New Mac Upgrade

[John Donnee]

Hi John, if the new version is in a different folder will it automatically find my existing database.

Will the older version still have the link to my existing database?

Thanks

JON 

John Donnee
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Cary, NC 27518

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> On Jul 3, 2017, at 10:31 AM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>> On Jul 3, 2017, at 5:50 AM, John Donnee <jdonnee at ec.rr.com> wrote:
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>> Hi, today I received an email about the latest Mac upgrade.
>> 
>> 1. I have not done an upgrade since 2014
>> 2. My system is stable and running well
>> 
>> 3. Does it make sense to do the new upgrade?
>> 4. Can I go from my 2014 version directly to this new Mac version.
> 
> Whether it makes sense depends on your usage. We’ve fixed a lot of bugs and made some things easier to do particularly when dealing with foreign currencies, but also made a few things harder like getting a trial balance to balance when one has multiple buys and sells of a stock.
> 
> The data is fully forward-compatible and mostly backward compatible; there are a few new features that will create data that an older version won’t be able to read.
> 
> GnuCash on a mac is a self-contained bundle so you can easily try out the new version without deleting the old one, just keep them in different folders. After trying it out for a bit just drag the one you don’t want to the trash.
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> Regards,
> John Ralls