Thinking is that if there are any updates to any of the underlying schemas for persistent data, then next major version release would be expected to perform updates/upgrades to data to match that changed schema, if required.
-----Original Message----- From: R Losey <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 9:01 PM To: Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> Cc: CJN.... ... <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [GNC] How to Upgrade from GNU 4.11 to latest version (5.21) It could be. I thought it would be pretty safe to go from the last 4.x to the current 5.x, but maybe some others can weigh in on it. On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Some odd reasons I think additional step after step 4 and before step > 5 is warranted -- install GnuCash 5.0, open the file and run "Check & > Repair All" with 5.0, and then go to 5.12. > > -----Original Message----- > From: R Losey <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 12:09 PM > To: CJN.... ... <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GNC] How to Upgrade from GNU 4.11 to latest version > (5.21) > > Greetings. > > The recommended way to update major versions (that is, version > 4.<something> to version 5.<something> -- specifically for you, 4.11 > to > 5.12 -- I assume you typo'd when you wrote 5.21 - a version that does > not yet exist) is as follows: > > 1) Just to be safe, make a backup copy of your data file. > 2) Run the Check & Repair All under Actions > 3) Update to (Download and install) the lastest 4.x version (not sure > what that is) > 4) Run the Check & Repair All again > 5) Update to (download & install) GnuCash 5.12 > 6) Run the Check & Repair All again. > > If memory serves, there have been some substantial changes in how > matching transactions work; you can either work through it, or read > the various release notes. > > For your information, a new version of GnuCash is posted every quarter. > > Best wishes! > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM CJN.... ... > <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > 22 September 2025 > > > > Hi Help Support Team > > > > I have been using GNU 4.11 since early 2022. > > > > But I notice a newer Version than the 4.11 installed on my laptop in > 2022. > > Can you advise exactly how I could Upgrade by installing update to > > 5.21 version to my current laptop, without losing any data? > > > > As I am also planning to upgrade my Laptop in next couple of months, > > any advice on the process of installing and transferring GNU package > > & data to a new machine also welcomed > > > > And as I am definitely not a geek type computer expert, nor > > accountant, I've slowly found my way round the accounting package to > > keep my records in order. > > Great for managing my very simple income & expenses data. > > Now trying to find my way into the Help network - hope I'm > > submitting this in correct process 🙂. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Chris > > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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. > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard Losey > [email protected] > Micah 6:8 > > > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
