Moving data to a new computer

[Dustin Henning]

Robin,
	I would say no need to double-post, but I accidentally deleted your
original, so the second post was convenient for me.  Export accounts is
mentioned in the help files and specifically says it exports account
structure without data.  You need a .gnucash file (but not from that
function), and don't need a log file, but the .gnucash file needs to come
from your default save place.  I'm not super familiar with macs, but I'm
guessing you could use finder to search for *.gnucash (assuming * is a
wildcard in the search).  You will likely see several backup files with
dates in them (like the date in the log file you had, a backup and log file
is created for each save), and you can copy them as well, but don't need to.
Alternatively, you might be able to do a save as (I don't remember if this
is in the menu, but if it is, you can create a file where you want or notice
where the existing files are when the save as screen comes up).  Good luck,
	Dustin

-----Original Message-----
From: gnucash-user-bounces+the00dustin=gmx.net at gnucash.org
[mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+the00dustin=gmx.net at gnucash.org] On Behalf Of
Robin Canfield
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 23:05
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Moving data to a new computer

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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