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* There is no risk of data loss when opening a Family Tree while another is already open, because GRAMPS automatically [[Gramps_3.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Saving_changes_to_your_Family_Tree|saves]] all changes to Family Trees.
* If you do not have "write permissions" for the selected Family Tree, it will open in Read Only mode. In this mode, the data may be viewed, but no changes can be made to the Family Tree. To indicate this mode, "{{man label|(Read Only)}}" is appended to the {{man label|name of the Family Tree in the title}} of the GRAMPS main window.
== Opening a GEDCOM or XML database ==
GRAMPS allows you to open certain databases that have not been saved in GRAMPS' own file format from the command line, see [[Gramps_3.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Command_Line#Opening_options|Command line references]]. These include XML and GEDCOM databases. But you should be aware that if the XML or GEDCOM database is relatively large, you will encounter performance problems, and in the event of a crash your data can be corrupted. Hence, it is normally better to create a new GRAMPS family tree (database) and import your XML/GEDCOM data into it.
{{man note| Opening databases |XML and GEDCOM databases require all data to be held in memory and don't contain indexes. GRAMPS' native format is a database that only reads the data needed. Thus, for a large family tree the data can be accessed quicker and more efficiently by not using XML or GEDCOM.}}
{{man warn| GEDCOM Editing |Please keep in mind that some information in a GEDCOM file may be lost during import into GRAMPS as well as export back to GEDCOM. Simply opening and viewing the file will not change it. However, if any changes were made and they were not abandoned upon exit, exiting GRAMPS will save the data, with possible data loss.}}
== Deleting a Family Tree ==
*''For advanced users:'' each database is stored in its own subdirectory under ~/.gramps. A manual backup can be made by backing up this directory.
== Archiving a Family Tree ==
You can easily archive and timestamp family trees with GRAMPS built-in use of [http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/ GNU Revision Control System] or ''RCS''. For this to be possible this utility must be installed on your computer.
To make an archive :
# load your family tree.
# click on the {{man button|Family Trees}} button (it has the gramps logo and displays {{man label|Manage databases}} when you hover over it).
# click on the family tree you've just loaded: the {{man button|Archive}} button should appear.
# click on {{man button|Archive}} and you will be asked for an archive name.
After archiving, the list of family trees will now show your original family tree with a right-pointing triangle on its left.
* Click on the triangle to display the archive name.(Click again to collapse the archive list).
Archives can be deleted, renamed and Extracted.
If you click on an archive, the {{man button|Extract}} button becomes visible. Click on this to obtain the extracted archive. It will appear in the family tree list as ''<name of original tree>:<name of archive>'' and is now an independent family tree. This can be a useful way of preserving an archive, because archives disappear if the originating tree is deleted; and they are not incorporated into a Portable XML export of the tree.
== Extracting a Family Tree Archive ==
[[Image:Dbmanager04.png|thumb|left|200px|Fig. 3.2 Selecting a version to extract]]
Simply highlight the archive you want to restore, and select the {{man button|Extract}} button.
[[Image:Dbmanager05.png|thumb|right|200px|Fig. 3.3 Extracted version]]
GRAMPS will transfer the archive into a new Family Tree. The Family Tree name is based on the original name and the archive name (see also [[#Archiving a Family Tree|Archiving a Family Tree]]).
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== Unlocking a Family Tree ==
== Repairing a damaged Family Tree ==
[[Image:Dbmanager07.png|thumb|right|250px|Fig. 3.4 Repairing a Family Tree]]
Should your Family Tree become damaged or corrupted in some way, GRAMPS' Family Tree Manager will display a red Error icon in the {{man label|Status}} column.
Sometimes, it is not always obvious from the data if someone is actually alive. GRAMPS uses an advanced algorithm to try to determine [[Gramps_3.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Probably_Alive|if a person could still be alive]]. Remember, GRAMPS is making its best guess, and it may not always be able to guess correctly all the time. Please double check your data.
===Export into GRAMPS formats===
{{man warn|Privacy Filters |It is important to verify your privacy options on Exporter. Do not enable filters or privacy options for GRAMPS XML backups.}}
*Do not include not related records: Check this box to prevent not related records from being included in the exported file.
===Export into other formats===
*Web Family Tree: Exporting to Web Family Tree will create a text file that can be used by the Web Family Tree program. Export options include filter selection and the ability to limit data on living people to that of their family ties.
*GRAMPS CSV Spreadsheet format: Allows exporting (and importing) a subset of your GRAMPS data in a simple spreadsheet format. See [[Gramps 3.2 Wiki Manual - Manage Family Trees: CSV Import and Export|CSV Import and Export]] for more information. Also, see [[Gramps_3.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Export_the_screen|Export Display]] .
There are two ways of moving your Gramps data from version 2.2 to version 3; either directly importing your version 2.2 grdb file or by exporting to XML format first. Because of complexity in the way that version 2.2 stores data, exporting to XML is usually the most convenient and problem free way of moving your data to version 3.
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