Upgrading from 2.3.x to 2.4

[John Ralls]

On Dec 26, 2010, at 9:41 PM, Rafferty Uy wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Just before I install 2.4, I have a few questions.
> Can I open my 2.3.x data in 2.4? Will it automatically upgrade my data and
> move it to the 2.4 format (which I understand is in SQL)?

The default storage format for 2.4 is still an XML file, and there are no changes between 2.2.9, all of the 2.3.x series, and 2.4, so you have nothing to worry about as long as you are using that.

There were data losses in the SQL backends to online banking setup and Bayesian transaction matching (and perhaps other places that nobody noticed) in all versions before 2.3.15, and several format changes between 2.3.15 and 2.4.0. If you migrated from XML to SQL before 2.3.15, you should do it over and re-enter all transactions (no, there's no easy way to do this right now). If you migrated after 2.3.15, you should backup your database, load it, and immediately do a "save as" so that everything is saved in the latest format. The next release will do that automatically every time there's a database change that requires it.

Regards,
John Ralls