[GNC] Gnucash 3.8 Questions

[Adrien Monteleone]

The other questions were well answered, but I thought it important to 
mention about upgrading that you don't need to upgrade through each 
*minor* version, just the major versions.

3.x is a major version.
4.x is a major version.
5.x (due 2023) will be a major version.

It is a good idea to upgrade to the last minor version of each major 
version before jumping to the next major one. So in your case being on 
3.8, you'll upgrade straight to 3.11 which is the last of the 3.x 
series. (you can skip 3.9 & 3.10)

Then make a backup copy of your file after opening it in 3.11.

Then upgrade to the latest 4.x version, presently, 4.9. (4.10 is due 
next week though) Thus skipping 4.0–4.8/9.

As soon as you open your file in 4.9/10, from the Accounts tab, perform 
Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All. (do this after every 
*major* version jump)

You should be good to go after that.

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The reason for upgrading to 3.11 rather than 4.9/10 straight out is that 
4.x is supposed to be able to read a 3.11 file just fine, but there 
might be incompatibilities trying to read a 3.8 file. (or so says the 
Wiki about Upgrading)

Regards,
Adrien

On 3/7/22 1:56 AM, Lokesh Yagnik wrote:
> - Since I was learning, I have resisted the temptation to update to a newer
> version of Gnucash. To upgrade, my understanding is that I need to
> upgrade each version to the most uptodate stable version.