[GNC] Upgrading GnuCash

[Jean-David Beyer]

On 10/13/20 3:28 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Per the FAQ in the Wiki, only upgrading from one major to the next 
> major release is supported. Skipping major releases is *not* supported.
>
> Thus for you, 2.6.21 > 3.11 > 4.2 would be okay.
>
> However, 2.6.21 > 4.2 *might* result in issues which *may* include 
> data loss or corruption. (no guarantees either way) You might get 
> lucky, you might not. You might not, and not realize it for some time 
> depending on the nature of the corruption/loss.
>
> Properly upgrading *should* result in custom reports and other 
> settings being migrated properly. There were some migration issues 
> with the early 3.x series, but that was solved at some point. (not 
> sure of the cutoff release, see release notes starting with 3.0 till 
> about 3.3 or so if curious.)
>
> *Also per the FAQ and the Wiki, after opening your data file for the 
> first time with each new major version, you should run Action > Check 
> & Repair > Check & Repair All to make sure your book is adjusted to 
> reflect any changes to how GnuCash internally records data. *This also 
> can prevent previous versions from reading the file after this point. 
> (this will vary by book, according to what features you were using in 
> the prior edition) The release notes for 3.0 and 4.0 should detail 
> these changes.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
>
I did run Chreck&Repair All, and it had no complaints. It took a while, 
though.