Dunno if you’ve been monitoring the support threads but, since the 6.0 release, there have been a surge of lost databasepath preferences. Users here and on Reddit report the same problem. It is relatively simple to resolve (with a quick detour into exploring the recent-file.xml). But WHY is it hap…

Uptick in Lost databasepath

emyoulation April 9, 2025, 6:14pm 2

another one today that has a slight variation… using the GRAMPSHOME environment variable.

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