[GNC] Migrating to iMac from PC

[Richard Jones]

Thank you Robert, Michael, Adrien and John for taking the time and trouble
to answer and explain.
This migration would require very careful planning, testing and a backup
plan if things go wrong. I will have to think hard as to whether it is
worth risking.
Thanks again
Richard

On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 23:39, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.fremont.ca.us>
wrote:

> Unfortunately on Windows preferences live in the registry. On Macs they
> live in a Plist in ~/Library/Preferences. There are probably programs out
> there that will extract from the registry and write the Plist, but I don’t
> know about them.
>
> Other user metadata like book state files (what windows and tabs are open,
> window positions, etc.) and saved report configurations are stored in the
> user’s configuration directory, see
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations <
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations> for where that is
> on each OS.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>
> > On Nov 28, 2018, at 5:17 AM, Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > As Robert noted, your data file should open just fine. (caveat on
> double-clicking assumed)
> >
> > For the preferences issue he brought up, take a look at the wiki where
> preference and config file locations are stored on each operating system.
> >
> > Be sure to find them on your Win10 system and copy them to the relevant
> locations on your Mac.
> >
> > Then launch GnuCash, use File > Open and find your data file.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> >
> >> On Nov 27, 2018, at 7:47 AM, Richard Jones <
> richardtrevorjones at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I know gnucash runs on both Macs and PCs but I cannot find anything
> about
> >> the migration procedure.
> >> I have gnucash 3.3 on Windows 10. I am considering buying an Apple iMac.
> >> Can my files from the PC be used on the iMac easily?
> >> Thanks
> >> Richard
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