Re: [Gramps-users] what to backup

[Benny M. <ben...@gm...>]

2008/10/18 ssc1478 <ss...@ai...>

> Just upgraded to 3.0.2.  In the previous version, I set a preference so
> that everything GRAMPS was saved in ~/gramps/blah blah.  Including my
> media folder.  This enabled me to rsync ~/gramps to a backup computer.
>
> The point of rsync'ing it is not to actually use gramps on two
> computers but to provide an immediately available backup in case of a
> disk crash, upgrade snafu, motherboard problem, etc - all of which
> has happened at some point.  (I do this for all my applications.)
>
> Perusing the mailing list, it sounds like having the database saved in
> ~/ is not advised.  That I should leave it in .gramps.  I did find the
> option in Preferences to set the database path.   Any problems with
> changing it to ~/gramps?  If its ok, is saving that folder enough?


Yes, no problem. I don't know why the mailing list gave the impression that
would be a problem.

I know it is not the most easy thing to find out (where the data is saved)
but the reason we do it as it is is the same as many applications (firefox,
amarok, ...). For new and unexperienced users it should 'just work'.
Experience has learned us the present way of doing things is the way this
actually is so.

More experienced users will find out how to set the path to the embedded
database. The present setting has also the large advantage that users who
want to back up their data have to carefully wonder: where is my data and
what should be backed up. In the old versions people thought backup of the
.grdb file was ok, ... they where wrong.

Benny

>
>
> I don't like storing content in a hidden directory.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>
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