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Automatic backup is a default feature that protects your genealogical data in Gramps. (It became automated in 2018 with the release of the 5.1 version.) The settings for the interval, backup file path and option whether to backup when exiting Gramps settings are in the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Family_Tree|Family Tree]]}} tab of the {{man menu|Edit -> Preferences...}} menu. Additionally, a backup can be manually selected from the {{man menu|Family Trees > Make Backup...}} window.

It is extremely important to keep backups of your data, and keep them in a safe place. Gramps has a specific portable file format which is small, and human readable, denoted by <code>.gramps</code>. See the "[[Gramps 5Gramps_5.1 Wiki Manual 1_Wiki_Manual_- Manage Family Trees_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|backup up a Family_TreeFamily Tree]]" section of the manual. It is also important to be aware of [[Template:Backup_Omissions|what is omitted from a Gramps backup]].

You can copy this backup file from time to time to a save safe location (eg e.g., a usb USB stick). [Note: The <code>.gramps </code> files are compressedby default. Clicking them will open Gramps. To see the XML , select them the <code>.gramps</code> file and open them it with a decompressing utility (like ark, gunzip, 7-zip), after which you can extract the XML text file which is human readable, see [[Generate_XML#How_do_I_uncompress_the_file?|details]].

Gramps does a quick hidden binary backup to allow restore if an error is noted. If the correct package is installed , you can use a revision system.

Another method is to backup the hidden directory ''<code>/.gramps</code>''hidden directory. This directory subdirectory is situated in your home directory on Linux systems[[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_User_Directory|User Directory]]. Backing up this directory will backup your databases and revisions.

'''Do not keep backups in GEDCOMformat'''. Not all information Gramps stores can be written in the GEDCOM. Hence, an export/import operation from Gramps --> exported into GEDCOM and re--> imported into Gramps, will mean you '''lose''' [[Gramps_and_GEDCOM|data]]. Use the <code>.gramps</code> file format for backups!

You can [[Download#MS_Windows|download]] the [[All In One Gramps Software Bundle for Windows]](GrampsAIO).

See [[Gramps and Windows]] for a summary of hints to use ===Does Gramps work on a Windows PC.the Mac?===

===Does Yes, macOS is a community supported platform for Gramps work on . You can [[Download#macOS|download]] the Mac?===macOS version.

Yes, Mac is a community supported platform for GrampsWe will do our best to solve any reported Apple macOS related problems. See [[Contact|here]].

We would recommend at least an 1980x1080 1920x1080 video display. The early memory requirements for Gramps, have been reduced, and Gramps were quite high. Beginning with Gramps 3.0, the software could run quite efficiently on a 256MB system, holding considerably more people. A system with 512MB should be able to hold around 200,000 people. However, disk disk space requirements for databases are however considerably larger, with a typical database being several megabytes in size. For 120.000 people you must consider already 530MB for the database. Pictures are stored on disk separately, so a large harddisk is necessary.

Text reports are available in HTML, PDF, ODT, LaTeX, and RTF formats. Graphical reports (charts and diagrams) are available in PostScript, PDF, SVG, ODS, and [[Output_formats#Graphviz|GraphViz ]] formats.

You can follow Gramps has multiple options in the Reports menu for creating Web Pages based on your Tree data.  The [[Howto:_Make_a_genealogy_website_with_Gramps|Howto: Make a genealogy website with Gramps]] tutorial that describes using the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_7#Narrated_Web_Site|NarrativeWebNarrated Web Site]] (a.k.a. Narrated Web SiteNarrativeWeb) report . In it, you will learn to generate a website around a set of people in your Family Tree and once .  Once generated, you can upload the web files to a webserver or hosting service. You can also distribute it them on a portable thumbdrive or CD-ROMother media.

You can also install additional third party addon reports to create other styles of web content see . See the [[5.1_Addons#Addon_List|Addons List]].