[GNC] How to move my Windows 10 2.6.17 to a new Windows 10 machine?

[Dick Gardner]

David, thanks, that works slick as you said.  I've been known to over-think
at times.  Once again. . .

Liz,  RE:Preferences, to amateur-me it looks like the registry differences
between the old and new installs are minor. I've read the FAQ but I don't
know how to actually move the old keys over I'm going to live with it as-is
for now rather than mess it up. I haven't saved any custom reports.

I appreciate all the help.

Dick Gardner


On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 5:35 AM Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:27:21 -0700 (MST)
> DaveC49 <davidcousens at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> > Dick,
> > All that is necessary is to copy the <filename>.gnucash file from that
> > directory to the new computer (usb stick is probably easiest) where
> > <filename> is the name you originally gave your Gnucash file. This is
> > the only file that it is necessary to copy to transfer to your new
> > machine
> >
> > You will find a lot of files of the form
> > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash  and
> > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.log
> > in the directory.
> >
> > These are backup and log files and are created each time you open
> > GnuCash. They are useful if the primary file above becomes corrupted
> > as you can restore from a backup file by applying the subsequent
> > logfiles.  You can copy these over as well if you wish. It is
> > probably a good idea to keep a few of the most recent of each file
> > type.
> >
> > Once you have copied the file into an appropriate directory in the
> > \Users on the new machine , if you start GnuCash and then File->Open
> > from the menu and then direct it to and open the <filename>.gnucash
> > file you copied you will be up and running. Next time it should open
> > that file by default.
> >
> > David Cousens
> >
> >
>
> This is incomplete. Copying only this file will not copy the
> preferences and the saved reports (if any).
> Check the FAQ, above and below this one
>
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_moved.2Frenamed_my_data_file_and_my_reports_disappeared._How_do_I_get_them_back.3F
>
> Liz
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