# \#media-records **URL:** https://gramps.discourse.group/tag/media-records/12.md [Latest](https://gramps.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://gramps.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://gramps.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Can multiple media folders be consolidated into one](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-multiple-media-folders-be-consolidated-into-one/10059)
**Author:** [@fiorill](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/fiorill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/can-multiple-media-folders-be-consolidated-into-one/10059 "2026-09-29T23:55:10Z")
I created bootable Linux mint and installed gramps 5.1.6 with data. I noticed the media comprises multiple folders. I cleaned up few small ones successfully but I’m left with two large media folders that wish if possible… --- ## [URL in media file path](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/url-in-media-file-path/1144)
**Author:** [@dixonge](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/dixonge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/url-in-media-file-path/1144 "2026-08-23T13:21:57Z")
In my recent import from WikiTree there were almost 300 images. Unfortunately these were imported as URL’s. So now all of my Media category has a URL pointing to the image in the Path column. I thought that the Download… --- ## [Webp image not supported](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/webp-image-not-supported/8246)
**Author:** [@frwi](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/frwi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/webp-image-not-supported/8246 "2026-08-13T22:31:06Z")
AIO64-6.0.4–1,Python: 3.12.11,sqlite: 3.50.4,orjson: 3.11.2,LANG: en\_GB.UTF-8,OS: Windows Currently there are no thumbnails shown for webp images. Also no preview in the “Media Reference Editor“. The “Media Reference E… --- ## [How to record a marriage gift recording document?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-record-a-marriage-gift-recording-document/9574)
**Author:** [@yusufbouzekri](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/yusufbouzekri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/how-to-record-a-marriage-gift-recording-document/9574 "2026-06-03T09:14:19Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve recently come across a document from 1940s used to keep track of who gave which gift in a big wedding. I document is made up of 6 pieces of paper that were scanned digitally, each containing the name… --- ## [Media compression tool and media format change tool](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-compression-tool-and-media-format-change-tool/9508)
**Author:** [@RandAlThor29](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/RandAlThor29)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-compression-tool-and-media-format-change-tool/9508 "2026-05-17T15:34:00Z")
Hello, My save file is becoming big because of all the media I add to it. The medias are birth, mariage and death certificates saves as either .png or .jpg. I have 4517 media for 8929 Mo. The idea would be tools/plug… --- ## [Gramps Web Media import not matching checksums](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-media-import-not-matching-checksums/8990)
**Author:** [@woynowski](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/woynowski)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-web-media-import-not-matching-checksums/8990 "2026-01-30T22:00:49Z")
I have Gramps Web installed and running via the 1-click droplet on Digital Ocean. I cannot get my media to import via ZIP. It’s as if the files are not there: I can’t find them on the server, and no checksums match. … --- ## [Gramps Gallery not loading to Grampshub](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-gallery-not-loading-to-grampshub/9020)
**Author:** [@Markoledaddio](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Markoledaddio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-gallery-not-loading-to-grampshub/9020 "2026-01-19T00:56:36Z")
Gramps 5.2.4 on Win10 64 bit version I have loaded my Gramps database to Gramps Hub but the media files in Gallery did not upload. I have a separate network disk with photos etc. I suspect I need to move all my photos… --- ## [Problème d'image](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/probleme-dimage/8945)
**Author:** [@cargo.49](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/cargo.49)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/probleme-dimage/8945 "2026-01-16T16:28:25Z")
Gramps version 6.0.6 Bonjour, Je suis en train de migrer sur Linux ubuntu après intégration de mon fichier gedcom tout semble fonctionner correctement, à part un problème d’affichage d’image. Après ouverture d’un indi… --- ## [Issues Importing Media to Gramps-Web](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/issues-importing-media-to-gramps-web/8655)
**Author:** [@ednyfed](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/ednyfed)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/issues-importing-media-to-gramps-web/8655 "2025-10-16T15:12:20Z")
I am standing up Gramps Web for the first time. I am running from a Docker on ZimaOS. I have the database imported, but keep running into issues when importing the media. I have exported the media from my Gramps Desktop… --- ## [Média : gestion de la fenêtre affichant la liste des médias](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-gestion-de-la-fenetre-affichant-la-liste-des-medias/8226)
**Author:** [@bingbang](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/bingbang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-gestion-de-la-fenetre-affichant-la-liste-des-medias/8226 "2025-08-28T16:02:32Z")
Bonjour - essai de Gramps - pour ajouter un média, après import d’un gedcom, j’ai bien ma liste de fichiers qui apparait dans une fenêtre : 1/ pas d’icône en haut à droite pour agrandir la fenêtre 2/ pas d’ascenseur sur … --- ## [Media files organization](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-files-organization/7982)
