Thank you; I shall re-install LO now.
From: John Kaufmann <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Please your help with Libreoffice To: anne-ology <[email protected]> Most OS have some kind of store or registry to keep track of application components and their file attributes. These are usually set by the installer, and often saved in a log file to assist in updates/modifications/deletions. Transferring that whole arrangement to a new computer can be a tricky business, even if you are aware of the issues. So the preferred approach is to simply *not* copy more complex applications, and instead reinstall them so the installer can keep things straight. I'm not familiar with Macs [we lost ours when our youngest daughter to is to school], so I can't even check how to find and eliminate all LO app files -- maybe simple, maybe not. But to avoid further complications it might be best to do so, *then* install. Your documents will be fine; the only thing lost will be LO's document history, which will be rebuilt as you begin to use LO on the new Mac. On 2024-07-10 15:59, anne-ology wrote: you're so right; obviously I was wrong, so what do I need do now? From: John Kaufmann <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Please your help with Libreoffice To: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> So you (or a friend) just copied the LibreOffice files from the old Mac to the new Mac? On 2024-07-10 12:59, anne-ology wrote: install ??? - it was on the old one, which died due to the battery, so I figured whatever was there should work on the new one - most did, but ??? how do I install or re-install or ??? without losing the files which go with it? it's still in its folder, without any executable file to click on, so do I need to re-download - if so, how do I get the new one to recognize the old files? or ??? thank you for responding, my pre-computer-age mind has a harder & harder time trying to negotiate these ever-changing machines, From: John Kaufmann <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 12:08 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Please your help with Libreoffice To: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> On 2024-07-09 20:44, anne-ology wrote: ... Wishing I could help you; but maybe yours is similar to mine - I had to get a new Apple, & now when I attempt to open the LibreOffice, it seems to want to open then 'poof' it is gone. How did you install LibreOffice? - by transfer from your old Mac or direct from download? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
