[GNC] upgrading from v 3.8 to v 5.12

[David Cousens]

Menu item Actions->Check & Repair

On Sat, 2025-08-09 at 17:11 -0400, Ian D Henry wrote:
> Stan,
> Where should I look for a Check and Repair file to run? Google seems
> to
> know the name but not where to find it.
> Ian
> 
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 at 15:18, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)
> <stan+gc at fastmail.fm>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Stan Brown
> > Tehachapi, CA, USA
> > https://BrownMath.com
> > 
> > On 2025-08-01 07:59, Ian D Henry wrote:
> > > 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?
> > 
> > You need to install the latest 3.x, then the latest 4.x, then 5.12.
> > At
> > each stage, make a backup copy of your data file, then open it, run
> > Check and Repair, and save it.
> > 
> > Stan Brown
> > Tehachapi, CA, USA
> > https://BrownMath.com/
> > 
> 
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