**Author:** [@Marcela](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Marcela)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-files-organization/7982 "2025-07-23T21:02:26Z")
AIO64-6.0.1–1 on Windows 10. I cannot understand the instructions in the Manual. I have two drives in my PC (C for systems files, and D for personal files). I keep all my media (mostly photos or PDFs) in different fol… --- ## [Imported media (e.g. from MyHeritage GEDCOM export) handling](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/imported-media-e-g-from-myheritage-gedcom-export-handling/7886)
**Author:** [@jhenkins](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/jhenkins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/imported-media-e-g-from-myheritage-gedcom-export-handling/7886 "2025-06-25T14:51:03Z")
Hello All! I’m in the process of trying to move my genealogy research away from MyHeritage to a local database, for which Gramps is very well suited. So far it ticks almost 100% of all the boxes, even though media handl… --- ## [Full path + filename limit?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/full-path-filename-limit/7797)
**Author:** [@dpawson](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/dpawson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/full-path-filename-limit/7797 "2025-06-07T13:56:25Z")
Gramps 6.01 Fedora 42. Having spent a few days loading images, I’m now finding they are missing - replaced by X in a square. Full path is 103 characters, including filename + extension. Is this valid? Windows 254 limi… --- ## [Allow URL in media object](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/allow-url-in-media-object/5816)
**Author:** [@hartenthaler](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/hartenthaler)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/allow-url-in-media-object/5816 "2025-04-20T14:14:22Z")
When importing a GEDCOM file I noticed that Gramps does not support a URL as a file reference. GEDCOM 5.5.1 says: MULTIMEDIA\_FILE\_REFERENCE:= A complete local or remote file reference to the auxiliary data to be linke… --- ## [Gramps 6 won't show all photos in a folder when i try to import into the Gallery?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-6-wont-show-all-photos-in-a-folder-when-i-try-to-import-into-the-gallery/7396)
**Author:** [@DaveO](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveO)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/gramps-6-wont-show-all-photos-in-a-folder-when-i-try-to-import-into-the-gallery/7396 "2025-04-07T01:49:11Z")
Gramps 6 Win11 I am trying to insert photos into my persons Gallery, but i can only see some photos, not all in the file. Is there some limitation in the system (size, naming, file type) that stops some photos from sho… --- ## [What are the valid Gallery file types that will display within 6.0?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/what-are-the-valid-gallery-file-types-that-will-display-within-6-0/7312)
**Author:** [@david1](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/david1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/what-are-the-valid-gallery-file-types-that-will-display-within-6-0/7312 "2025-03-24T01:47:27Z")
Gramps AIO64-6.0.0–1, Windows 11 I have some sources in Word (.docx) format. Saved to Person Gallery in that file format (also .pdf and .htm) without being able to display the document contents upon clicking on the docu… --- ## [Add places to image/media objects](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-places-to-image-media-objects/7256)
**Author:** [@ztlxltl](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/ztlxltl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-places-to-image-media-objects/7256 "2025-03-16T16:43:01Z")
Feature request 13700 Similar to the date a photo was taken, I would like to specify the place where a photo was taken. Currently I use notes with links to places, but this is unnecessarily complex and doesn’t allow fil… --- ## [Unable to upload Media - 404 Not found](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/unable-to-upload-media-404-not-found/6539)
**Author:** [@hillsy23](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/hillsy23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/unable-to-upload-media-404-not-found/6539 "2024-12-03T08:04:39Z")
Gramps 5.2.3 Gramps Web API 2.5.2 Gramps Web Frontend 24.10.0 Gramps QL 0.3.0 Sifts 1.0.0 locale: en multi-tree: false task queue: true OCR: true chat: true Docker on ubuntu server. Secured site with LetEncryp… --- ## [Configuration for hosting media files on S3 with Gramps Web](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/configuration-for-hosting-media-files-on-s3-with-gramps-web/6120)
**Author:** [@padde](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/padde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/configuration-for-hosting-media-files-on-s3-with-gramps-web/6120 "2024-10-01T14:56:24Z")
Hi, I would like to set up S3 (Simple Storage Service on Amazon Web Services) in my Gramps Web instance. I am using the docker setup on a Raspberry Pi 3B. After my configuration, I would expect that when I add a media … --- ## [Multi Media referencing in moving back to Linux](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/multi-media-referencing-in-moving-back-to-linux/5268)
**Author:** [@Paul](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Paul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/multi-media-referencing-in-moving-back-to-linux/5268 "2024-04-19T12:32:52Z")
Gramp 5.2.1 I’m moving my data from Windows to Linux. All went well but the many hundreds of media references did not work. I have changed the Media base in preferences and tried the media reference in Tools but neith… --- ## [Utilize media metadata Date and Face-Tags in import and references](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/utilize-media-metadata-date-and-face-tags-in-import-and-references/1430)
