Recreated family tree from the backup data

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Gramps 5.2.3
Current: Windows 11 Enterprise version OS.
Older: Windows 10 Enterprise version OS.

I created my family tree on Gramps (earlier version 4.2).
But I had not exported the data in xml or gpkg format.
I have the complete (backup + root) folder copied where created the family tree. Frankly, I don’t know what it contains.
How can I can recreate the whole family tree again in the new version of Gramps?

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1st Search that folder for a grampsdb subdirectory. (If you do not have a subdirectory with that name, we’ll have to try another approach.)

Back up the folder! I would download a 4.2.8 PortableApps version of GrampsPortable and put it (plus the data file) on a USB thumb drive. Then verify the data is accessible from it. (Alway make certain you have a working backup before upgrading.
The 4.2.x preferences:
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If that exists, you can point the Database path in the Family Tree tab of the 5.2 Preferences at that folder.

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The Family Tree dialog should show any Trees you had created. Opening a 4.2 tree will have to convert the BSDDB database file to the 5.2 SQLite backend.

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When you install Gramps 5.2.x on a new system, it will create a gramps folder inside

C:\Users\ennob\AppData\Local

or a similar folder with your name in it. This is a hidden folder, but you probably know that already, because you already have a backup from

C:\Users\ennob\AppData\Roaming

on your old system.

And if this is the case, it’s probably safe to paste a copy of the old grampsdb folder inside the new gramps folder, replacing that gramps\grampsdb. This is most likely quite safe, because when you create a new tree, Gramps creates a random folder for that inside grampsdb, so it’s likely that the folder names will not clash.

Then, when you try to load a tree on the new machine, Gramps will probably tell you that it’s old and needs to be converted. And that is quite safe too, because it always creates a ZIP file with the old contents of that same numbered folder.

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