Hi Jim from The Other Jim Looks like I have to eat a bit of crow. I did read that earlier but somehow when looking at the 'save as' menu item I managed to interpret it as being a tool to 'save as' individual accounts, not the entire database. I'll give that a shot tomorrow morning and offer my thanks and a 'duh' with the presumption it will fix my issue if not my thinking.
A mind is a terrible thing to lose........... Much appreciated!! Jim2 On 6 Oct 2022 at 17:23, Jim DeLaHunt wrote: > Hello, Jim, this is Jim. > > On 2022-10-06 16:36, flieger<at>sonic.net wrote: > > I just updated from 3.8 to 4.12 In the process, the install > > indicated it would delete the existing GnuCash - which is ok as I > > had full backups. After the install, the data is being stored in > > the same directory into which I downloaded the installer, not to the > > directory indicated in the About dialog or the directory which was > > used by the previous version. I have been unable to change the data > > storage directory and have even been unable to locate it in the > > registry (using Win 8.1). > > > > How do I change the data directory to my preferred location? > > Congratulations on your upgrade. > > In order to change the data directory to your preferred location, this > might be the time to give the GnuCash Guide documentation another > read. Particularly section 2.4 *Storing your financial data* > <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-files1.html>. > > You will want to open the data file you were using with the previous > version of GnuCash, from the new version of GnuCash, from the GnuCash > menubar, choosing *File* -> *Open*. Then save the data file to the > location you prefer, using *File* -> *Save As*. > > > TIA > > Jim > > I hope this helps, > -Jim DeLaHunt > > _______________________________________________ > 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.