Re: [GNC] Transfer to new PC

2024-08-11 Thread John Ralls
And see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup for what files you need to copy over. Regards, John Ralls > On Aug 11, 2024, at 09:00, Mark at Lorimark > wrote: > > (not sure) > > I think if you hit "Help-> About" it will display the paths that are in use. > > ~mark petryk > ~w:http://www.lor

Re: [GNC] Transfer to new PC

2024-08-11 Thread Mark at Lorimark
(not sure) I think if you hit "Help-> About" it will display the paths that are in use. ~mark petryk ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com On 8/11/24 10:09, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote: Hi, I have a Lenovo with Windows 10, with GNUCash, I want to change GNUCash and current files to a L

[GNC] Transfer to new PC

2024-08-11 Thread Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user
Hi, I have a Lenovo with Windows 10, with GNUCash, I want to change GNUCash and current files to a Lenovo Windows 11. Any pointers to how and where? Finbar ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferenc

Re: [GNC] Copying report formats to new PC

2023-08-14 Thread Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)
On 2023-08-14 09:43, Richard Stanton wrote: > I'm moving GNUCash to a new PC. I've moved the data files, but > I've also got a bunch of customised graphs that open by default > when I open that file. When I open the file on the new PC, > those are missing. I've goo

Re: [GNC] Copying report formats to new PC

2023-08-14 Thread Rich Stanton
anges. Check the userconfig directory in the new machine, you can see th same from Help -> About Saludos Cordiales Murugan From: gnucash-user on behalf of Richard Stanton Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 12:43 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Copying report formats to new PC  

Re: [GNC] Copying report formats to new PC

2023-08-14 Thread Murugan Muruganandam
ent: Monday, August 14, 2023 12:43 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Copying report formats to new PC Hi, I'm moving GNUCash to a new PC. I've moved the data files, but I've also got a bunch of customised graphs that open by default when I open that file. When I open t

[GNC] Copying report formats to new PC

2023-08-14 Thread Richard Stanton
Hi, I'm moving GNUCash to a new PC. I've moved the data files, but I've also got a bunch of customised graphs that open by default when I open that file. When I open the file on the new PC, those are missing. I've googled, and as a result have tried copying the files locat

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread David Cousens
Michael, Sorry my bad on the BSD Unix as the base for Macs OS My NAS does periodic full backups and daily incrementals so the slowly changing stuff doesn't get backed up all that often. My laptop is also synced to my desktop before and after I take it away from home which provides one of the addit

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 12/16/2022 8:23 PM, David Cousens wrote: Agree that it would be ideal to have a single user directory but unfortunately the different OS's have different requirements and conventions and they also vary somewhat between various Linux distributions. It would not be too hard to create a Linux bas

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread David Cousens
Agree that it would be ideal to have a single user directory but unfortunately the different OS's have different requirements and conventions and they also vary somewhat between various Linux distributions. It would not be too hard to create a Linux bash script that could pack all the files on one

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 12/16/2022 3:00 PM, David Cousens wrote: The user preference data is stored in the locations defined as USER_CONFIG_HOME in the following wiki page. The page also details all of the places that data about GnuCash configuration and what type of data is stored in those specific locations is stor

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread David Cousens
The user preference data is stored in the locations defined as USER_CONFIG_HOME in the following wiki page. The page also details all of the places that data about GnuCash configuration and what type of data is stored in those specific locations is stored on the 3 operating systems. https://wiki.g

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-16 Thread R Losey
Agreed... I believe the data is somewhere in the documentation, but I hadn't really realized that until I did the new installations. On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 9:26 AM Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > On 12/14/2022 6:57 PM, R Losey wrote: > > The data file (files) are

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-15 Thread Murugan Muruganandam
nny Novack Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] New PC Dec 15, 2022 09:26:28 Michael or Penny Novack : > It would perhaps be a good idea to explain WHERE that other user data > is stored so that users so gnucash can include that in their gnucash > back-ups (and so in moves to

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-15 Thread Mark Penner via gnucash-user
Dec 15, 2022 09:26:28 Michael or Penny Novack : It would perhaps be a good idea to explain WHERE that other user data is stored so that users so gnucash can include that in their gnucash back-ups (and so in moves to a different computer). I don't mean just on the list, but also in the docu

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-15 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 12/14/2022 6:57 PM, R Losey wrote: The data file (files) are the key thing. I recently updated both my iMac (new machine) and my Linux box (disk wipe and re-install). The data files I used are stored on my home NAS, so that all computers can see the file. I did notice that I lost the reports,

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread R Losey
The data file (files) are the key thing. I recently updated both my iMac (new machine) and my Linux box (disk wipe and re-install). The data files I used are stored on my home NAS, so that all computers can see the file. I did notice that I lost the reports, but since I didn't have many of them, I

