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

[David T.]

I believe that the Help->About dialog indicates the other files involved, as does the wiki and the Guide. You might start by looking in those places. 

David T. 


On January 24, 2026 11:06:55 PM GMT+05:30, "David G. Pickett via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> But which (portable) install dir files contain the user preferences not in the data files?
>    On Friday, January 23, 2026 at 09:04:33 PM EST, R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:   
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> I believe they ARE portable.
>You didn't mention any reports - they are also stored elsewhere (assuming one has created some reports)
>
>On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM David G. Pickett via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
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>Moving the data will get you going on the new platform -- I have my files on the google drive already, so I can gnucash from Linux, Win 10, Win 11 2 places.  However, gnucash preferences are in a different data set in the gnucash install folder, and I am not sure if they are portable and which files they are.
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