Re: Which path do I need to show up media

Gramps uses two components to find the media files on the hard drive.

In Preferences (menu >> Edit >> Preferences) on the General tab is the *Base
path for relative media paths;* This points to the folder where you keep
all your media files. i.e. c:\users\Public\Genealogy\Media (this is mine).

https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#General

Then in Gramps each Media record has a Path filed. This has the final
information to find the file in the base path. Something like
"Births\Smith, Joseph 1910-12-09.jpg"

https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Media_Management

There is the Media Manager that can help you make any changes.

https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Media_Manager

There is also the Media Verify tool (third party addon)

https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Media_Verify_Tool

Dave





Dave


On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 12:38 PM Jean McClendon <[email protected]> wrote:

> hello, Some of the pictures when I pull up a file of a family member
> have a big red X in them.  what path do they need to be in for them to
> show up in the Gallery?  Do I convert all of the paths from relative to
> absolute or from absolute to relative?  Using Gramps 4.2.8 and Ubuntu
> 18.04.6  thank you.
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