# Reset default preferences

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128 "2025-02-28T12:59:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nacef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3e96dc/32.png) [@Nacef](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nacef)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/1 "2025-02-28T12:59:08Z")

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Hey, can I reset the preferences to the default settings?

I was scrolling through the preferences window and hovered over some dropdown menus while scrolling and I think I changed some stuff.

Windows, GrampsAIO64 5.2.4

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**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/2 "2025-02-28T14:04:59Z")

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You can delete the `gramps.ini` file to reset the preferences. A new one will be created for you with default settings.

I suggest that you take a backup of the old file for reference and comparison.

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/3 "2025-02-28T14:25:22Z")

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> [@Nick-Hall](#):
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> You can delete the `gramps.ini` file to reset the preferences. A new one will be created for you with default settings

Deleting the `gramps52/gramps.ini` will do a reset provided that you did not upgrade from another version. But is there is an older `gramps.ini` version available (such as `gramps51/gramps.ini`) then those old settings will used in the restoration.

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**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/4 "2025-02-28T15:37:33Z")

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@Nick-Hall  
Will the validation of an empty, new file named `gramps.ini` repopulate with the commented defaults? Or will is repopulate from a previous version? Or will it just leave it blanks until a configurable item is changed?

I am assuming that configurations are cached data, only written to file when Gramps is shut down normally?

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**Author:** ![Nacef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3e96dc/32.png) [@Nacef](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nacef)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/5 "2025-02-28T18:07:45Z")

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Thanks, that worked!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/reset-default-preferences/7128/6 "2025-03-30T18:08:24Z")

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