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Gramps 4.1 Wiki Manual - Manage Family Trees

475 bytes added, 17:55, 24 June 2015
Unlocking a Family Tree: Add example of dialogue when tree is automatically opened on startup
If you could open the same Family Tree in two Gramps at once, it is likely your data would be damaged.
{{-}}In the unlikely event of a crash of Gramps, the family tree will be left in a locked state. To unlock the tree:{{-}}[[File:Database_is_locked.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Database is locked ]]* If Gramps has been set to open a tree automatically on startup, select then you will see the 'Database is locked' dialogue. Click on the {{man button|Close}} button and the {{man label|Family Tree Manager}} will appear. Choose the locked family tree, and then click the {{man button|Break lockLoad Family Tree}} button that . The 'Break the lock' dialogue will be available. Only do this if you are sure no other copy of Gramps is using this Family Treeappear.{{-}}
[[File:Break-the-lock-on-the-database-Dialog-41.png|thumb|right|380px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Break the lock on the "Family Tree Example" database? - Dialog ]]
* Click the {{man button|Break lock}} button that will be available. Only do this if you are sure no other copy of Gramps is using this Family Tree.
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