Michael, Sure, but I was under the impression that OP wanted to open the same data file on both machines. Closing the books and rendering the opening balances in the other version won't allow them to see all their data.
David T. On Jan 24, 2025, 5:18 PM, at 5:18 PM, Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >On 1/23/2025 11:32 PM, sunfish62--- via gnucash-user wrote: >> With regard to downgrading, note that there have been several points >in GnuCash history where the data structures were changed that make >downgrading difficult if not impossible. I cannot put my finger on the >chart that notes those jumps, unfortunately. >> >> David T. > >If NECESSARY to "downgrade" (say multiple machines, not all able to use > >past version X, but some now on version X+n) > >This can only be guaranteed by a process similar to opening new books. >In your X+n version, close the books ans produce a Balance Sheet. Use >the balance sheet to open new books on the machine using X. Now remove >version X+n from the machine using that replacing with version N. You >can now copy over the file which are the books at version N from that >machine to the first. > >Michael D Novack > >NOTE -- the reason for the "close the books" is to zero out all the >accounts of types income or expense. Makes opening new books possible >from just a Balance Sheet. I am not saying you can't open new books >with >income and expense accounts open but more work. > > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >----- >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 ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
