How to relink imported images

[scw189]

New to Gramps. Previously used Roots Magic 7. Imported the GEDCOM file from Roots Magic. But the images do not appear even though the file link/path that was imported appears to be correct. Ran the Check & Repair Database tool. After this about half the images now appear. What am I missing? Can’t seem to find info on re-linking images.

Gramps version 5.1.6, OS is Linux Mint 21.3

[emyoulation]

Take a look at the following thread and tell us if that helps.

Unused files on the media folder?

I am glad that a delete within Gramps does not make the corresponding delete in my OS files/folders. That being said, how to identify extra media files. An option is to use the addon Media Verify tool. It works off of the file’s checksum which is stored in Gramps. For a first step, I would use the Generate option. This will make sure the checksum agrees between what Gramps has stored and the raw file. If a file is missing, it will let you know. Then you can run the Verify option. The tool wil…

[scw189]

Thanks for the reply. I did figure out how to re-link a media file. I double clicked the image box for the person in question, in the next pop-up box I clicked on ‘shared information’, then click on the file icon at the right of the path box which already has the file path entered. That re-links the file.