**Author:** [@AlfredKa](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/AlfredKa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/utilize-media-metadata-date-and-face-tags-in-import-and-references/1430 "2024-04-19T11:42:03Z")
I am using media a lot and my fotos used in gramps already have metadata (EXIF/XMP/IPTC) for date, location, gps and facetags. When adding such media currenty date and reference to person and defining region (as substitu… --- ## [Installed 5.2.1 and media doesn't show](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/installed-5-2-1-and-media-doesnt-show/5190)
**Author:** [@Connie](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Connie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/installed-5-2-1-and-media-doesnt-show/5190 "2024-03-30T16:32:09Z")
Hi all. Using Windows 10 and had been using Gramps version 5.1.6, which I didn’t uninstall before installing the latest version. I allowed the conversion when prompted during install of 5.2.1 and the tree loaded ok but a… --- ## [I have SOMEHOW duplicated my entire MEDIA collection](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/i-have-somehow-duplicated-my-entire-media-collection/4947)
**Author:** [@Martnal](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Martnal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/i-have-somehow-duplicated-my-entire-media-collection/4947 "2024-02-27T17:13:59Z")
Hello, I have duplicated my entire media collection of 7,000 items. I now have over 14,000, with two of every item EXCEPT for ones I have added in recent weeks. I don’t know how or when I did this. Many of the origin… --- ## [Solved! Questions regarding media path](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/solved-questions-regarding-media-path/4922)
**Author:** [@Connie](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Connie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/solved-questions-regarding-media-path/4922 "2024-02-18T21:31:41Z")
Once again I put myself out there ashamed that I didn’t have a complete back up when my hard drive went to the computer afterworld. :shushing\_face: :roll\_eyes: While continuing my quest to replace all my lost media files… --- ## [Replacing media](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/replacing-media/4892)
**Author:** [@Connie](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Connie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/replacing-media/4892 "2024-02-15T18:42:42Z")
Hi all. I did a dumb thing and certainly learned my lesson. I lost my hard drive with no back up for the media but I had the data on a flash drive so thank goodness. I am in process of trying to replace the media and hav… --- ## [Media directory c:\\users\\name of file.gpkg.media exists. Delete it first, then restart the import process](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-directory-c-users-name-of-file-gpkg-media-exists-delete-it-first-then-restart-the-import-process/4530)
**Author:** [@rhdt](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/rhdt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-directory-c-users-name-of-file-gpkg-media-exists-delete-it-first-then-restart-the-import-process/4530 "2023-12-31T14:51:42Z")
Gramps 5.1.6 on Windows 10. 64-bit. My computer started taking a long time to boot and I decided to rebuild it. When I installed Gramps again I can’t import the previous file that I used for several years. There is alwa… --- ## [Chaos after importing via gpkg... where are my mediafiles?](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/chaos-after-importing-via-gpkg-where-are-my-mediafiles/4484)
**Author:** [@Omeresther](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Omeresther)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/chaos-after-importing-via-gpkg-where-are-my-mediafiles/4484 "2023-12-08T16:29:58Z")
Debian 11 gramps5.1.3 --- ## [Help with relative media paths and multi system setup](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/help-with-relative-media-paths-and-multi-system-setup/4205)
**Author:** [@Lemodile](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Lemodile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/help-with-relative-media-paths-and-multi-system-setup/4205 "2023-09-24T18:00:25Z")
Hi, thanks in advance for any help! Like some others I’ve seen on the forums I use gramps (5.1.6) on different computers, using Dropbox. For most things this works well enough for now. However media remains a problem, b… --- ## [Relative path on Win10/Ubuntu to store date on NAS](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/relative-path-on-win10-ubuntu-to-store-date-on-nas/1254)
**Author:** [@HolBaum5](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/HolBaum5)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/relative-path-on-win10-ubuntu-to-store-date-on-nas/1254 "2021-02-28T09:22:07Z")
Win 10 & Ubuntu 20.02 Gramps 5.1.3 Hello, I would like to store my data on a NAS server and edit them both from Windows and from a Linux computer (Ubuntu). This works fine with the database. As I understand it, each c… --- ## [Media import error & where are files stored](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-import-error-where-are-files-stored/3975)
**Author:** [@fxp](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/fxp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/media-import-error-where-are-files-stored/3975 "2023-08-16T15:03:13Z")
I set up an empty DigitalOcean droplet based on the Gramps Web image. I then uploaded my Gramps XML file (generated by running check & repair, then export). I can see the list of my media but obviously not the files. … [Next page](https://gramps.discourse.group/tag/media-records/12.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=media-records)