Thank you to All. I am now on 4.8 and all appears to be OK. On Fri, Nov 5, 2021, at 12:07 AM, David H wrote: > Gyle, > > That is not correct. Version 4.8 was an upgrade for ALL OS's not just Mac > OS. Version 4.8.2 was an update for Mac OS only to fix screen issues in > Monterey. > > Cheers David H. > > > On Fri, 5 Nov 2021 at 09:16, Gyle McCollam <gmccol...@live.com> wrote: >> Mike, I have been using 4.7 for a couple months now on Windows 10 and I have >> had zero issues. Version 4.8 was an update for Mac users, because there was >> an issue on Macs with 4.7. Upgrading the way, you ask would be extremely >> time consuming and I could see if it is not done right causing you many >> problems that a straight upgrade shouldn't cause. However, if you want to >> go that route you would need to duplicate the program and data files to a >> new directory. Not move, but duplicate, so you could copy them back if >> needed. Then you could upgrade to 3.11, check it out and when satisfied, >> duplicate those program and data files to another newly created directory >> and repeat the upgrade process to 4.7 or 4.8. It is a lot of work when the >> releases are stable and you shouldn't have a problem with upgrading. >> Whatever you choose, good luck. >> >> Another thought, you could create a restore point in Windows, before each >> upgrade. That way you can go back to the previous version. However, you >> couldn't run the 3 versions simultaneously and while you are testing the new >> version any other programs you use would go back to that point in time as >> well. >> >> >> Thank You, >> Gyle McCollam >> >> Gyle McCollam >> >> 609.680.2326 Mobile >> >> gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email >> >> ________________________________ >> From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> on >> behalf of Mike Stillingfleet <mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> >> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 4:58 PM >> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >> Subject: [GNC] Updating from v 2.6.16. >> >> >> Good Evening All, >> >> It would appear that my current version of 2.6.16 is a bit out of date. >> >> I have been looking at a route to updating. >> >> I see that I can download a stable version 3.11 and 4.8. >> >> My question is can I install all 3 versions at the same time so that I can >> migrate and check the integrity before moving forward whilst ensuring that I >> still have a viable system in 2.6.16. >> >> If so how would I do the install. I use Windows 10. >> >> T.i.a >> -- >> Mike Stillingfleet >> mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
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