[GNC] Trying to convert using GNU_CASH from Windows OS to new MacPro M5OS

[R Losey]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> On 1/22/2026 1:19 PM, R Losey wrote:
> > The file in which your data is saved is platform-independent. Just copy
> it
> > to the new machine, and you're done.
> >
> > If you have saved reports, you will either need to re-create them or copy
> > them from their separate saved location... this is in the manual, as
> > someone else pointed out.
>
> IF you have all these saved reports in one directory (file folder) you
> should not have to copy them individually. Just that entire directory.
>
> BESIDES -- if you are doing this sort of migration, not just gnucash
> data you want moved. Don't you want ALL your user data moved? Moving
> gnucash data would be just a small part of that, yes? When I migrate to
> a new machine I usually am copying over ONE directory (in which I have
> put all the directories I am bringing over)
>
> Michael D Novack
>

Well, you're right... to my mind, the most important is the data file; I
can re-create reports and I can reset the settings for what I want, but I
cannot afford to lose the data file, and that was dominating my thinking.


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