[GNC] How to "move" or "recreate" my GNU 5.12 that is on Windows 10 computer over to 5.12 on Windows 11 computer

[David Carlson]

After the fact, part of your backup procedure should be a test of your
recovery procedure.

On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM Jerry Criswell (JC) <jcriswell58 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I followed every link in the Help/About screen. None of them led me to
> my .gnucash file that I could see.  Nor any other file that needed to be
> saved.
>
>
> JC
>
>
>
> On 2/21/26 11:42 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote:
> > Hi, in GnuCash going to   Help > About   will bring to to the config
> > and settings locations.
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* gnucash-user
> > <gnucash-user-bounces+gfowler1=outlook.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of
> > Jerry Criswell (JC) <jcriswell58 at gmail.com>
> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 21, 2026 12:30 PM
> > *To:* gnucash-user at gnucash.org <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] How to "move" or "recreate" my GNU 5.12 that is
> > on Windows 10 computer over to 5.12 on Windows 11 computer
> > I, too, am having trouble finding files.  I backed up .gnucash a while
> > back and now I can't find it to save my life.  It is buried somewhere
> > deep in Linux Mint 22.3.  I went to the wiki and tried its suggestion to
> > try and find GSETTINGS. It said go to /org/gnucash.  I don't have an org
> > directory under either Home or file system.  To me that means the wiki
> > is unusable.  Where are all the files I need to save on my system?
> >
> > JC
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/26 11:25 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> > > Joseph,
> > >
> > > The process is much simpler than you are making it out to be.
> > >
> > > See the Wiki here:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > At a minimum, just copy over the book file ending in ".gnucash"
> > >
> > > Though as the wiki entry above notes, you probably also want to copy
> > > over configurations and saved reports as well. That wiki link will
> > > lead you to the right steps to take.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Adrien
> > >
> > > On 2/20/26 11:06 AM, Joseph Hymel via gnucash-user wrote:
> > >> Hello,I need help as the subject line states. I am not a computer
> > >> tech guy and am really the accounting guy using Gnucash. I installed
> > >> 5.12 on my Win 11 laptop. I then exported to CSV files from my 5.12
> > >> on Win 10 desktop the following: Account Register, Account Tree, and
> > >> Account Transactions. I next exported Accounts to whatever file type
> > >> it is. I assumed I could then open 5.12 on my Win 11 laptop and
> > >> import same files. That did not happen as planned.
> > >> I have years of work in my 5.12 Win 10 machine that must be able to
> > >> be salvaged for the Win 11 instance of 5.12. Please help me recreate
> > >> it on the Win 11 laptop. I also have numerous reports that I have
> > >> created.
> > >
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