Re: [GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-10 Thread Peter Williamson
Thanks very much. I will look at setting up a similar arrangement. Peter > On 11 April 2021 at 02:09 w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > > > Just to provide another example, my upgrade strategy on Mac OS ... > > 1. Download the new version. > 2. Double click on the .dmg file. > 2. Copy the .app file

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-10 Thread will
Just to provide another example, my upgrade strategy on Mac OS ... 1. Download the new version. 2. Double click on the .dmg file. 2. Copy the .app file to a folder within the folder where I keep all the versions. Currently the folder contains Gnucash-2.6.1-1 Gnucash-3.0-1

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-09 Thread David H
Hi Peter, I've never actually needed the backup file but you never know :-) Cheers David H. On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 16:39, Peter Williamson wrote: > Hi David > > Thanks for your very clear answer. It is very much appreciated. > > Peter > > On 10 April 2021 at 18:02 David H wrote: > > My upgra

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-09 Thread Peter Williamson
Hi David Thanks for your very clear answer. It is very much appreciated. Peter > On 10 April 2021 at 18:02 David H wrote: > > My upgrade strategy on Windows is always the same and has never caused > any problems... > > 1. Backup your Gnucash data file. > 2. Download new Gnucash

Re: [GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-09 Thread David H
My upgrade strategy on Windows is always the same and has never caused any problems... 1. Backup your Gnucash data file. 2. Download new Gnucash file and double click on it to start the process. 3. Let Gnucash uninstall the current version and then install the new version - no need to do the unins

[GNC] Upgrade to V4.5

2021-04-09 Thread Peter Williamson
I have a very basic question; it reflects my computing level. I am currently using Gnucash V4.4 on a Windows 10 computer and want to upgrade to the latest version on the same computer. I have read the upgrade information on Nabble but was unable to decide whether the best method is to just inst