[GNC] Best way to upgrade from an old version (2.6.14) to current

[Christopher Lam]

A last note: during upgrades, check the trace file for possibly important
logs. These are overwritten, hence upgrade messages can disappear easily.

https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile

On Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 9:58 am Tfastle via gnucash-user, <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> Well, I must chime in.
>
> You all are way over my head now but the thread seems lively and is
> entertaining.  I think what I will do is save my file in a safe place and
> try the update and see what happens and, along the way, learn a little.
> Then, maybe I'll understand a bit more of what is being discussed here and
> be able to resolve issues. If I don't end up having many then great.  If I
> do, I will then switch to the "fresh install of newest version and import
> my
> Quicken date mode" and see if I can figure that out. If I can't, it won't
> be
> the end of the world.
>
> For now, I have quickly moved on to step 8 am enjoying a brew as I type
> this.  I really appreciate all of the replies and input but think I may
> have
> gotten a little ahead of myself (often do) and need to get a little
> practical experience (ie - give it a go) before thinking I will understand
> the problems.
>
> I will say, you all write well, are knowledgeable and entertaining.  I will
> try to update my program and continue to watch this thread and  throw
> something in if and when I have something I think is of value.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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