This topic is about syncing Gramps between 2PCs in the same LAN. One is Windows another is Linux. I read couple of topics where they mention different approaches to that problem, and I’m kinda overwhelmed with the abundance of options and seeking advice. Sharing tree between two unlinked computers …

Using alternatively two computers to work on a DB is the most difficult case if you want to prevent discrepancies or inconsistencies on the DB. If I understand correctly, none of the PC is the “primary” one; you use them on an equal basis. Since exporting and merge-importing a database is quite co…

thanks for the advice. And where the media files are stored by default? Should I alter any setting for media to be stored on the external drive, or changing GRAMPSHOME location would be enough for cross-system portability?

[image] Sunny: And where the media files are stored by default? According to the code (gramps/gen/const.py), media files are stored in USER_PICTURES which is by default $GRAMPHOME/Pictures. If this directory does not exist, store location falls back to $GRAMPSHOME/gramps. Consequently, If yo…

[image] pgerlier: According to the code (gramps/gen/const.py), media files are stored in USER_PICTURES which is by default $GRAMPHOME/Pictures. If this directory does not exist, store location falls back to $GRAMPSHOME/gramps. Ultimately, the media path is stored within the database file, not…

[image] DaveSch: and if not your Gramps user directory is $GRAMPSHOME and user directory are the same thing? overriding GRAMPSHOME variable changes user dir?

Yes. GRAMPSHOME overrides the default location where Gramps would normally create the user directory. I am on Windows and the normal location Gramps would create the user directory is… c:\users\%username%\appdata\roaming\ I have set my GRAMPSHOME to… c:\users\%username%\Genealogy\ My gramps use…

[image] DaveSch: The database folder set in Preferences is stored in the gramps.ini file. The media folder used by the database is stored with the database. Each computer needs to be able to have access to the same folder using the same full directory name. Thanks. I get your idea. You mean I…

[image] Sunny: is $GRAMPSHOME and user directory are the same thing? overriding GRAMPSHOME variable changes user dir? The GRAMPSHOME and User Directory environmental variable’s value can be viewed with a Python Eval script: [image] Troubleshooting Gramps paths and env…

[image] DaveSch: Each computer needs to be able to have access to the same folder using the same full directory name. I figured out how to have two computers use the same media where the media path is NOT STORED in the database allowing each computer to independently point to the media folder…

One way I dealt with this was was to store the database, media and backups on GoogleDrive. Both computers are writing to the same database and looking at the same media folder. I was using two Chromebooks so I was able to map the drives exactly the same in the Debian container. And I was not using t…

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The GRAMPSHOME and User Directory environmental variable’s value can be viewed with a Python Eval script:

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Synchronization of Gramps between 2 PCs

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