[GNC] Transferring Gnu Cash Data to New Computer

[Michael or Penny Novack]

On 5/15/2024 9:07 PM, Gary Slade wrote:
> I need to transfer Gnu Cash data from my old Mac to my new Mac. How do I locate the data?
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary Slade
> Pioneer, CA

I need to transfer a data file, a data directory, all of my user data, 
to a new machine << in other words, not really a gnucash specific 
question >>

In other words, if you are migrating to a new machine, especially under 
the same operating system, you would be wanting to migrate ALL of your 
user data. And you certainly wouldn't want to do that one file at a 
time. So while I could give you suggestions how to find the file that is 
your gnucash data so you could move JUST that file, is that really 
relevant to your situation?

As a user on your old Mac, you had a directory that contained ALL of 
your user data. When I migrate to a new machine, I copy the that user 
directory to my user directory on the new machine. BTW, this is a good 
reason not to change your "name" as user when going to a new machine.

Michael D Novack

PS -- When I do this (migrate) I would normally be using an external 
drive. Old machine to external drive then take that drive to the new 
machine and external drove to new machine. You were going to make a full 
backup anyway, yes?