[GNC] upgrading from v 3.8 to v 5.12

[Ian D Henry]

If I download a new version and install it, does it uninstall the existing
version first or overwrite it or do I need to do that?

Ian

On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 at 20:23, Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net> wrote:

> Better yet see
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2025 5:07 PM
> To: 'Ian D Henry' <iandhenry2 at gmail.com>; 'gnucash-user at gnucash.org' <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: RE: [GNC] upgrading from v 3.8 to v 5.12
>
> You should first jump to latest version in 3 series release, then jump to
> latest version in 4 series release (I think it is 4.14) before finally
> jumping to latest 5 series release.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian D Henry <iandhenry2 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2025 11:00 AM
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] upgrading from v 3.8 to v 5.12
>
> I bought a new computer with windows 11.  I have been using v 3.8 for
> years on a windows 10 machine.  If I install v 5.12 can I open a 3.8 data
> file or are there intermediate steps I should take?
>
> --
> Ian D Henry
>
>
>

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Ian D Henry