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→'''Setting the configuration path for GRAMPS'''
During the boot process of GRAMPS there is a check for an environment variable called GRAMPSHOME.
Without this environment variable GRAMPS uses the default Windows path to handle (at the first time: to place) all configuration files there:
<system drive>\<userpath>\<application data>\gramps
For a German Windows it may look like this (if the system drive is 'C:' and the lock-in user name is 'Paul'):
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Paul\Anwendungsdaten\gramps
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul\Application Data\gramps
If the variable GRAMPSHOME is set available, than GRAMPS uses the value to look for a directory 'gramps' inside to handle (at the first time: to place) all configuration files there.But be sure what you are doing! You may loose So, (together with the build-in setting for the storage place of the link database files: Edit --> Preferences --> Database) it's a nice way to have the GRAMPS complete database, if you play with this variable without moving including all family trees at one global place for backups or copying the configuration filesfor a transfer from one PC to an other.
But finally it's a nice way have be sure what you are doing! You may loose the complete database including all link to the GRAMPS databases, if you play with this values without moving or copying related files already written by GRAMPS (e.g. your family trees at one global place for backups or for a transfer from one PC to an otheryour configuration files!). There will be no problem if you change these settings without having any family tree (before editing any thing first time or before importing any file first time).
Here is an example for the related .CMD file command lines
