On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 at 10:49, Richard Jones <richardtrevorjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Robert, Michael, Adrien and John for taking the time and trouble > to answer and explain. > This migration would require very careful planning, testing and a backup > plan if things go wrong. I will have to think hard as to whether it is > worth risking.
Where is the risk, provided you keep the original machine operational till you are confident it is all working on the new one? Colin > Thanks again > Richard > > On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 23:39, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.fremont.ca.us> > wrote: > > > Unfortunately on Windows preferences live in the registry. On Macs they > > live in a Plist in ~/Library/Preferences. There are probably programs out > > there that will extract from the registry and write the Plist, but I don’t > > know about them. > > > > Other user metadata like book state files (what windows and tabs are open, > > window positions, etc.) and saved report configurations are stored in the > > user’s configuration directory, see > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations < > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations> for where that is > > on each OS. > > > > Regards, > > John Ralls > > > > > > > On Nov 28, 2018, at 5:17 AM, Adrien Monteleone < > > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > > > > Richard, > > > > > > As Robert noted, your data file should open just fine. (caveat on > > double-clicking assumed) > > > > > > For the preferences issue he brought up, take a look at the wiki where > > preference and config file locations are stored on each operating system. > > > > > > Be sure to find them on your Win10 system and copy them to the relevant > > locations on your Mac. > > > > > > Then launch GnuCash, use File > Open and find your data file. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > >> On Nov 27, 2018, at 7:47 AM, Richard Jones < > > richardtrevorjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> I know gnucash runs on both Macs and PCs but I cannot find anything > > about > > >> the migration procedure. > > >> I have gnucash 3.3 on Windows 10. I am considering buying an Apple iMac. > > >> Can my files from the PC be used on the iMac easily? > > >> Thanks > > >> Richard > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
