[GNC] Help required

[Adrien Monteleone]

I will add steps 4b & 7b:

After opening your file with the new version you just installed (3.x, and later again with 4.x) with focus on the Accounts tab click:

Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All

This will attempt to fix any issues that the data file might have already had, or that were created if something went wrong with the file conversion.

This is recommended in the Wiki as part of the upgrade procedure.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Jul 6, 2020 w28d188, at 6:13 AM, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2020-07-05 23:55, Verghese Kuruvilla wrote:
>> I am using GnuCash software ver 2.6.13 on my computer having Microsoft
>> Windows 10. Is there a latest update for this version and if so how do I
>> download the update?
> 
> There is, and it was announced on this list earlier this week. I guess
> you must be new to the list. Welcome!
> 
> Stable releases can be downloaded from
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/
> 
> However, as I was advised a couple of weeks ago, you cannot upgrade
> directly from release 2.x to release 4.x. Major versions (2.x, 3.x, 4.x)
> can read data files one step back, but not two steps back.
> To be more explicit: release 3.x can read 2.x data files and convert
> them to 3.x format. 4.x can read 3.x data files (not 2.x data files) and
> concert them to 4.x format.
> 
> In order:
> 1. Make a backup of your data file, using normal Windows 10 file copy.
> 2. Install 3.11.
> 3. Run GC, open your 2.x data file. GC will convert it to 3.x format,
> but you must save it.
> 4. Check in File Explorer to make sure that the data file has been
> updated (based on time last modified), then make a backup using Windows
> copy.
> 5. Install 4.0.
> 6. Run GC, open your 3.x data file. GC will convert it to 4.x format,
> but you must save it.
> 7. Check in File Explorer to make sure that the data file has been
> updated (based on time last modified), then make a backup using Windows
> copy.
>