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread R Losey
New versions generally come out once a quarter. On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 3:54 PM Deborah Millington wrote: > Hello David > > I am on GnuCash version 2.6.3 on my old machine ... and to be honest had no > idea that there were any other versions available. I'm guessing that that > will be likely to

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread Deborah Millington
orah On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 20:46, David H wrote: > Hi Deborah and welcome to Gnucash. > > When posting, always include your OS and current version of Gnucash as it > matters and we don't want to be making too many assumptions and also what > your new pc OS is. > For confi

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread David H
ash. > > When posting, always include your OS and current version of Gnucash as it > matters and we don't want to be making too many assumptions and also what > your new pc OS is. > For config file Locations - read (and bookmark) the wiki - > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Con

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread David H
Hi Deborah and welcome to Gnucash. When posting, always include your OS and current version of Gnucash as it matters and we don't want to be making too many assumptions and also what your new pc OS is. For config file Locations - read (and bookmark) the wiki - https://wiki.gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread Stephen M. Butler
I can help with (b)  and (c). On 12/14/22 11:51, Deborah Millington wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a bit of help please. I've used GnuCash for many years on a laptop which is now struggling to keep going. I've got a newer (second hand) laptop and need to do a one off transfer of my GnuCash file

[GNC] New PC

2022-12-14 Thread Deborah Millington
Hello, I'm looking for a bit of help please. I've used GnuCash for many years on a laptop which is now struggling to keep going. I've got a newer (second hand) laptop and need to do a one off transfer of my GnuCash files to it so I can use it instead in future. I'm familiar with backing up my fi

RE: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Edwin Humphreys
Thanks Derek, Maf and others who replied. I think I have it sussed. I saved my files (old PC) to USB stick, read them on the new PC and saved them to a selected location. All looks good now (and I don't think I have destroyed any apps). I'm grateful and will donate to your good w

RE: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Derek Atkins
ll you exactly what I have done: > > * On the old PC (Windows 10, but GnuCash 2.4.10 was installed under > Windows 8) I copied everything in Program Files (x86) onto a USB stick. > * On the new PC (Windows 10), I downloaded GnuCash 2.6.16. > * I then copied all files from t

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 6/7/2017 7:34 AM, Edwin Humphreys wrote: I have GnuCash on an old PC, which I am now replacing. I can download GnuCash onto the new PC, but how do I transfer my old finance details? I have found nothing about this in your documentation or FAQs. Thank you, Dwin Tudor You neglected to say

RE: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Edwin Humphreys
Hi Maf (bit of confusion - you are now answering my earlier query - same issue). Let me tell you exactly what I have done: * On the old PC (Windows 10, but GnuCash 2.4.10 was installed under Windows 8) I copied everything in Program Files (x86) onto a USB stick. * On the new PC

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Katie Eldridge via gnucash-user
his file onto a usb stick, move it to the folder where you want your financial data to reside on your new PC, and then you will know where to go in the File -> Open dialog. There are some preferences which will not carry over with this file: you have been given links to info about the prefe

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Maf. King
Hi Edwin. Suggest that you firstly don't try and copy a program from one PC to the other by dragging the Program folder around. You should download & install GC from scratch on the new PC. As previously alluded, your GC data file(s) SHOULD not be in Program Files, but somewher

RE: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Edwin Humphreys
Thank you, Maf, but I am no wiser. I have copied all the files in Program Files (x86)/gnucash to the same location on the new PC. When opening GnuCash, there were a few 'cannot find entry point' messages but it did open. But what do I do then? My old details do not appear as they

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Maf. King
ou might as well just save to a USB stick and save some clicking... Or if you have already copied your ~ to the new PC, just navigate to the same path on the new PC and see what is there. HTH, Maf. On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 13:39:30 BST Edwin Humphreys wrote: > Thanks for pointing me at that

RE: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Edwin Humphreys
] Sent: Wednesday 7 June 2017 13:02 To: Edwin Humphreys Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: New PC https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/basics-migrate-settings.html#App-sett-loc On 7 June 2017 at 19:34, Edwin Humphreys mailto:edw...@eircom.net> > wrote: I have GnuCash

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Maf. King
Hi Edwin, Just copy the datafile. See the FAQ section 3 about backing up if you are unsure of file locations etc. HTH, Maf. On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 12:34:16 BST Edwin Humphreys wrote: > I have GnuCash on an old PC, which I am now replacing. I can download > GnuCash onto the new PC, b

Re: New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Christopher Lam
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/basics-migrate-settings.html#App-sett-loc On 7 June 2017 at 19:34, Edwin Humphreys wrote: > I have GnuCash on an old PC, which I am now replacing. I can download > GnuCash onto the new PC, but how do I transfer my old finance details? I

New PC

2017-06-07 Thread Edwin Humphreys
I have GnuCash on an old PC, which I am now replacing. I can download GnuCash onto the new PC, but how do I transfer my old finance details? I have found nothing about this in your documentation or FAQs. Thank you, Dwin Tudor ___ gnucash-user