tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/general-questions/92413-moving-data-to-new-laptopInfinite Kind: Discussion 2020-03-04T16:20:24Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/478944812019-12-04T08:38:42Z2019-12-04T08:38:42Zmoving data to new laptop<div><p>I am not support staff, just a user.<br>
Hi Andy</p>
<p>DO NOT try to open a data set stored in Dropbox with Moneydance you could corrupt your data.<br>
Move the data set folder to the Moneydance Document folder on you new computer and open that.</p>
<p>If you then still want to use your older computer and run Moneydance on both then your can set up syncing as <a href="https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/syncing-and-sharing-data">https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/syncing-and-sharing-data</a></p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p></div>derekkent23tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/478944812019-12-04T13:19:34Z2019-12-04T13:19:34Zmoving data to new laptop<div><p>Hi Andy,<br>
Thank you for contacting Moneydance support.</p>
<p>To add to the useful information provided by derekkent23, it might be worth mentioning that If you'll be keeping the older computer, you can sync your data file so it's accessible from both systems. Any changes made on either computer will be synced with the other. For further information please refer to <a href="https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/syncing-and-sharing-data/syncing-with-other-computers">this article</a> about "Syncing with Other Computers".</p>
<p>If you want to just use the new system, on the older computer, open Moneydance and choose Help --> Show Documents Folder. A window will open displaying your <em>.moneydance</em> data file. You should take a copy of this file, and move it to the new computer.<br>
On the new computer, move the <em>.moneydance</em> file to the location you want it to be stored. Then double click the <em>.moneydance</em> file to access your data. Alternatively, open Moneydance and choose File --> Open --> Open Other (or 'Open Other' from the Welcome window).</p>
<p>If you prefer, you can use backup files to transfer your data. Open Moneydance and choose File --> Export Backup. This will create a <em>.moneydancearchive</em> backup file that you can move to the new computer using a USB, shared folder or whichever method you prefer.<br>
On the new computer, double click the backup file to restore your data. Alternatively, open Moneydance and choose File --> Restore from Backup (or 'Import New Account Set' from the Welcome window).<br>
When you restore your data in this way, a new data file is created in the default location for use going forward. The default location is accessible from Moneydance via Help --> Show Documents Folder.<br>
When you're happy with the data thats populated into Moneydance, you can remove the backup file you transferred from the older computer.</p>
<p>I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have further questions or need any assistance.</p>
<p>--<br>
Maddy, Infinite Kind Support</p></div>Maddytag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/478944812019-12-04T16:11:36Z2019-12-04T16:11:36Zmoving data to new laptop<div><p>Thank you so much! I’ll give this a try.</p>
<p>Andy Wilkinson</p></div>dawilkinson