Hi,

When you enter source documents two things happen:

1. A Media record is created that links to a Media file
2. A Media file is added into the Project folder structure in the Media folder

When you delete the Media record it does not delete the Media file.

So one solution, when recreating the Media record is to browse to the Media file that still exists in the Media folder.

That will be at …\Family Historian Projects\<project>\<project>.fh_data\Media where <project> is your Project name.

Otherwise, when you ask FH to recreate the Media file, Windows finds the file already there so gives the new one the (2) suffix.

Another solution is to run the Check for Unlinked Media Plugin, but as a newcomer, you may not have discovered Plugins yet.

The best way to learn about them is in the FHUG Knowledge Base > Family Historian Plugins at:

https://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=plugins:about

Also from your description, it is not clear whether you have a clear understanding of the Individual, Source & Media records structure.

There is much free introductory tutorial material in the FHUG Knowledge Base at https://www.fhug.org.uk/

Regards, Mike Tate