[GNC] New computer to set up gnucash and migrate from old.

[Adrien Monteleone]

Randy,

If the old computer still runs at all, you can network them together and use the Windows User Migration feature. (not certain of the exact name, but that term should get you close in a search engine) It will move all of your data and settings as part of your user account. (you get to fine tune what it migrates as well)

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jun 16, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Mike or Penny Novack <stepbystepfarm at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On 6/16/2019 2:22 AM, rhrosebr wrote:
>> Just bought a new win 10 computer. Old computer hd unstable. How do I get
>> gnucash to new computer? Do I install latest version then copy whole
>> directory and overlay new directory. I'm not seeing anything on migrating
>> gnu to new computer.
>> TIA
>> Randy
> If you are migrating to a new computer you will want to:
> 
> 1) Install all the applications you are used to using.
> 
> 2) Migrate over all of your data.
> 
> If the data paths to the data will be different, in each case you will have to find the data on the new computer. But the point I am making is that migrating gnucash (program and data) is likely only a tiny subset of the programs and data you will be migrating.
> 
> IF the new computer is under the same OS as the old one, only a little care will be needed to have the data paths be the same and all data will be found where expected. But when not, it may be impossible to have the same path.
> 
> Michael D Novack