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This appendix provides the reference to the '''Gramps user directory ''' available on various operating systems.
{{man note|Note|The location of your '''Gramps user directory ''' depends on the operating system you are using and how you have set up your computer. <br/>In the table below <code><~username></code> should be replaced by the name you use to log in to your computer.}}
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== [[Gramps_Glossary#posix|POSIX]] - style systems ==
The default user directory location for Gramps in a [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posix POSIX]-style [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard environment] is:
/home/<~username>/.gramps
This is true for [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bsd BSD], [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux Linux], [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(operating_system) Solaris], [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix] and [httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X Mac OS-X] when using [[Build_from_source#Mac_OS_X|Mac OS X Build from source]].
=== Mac OS X ===
[[File:macos_200x200.png|right|128px|link=Download#Mac_OS_X]]
On Apple Macsrunning OS X, filenames starting with "." do not show up in Finder. To make access to the Gramps user directory easy, open a terminal window with Finder-Applications-Utilities-Terminal and type there
ln -s .gramps gramps_user_directory
which will allow Finder to show the contents. Or simply click on Go -> 'Go to Folder...' in the Finder, and type
