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== How to Download and run the binary GRAMPS application for Mac ==
Select one of [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gramps/files/Stable/3.2.5/Gramps-Intel-3.2.5-2.dmg/download Intel] or [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gramps/files/Stable/3.2.5/Gramps-PPC-3.2.5-2.dmg/download PPC]. You'll get a download window. Once it's downloaded (it may take a while, they're 37M 38M each), you can open the dmg (just double click on it in Finder if your browser doesn't open it automatically) and drag the Gramps application wherever you like. Once installed on your computer, it opens like any other application.
'''Back up your databases:''' If you're using Time Machine, that's already taken care of. (You do test your Time Machine backups periodically, right?) But it doesn't hurt to have a spare copy set aside before starting up a new version. If you've been using the Gtk-OSX build, version 3.2.4 or later, just copy Library/Application Support/gramps/grampsdb. (Right click/option click and select "Make a copy" from the menu. It will be named grampsdb(2).
