Find/move a datafile __was Re: GNU cash 2.4.11 trial balance bug?

[nvsoar]

On 3/14/2015 6:26 PM, CCAAT wrote:
> Looking at the wiki, I see no guidance on how to migrate the data 
> inside of 2.4.11 to a 2.6.5 version installed on a separate Computer.
> James

See if the following works for you -

Your GnuCash data file has the name and location assigned by the person 
making the initial GnuCash installation; it typically has a '.gnucash' 
extension  (eg: filename.gnucash).

Since GnuCash opens the last opened file by default, a method to get to 
the file itself is to open it in GnuCash and use 'file/save as' to 
assign a preferred name and save location, such as your desktop in this 
case.

To move the file to your new machine, send the GnuCash file saved to 
your desktop to portable media, such as a USB drive.  Insert the 
portable media into the new machine, and open the file in your new 
GnuCash installation using the 'file/open' facility.  Then use 
'file/save as' to store the data in Home/Documents/GnuCash (or wherever 
suits your preference).  Or; move the file from the portable media to 
the new machine first, and then open it in GnuCash using file/open.
nvsoar