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Database Settings
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** '''[[Gramps_Glossary#sqlite|SQLite]]''' (''default'') - the [[DB-API Database Backend]]
** ... If other When multiple database backends addons are installed, they will be added to the included in this list . <br /><abbr title="exempli gratia - Latin phrase meaning 'for example'">e.g.</abbr>backends: [[Addon:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]] , SharedPostgreSQL, MongoDB. This menu can be trimmed by 'hiding' the unwanted database backends in the Plugin Manager. {{man tip|Converting Trees from the retired BSDDB backend|The BSDDB backend developed incompatibilities as Python libraries evolved. That backend choice (as ''default'') was supseded with SQLite in Gramps 5.2 and has been retired (to read-only status) as of the Gramps 6.0 release. <br /><br />Although BSDDB '''''was''''' the default backend default in Gramps 2.0 through Gramp 5.1, all Gramps Trees should be converted another database backend at the earliest opportunity.<br /><br />'''[[Gramps_6.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|Make a backup]] before any critical change.'''<br /><br />To convert a Tree, first select the target database backendin Preferences, then use the '''Convert''' button for the selected tree in the '''Family Tree ‐> Manage Family Trees''' dialog.}}
See also:
* Addon [[Addon:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]] - this adds experimental support for PostgreSQL databases. Recommended for Experts only!
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** [https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-and-windows-gtk-file-chooser-dialog-capture-request/3364 Illustrating the File Chooser in the Wiki]
** [https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-i-cause-folders-to-sort-to-the-top-of-the-list-when-presented-with-the-folder-contents/1708/14 File Chooser: Sorting files and folders]
* [https://discourse.gnome.org/t/where-is-the-filechooser-feature-list/9101/1 Where is the FileChooser feature list?]
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