Moving Data to a New Computer

[Robin Canfield]

Greetings,

Simplified Question:
What files do I copy/export to move all of my GnuCash data from an old
computer to a replacement/new computer?



Longer version:
I am in the process of moving all of my data from an older Mac computer to
a new one, and am having trouble moving my GnuCash data over.
(unfortunately to migrate my data with the built in migrate function on the
mac's would require 90 hours, so I am moving everything on my own). The old
computer is running GnuCash 2.4.8 and the new computer is running GnuCash
2.4.10 - both operating on OS X Lion. If the info I need is listed in the
FAQ section online, then I am not seeing/understanding it. Otherwise, lack
of info in the FAQ section online leads me to believe that moving this data
should be a simple process, and unfortunately searching the help section
(and the internet in general) for info on exporting data from GnuCash comes
back with all manner of results not actually related to my task.

By exporting data through File>Export>Export Accounts and selecting the XML
format, I end up with two files - *filename*.gnucash and *filename*.gnucash.
YYYMMDDSSSSSS. On the new computer, I can open the *filename*.gnucash file
and all of my accounts appear, but they are empty - no data. I then try
File>Import>GnuCash .log file and nothing happens. I see no other way to
import the data from the log, nor can I discover anything else to copy or
export, so that I can bring the data into GnuCash on my new computer.

Thank you for your help.

Best,
Robin


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