{"id":9261,"date":"2020-06-02T13:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T13:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/?post_type=kb_article&p=9261"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:08:41","slug":"family-historian-program-data-folder","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/kb-article\/family-historian-program-data-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Historian Program Data Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Family Historian (\u0192h<\/span><\/span>) stores its customisations and settings in sub-folders within a system data folder that was created when \u0192h<\/span><\/span> was installed. The sub-folders hold such items as Custom & Standard Diagram Types (FHD), Fact Sets (FHF), Queries (FHQ, or FHQX in Version 8), Reports (FHR), Text Schemes (FHT), etc. Depending on your operating system and specific configuration, this folder is usually found in one of the following locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Windows, \u0192h<\/span><\/span> Version 7 and earlier:<\/td>\nC:\\ProgramData\\Calico Pie\\Family Historian\\<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows, \u0192h<\/span><\/span> Version 8:<\/td>\nC:\\ProgramData\\Calico Pie\\Family Historian 8\\<\/em> (Version 8 installs alongside Version 7 and keeps its own folder)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows in Crossover\/Wine on Mac\/Linux:<\/td>\nVaries depending on the specific operating system and configuration.<\/p>\n

In Crossover, it is typically C:\\Users\\Public\\Application Data\\Calico Pie\\Family Historian\\<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In PlayOnLinux \/ PlayOnMac, it is usually C:\\ProgramData\\Calico Pie\\Family Historian\\<\/em> (or Family Historian 8<\/em>).<\/p>\n

In Linux, it may be nested inside a native folder such as \/home\/USER\/.PlayOnLinux\/wineprefix\/COMPUTERNAME\/drive_c\/<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Notes<\/h2>\n

In the above folder definitions, C: is the drive where Windows is most commonly installed. It may be a different drive letter on some computers.<\/p>\n

If you don’t see this data folder, it may be hidden. To show it in File Explorer:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open File Explorer (Windows key + E).<\/li>\n
  2. On the View menu or tab, under Show, tick Hidden items.<\/li>\n
  3. While there it is advisable to tick File name extensions so that the entire filename and extension is always shown. The same settings are in Folder Options (Options on the View tab) under View \u2192 Show hidden files, folders and drives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"template":"","fh_version":[13,14,15,739,826],"skill_level":[16],"topic":[66],"class_list":["post-9261","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","fh_version-v4","fh_version-v5","fh_version-v6","fh_version-v7","fh_version-v8","search_term-folders","search_term-program-data","search_term-program-folder","skill_level-newcomer","topic-fh-folders-and-files"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/9261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/9261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12231,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/9261\/revisions\/12231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fh_version","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fh_version?post=9261"},{"taxonomy":"skill_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/skill_level?post=9261"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=9261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}