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Installing Gramps for Windows computers

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{{man warn|Before upgrading your distribution|Use your '''earlier version of Gramps''' to [[How_to_make_a_backup#Gramps_version_3.3_and_later|backup]] your Family Trees to the hardy and portable [[#1|XML format<sup>1</sup>]].}}
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[[File:Microsoft Window Gramps AIO MicrosoftWindowGrampsAIO-Installer Choose Components-ChooseComponents-Selection-51example-60.png|right|thumb|450px|Microsoft Window Gramps AIO Installer Choose Components-Selection window.]]
The default Gramps AIO installer will embed the US dialect of English for the interface with the British spellcheck dictionary.
You can download the '''{{Version_windows_portable}} Gramps Portable version''' from:
* the [https://portableapps.com/apps/education/gramps_portable Gramps Portable project] page in their [https://portableapps.com/apps/education/ Education] category. On 64bit systems, the {{Version_windows_portable}} version will install but '''32bit''' systems will install the legacy GrampsPortable 5.1.5 version. See the [https://portableapps.com/comment/254354#comment-254354 PortableApps notice] for more details.
Note that '''PortableApps.com''' also has a Legacy 3.4.9 version of Gramps available -- although it is not recommended for general use; just for recovering older format databases.
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Gramps%20Portable/ GrampsPortable_3.4.9.paf.exe] (29.0 MB)
===Critical legacy versions:===On 64bit systems, the {{Version_windows_portable}} version will install. But '''32bit''' systems will need to install the legacy GrampsPortable 5.1.5 version. Fortunately, '''PortableApps.com''' also provides access to [https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Gramps%20Portable/ Legacy versions of GrampsPortable] downloads. * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Gramps%20Portable/GrampsPortable_5.2.2.paf.exe/download GrampsPortable_5.2.2.paf.exe] (106.5 MB) &mdash; final version supporting pickled blobs in the database backend * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Gramps%20Portable/GrampsPortableLegacyx86_5.1.5.paf.exe/download GrampsPortableLegacyx86_5.1.5.paf.exe] (68.0 MB) &mdash; final version for 32bit processors, XP/Vista/7, full support for BSDDB database backend * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Gramps%20Portable/GrampsPortable_3.4.9.paf.exe/download GrampsPortable_3.4.9.paf.exe] (29.0 MB) &mdash; although it is not recommended for general use; however it is very useful for recovering some of the earliest formats of Gramps databases. [http://portableapps.com/apps/education/gramps_portable Portable Gramps from PortableApps.com] includes all dependencies required for Windows. ''Note:You can install it on C: then to run Gramps type C:\PortableApps\GrampsPortable\GrampsPortable.exe (Or the path to which you installed it to) or make a shortcut to that file on your desktop or start-menu.'' '''[https://portableapps.com/forums/support/education Please report packaging issues here]'''
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=== See also ===
* PortableApps.com Project on SourceForge : [https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Source/Gramps/ gramps source]
* [https://portableapps.com/forums/support/education PortableApps forum: Education Apps Support]
* [https://portableapps.com/forums/general/request_apps App requests]
* [https://portableapps.com/development/outdated Outdated Official Portable Applications]
== Chocolatey NuGet Package ==
<span id="1">Backup to '''Gramps XML''' format when updating. ''Although Gramps reads and writes '''GEDCOM 5.5.1''' format fluently (because it is the de facto format for genealogical data interchange), never depend on such a rudimentary format for archiving your research. GEDCOM cannot store all the intricacies found in Gramps data.'' Always backup with the more robust Gramps XML format.</span>
[[File:Menubar-FamilyTrees-overview-FamilyTree-Loaded-example-5060.png|thumb|right|450px|Menubar - {{man menu|"Family Trees > Make Backup..."}}]]
You will find a [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|{{Man menu|Make Backup...}}]] option in the {{Man menu|Family Trees}} menu of recent Gramps versions. Alternately, use [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Exporting_data|{{Man menu|Export...}}]] in the same menu but deselect the privacy and filtering options in the Exporter Assistant to avoid omission of any data.
===Installing Gramps Web for online collaboration===
[https://gramps-project.org/blog/web/ Gramps Web] is a frontend for a hosted instance of Gramps * [https://www.grampsweb.org/Deployment/ Docker] * [https://www.grampsweb.org/LetsEncrypt/ Let's Encrypt and Docker Compose]
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