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

[Jerry Criswell (JC)]

Thank you so much Maf. Turns out I saved the file in the Documents 
folder so it would be easy to find.  Don't ever get old.  It's a pain in 
the ass and you can't remember anything.  Also, thank you to all the 
others who tried to help.

JC


On 2/21/26 1:42 PM, Maf. King wrote:
> Hi Jerry,
> T
> If you do not know in which folder path you have saved your data file.....
>
> Go to the file menu.   Put the mouse cursor over the No.1 entry in the "recent
> files" section towards the bottom of the menu.  You _should_ see the full path
> of the current data file in the status bar at the bottom of the GC window.
>
> See attached screenshot.
> (Note.  My data files still use the extension .xac ... most folks use the more
> "recent" .gnucash extension   Yes. I'm a creature of habit and have been using
> GC that long.  3 chars is more than enough, and X rules too.....  :-}  IYKYK )
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
>
>
>
> On Saturday, 21 February 2026 17:30:01 GMT Jerry Criswell (JC) wrote:
>> 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_shoul
>>> d_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.