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Using GEDCOM to export data from PRO-GEN dropped a significant amount of data. Therefore an Gramps importer plugin was created that reads the native PRO-GEN files. The plugin is included in the standard Gramps distribution.
To import the data, Gramps needs to be able to locate the ProPRO-Gen GEN directory tree. This path depends on the PRO-GEN installation and setup. The version 3 of PRO-GEN might create a <code>~/pg30</code> folder. If you are running Gramps on a Windows PC and have a copy ProPRO-Gen GEN on that same computer, then no export or copying to another device is necessary before starting the import.
Another possibility is to ZIP everything on your Windows computer and unZIP it on your Linux or macOS PC in, say that <code>~/pg30</code> folder.
In the following steps, we will assume that the ProPRO-Gen GEN files are at <code>~/pg30</code>
Import the data:
* go to menu {{man menu|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Importing_data|Family Trees -> Import]]}}
* in the file Selection dialog, go to the <code>~/pg30/nl/data</code> directory
* select the <code>.DEF</code> file of your ProPRO-Gen GEN database
* in the drop-down selection box you have to select "Pro-Gen" (it is not automatically selected)
* click "{{man button|Import}}"
