Gramps creates a hidden directory in your home directory called .gramps containing all the user-specific data. There is a directory in that directory called grampsdb (eg /Users/yourname/.gramps/grampsdb) that contains all your data stored in individual directories for each family tree. The directory names are not obvious matches to the family tree. How do I tell which directory goes with which family tree?
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In each directory are many files ending in *.db that are the database tables. There is also a file called name.txt that contains the name of the family tree as it is known thru the gramps gui (eg "Family Tree 1").
If you have many directories, then from grampsdb directory on Linux or Unix-based systems (eg MacOS):
less */name.txt
and then ":n" thru each file until you find the one you are looking for.
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1If you do
head ~/.gramps/grampsdb/*/name.txt, it will display the filename followed by the name -- that way you don't have to:nin less. Oct 22, 2012 at 11:42 -
2Should questions about software include the details of the OS being run? This Linux solution could confuse some Windows users.– FortiterOct 22, 2012 at 12:52
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@Fortiter Lol, it's like "should we say things that not everybody needs because it could confuse them". There's nothing wrong with giving OS-specific info provided that a general solution is included. This answer gives a general solution: look into the
name.txt.– m93aAug 16, 2017 at 19:01
You can let Gramps tell you by using a command-line flag:
% gramps -l
/home/dblank/.gramps/grampsdb/50f2e092 with name "data.gramps"
/home/dblank/.gramps/grampsdb/50f49851 with name "example.gramps"
% gramps -L
Family Tree "data.gramps":
DB version: 16
Last accessed: 01/16/2013 08:40:42 AM
Locked?: no
Number of people: 41
Path: /home/dblank/.gramps/grampsdb/50f2e092
Family Tree "example.gramps":
DB version: 16
Last accessed: 01/14/2013 06:54:53 PM
Locked?: no
Number of people: 2090
Path: /home/dblank/.gramps/grampsdb/50f49851
If you are using Gramps on Windows then search for name.txt through the File Explorer to generate a list of files and then preview the contents of each file found within a Gramps folder (typically named with 8 apparently random alphanumeric characters).
If you don't like where Gramps chooses to put the data (on Windows) you can specify another location through the menu sequence Edit | Preferences | Family Tree.
