right of the page - click on Unsourced Profiles - click on category that applies to you

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You are right Patricia, that is the simple answer, but all of your unsourced profiles wont be there.

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When I go to Find > Unsourced Profiles I see lists of everyone's profiles by letter of the alphabet with 200 names per page. There are many times more names there under the first letter of the alphabet than I have total profiles, so that makes it easier for me to go through my names one by one, which is too time consuming.

Isn't there any way to narrow down Find > Unsourced Profiles to just my profiles?

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Brett is correct; only those files that have the "Unsourced"  Category will be shown on the Unsourced Profiles pages. There are many more unsourced profiles, mostly imported by GEDcoms, that are without the unsourced category which are not shown on the Unsourced Profiles pages.

In the drop-down list under your WT ID (Swanson-xxxx), click Family List, which will show up to 15 generations in a clickable list. Right click each one, which will open in a new window. Click on that to see if it sourced or not. It it is, close the window and click the next entry on the Family List. As someone said, tedious, but that's the only way I know to discover unmarked yet unsourced profiles.

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@Mark, by default, the "Find -> Unsourced Profiles" link is limited to just your watchlist (notice the user id number at the end of the URL)

Its possible that its not limiting to your userid since your profile is set to red privacy.

But as been mentioned already, the only way to list a collection of unsourced profiles, is if those profiles have already been previously identified as unsourced (use of the template "{{unsourced}}"), otherwise, there would be no other identifying characteristics.

Answer 2

At the top of your watchlist is an unsourced button which will also take you to the same page containing your unsourced profiles that Patricia mentioned . I have found it isn't a complete list by any means but it's a help. I also resort my watchlist to the earliest edited date at the top, then work through the profiles adding any new info or sources I can find, plus any tags. It's amazing how much better I've got at finding sources since I started out, and profiles ought to get a look at every so often, so starting with the earliest edit date means I not only catch the unsourced, I can work on any scant bios I come across or update them. Occasionally there will be an adopted profile I have managed to do nothing with that I set free again.