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== MS Windows ==
[[File:windows_180x160.png|right|128px|link=Download#MS_Windows]]On Microsoft Windows, filenames and folder for programs and userdata are [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_file_and_hidden_directory hidden] in the ''File Explorer''. To make access to the Gramps user directory easy follow the following advice from Microsoft:* [https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files Show hidden files - Windows Help]
The default '''User Directory''' location for any Gramps user data on a Windows 7 (and newer) system is
C:\Users\''<username>''\AppData\Local\gramps
{{man note|User Directory relocated {{new|5.2.0}}|'''The User Directory has relocated in version 5.2'''<br />The default '''User Directory''' location for the 5.2 version of Gramps user data on a Windows 7 (and newer) system is: <br /> <code> C:\Users\'''''%username%'''''\AppData\Local\gramps</code><br /> <code> %LocalAppData%\gramps</code><br />The default '''User Directory''' location for any 5.1.x and earlier version of Gramps user data on a Windows 7 (and newer) system is: <br /> <code> C:\Users\'''''%username%'''''\AppData\Roaming\gramps</code><br /> <code> %AppData%\gramps</code>}}
Alternately, you can use the '''%LocalAppData%''' [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable#APPDATA environment variable] to avoid referring to the username. (We've chosen to use the username environment variable in the documentation for Windows rather than '''''<username>''''' used for documenting other OSes.) Although Gramps will not recognize environment variables for paths internally, you can use them within Windows to find Gramps user files. The path above can be simplified to:
%LocalAppData%\gramps
Like the '''User Directory''', the location for programs/applications is also hidden from browsing with Windows Explorer.
