[GNC] Moving from GnuCash 4.8 to GnuCash 5.5 - any issues likely to bite me?

[Chris Green]

On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 03:49:04PM -0500, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> On 5/11/24 3:08 PM, Chris Green wrote:
> > So, given that I'm going up just one major release I shouls be OK, but
> > running "Check & Repair" before doing anything else is a good idea.

> Correct. The Check & Repair should run silently automatically upon first 
> opening your file with 5.5, but it doesn't hurt to do it intentionally.
> 
> The biggest change I recall between 4 & 5 is the new type-ahead search 
> method for the Description field. I personally prefer the change, but 
> some folks didn't like it by how they use that field and their unique 
> list of existing Descriptions.
> 
> There is also an issue for some, but not others with respect to 
> registers not auto-filling memos from previous session transactions. 
> (I'm one so affected) Mileage may vary on that one.
> 
> As always - keep a backup.
> 
> And since you are not on the last 4.x release on the old machine, I 
> wouldn't go back and forth with the same file. Once you migrate, stick 
> to 5.5 or drop back to 4.8 and stay there until you decide to finally 
> make the upgrade should you notice any problems.
> 
Thanks Adrien, that's just the sort of information/confirmation I
wanted. :-)

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Chris Green