Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder

Overview

This guide describes how to move BudgetLink to a new Location (machine or folder).

How to move BudgetLink to a new machine or folder

BudgetLink welcome dialogue

Transfer BudgetLink License dialogue

Registration key dialogue

BudgetLink exists as a series of files and folders contained with a main folder. In order to move BudgetLink to a new location, the main folder must be copied in full to the new location. If moving BudgetLink to a new machine or hard drive.

1. Move the BudgetLink folder to the new machine
2. Request a Transfer Key (only if moving to a new machine or hard drive);
3. Enter the Transfer Key into BudgetLink (only if moving to a new machine or hard drive).

Step 1: Move the BudgetLink folder to the new location

Please follow these instructions to move the BudgetLink folder to a new location.

1. Locate the BudgetLink Folder to move;
2. Cut and paste the folder to the new location;
3. Start the BudgetLink in the new location by double clicking the BudgetLink.exe file located in the BudgetLink Folder;

A new user wizard will start

Step 2: Request your Transfer Key

A Transfer Key is required if you are using BudgetLink v2015.12.2.159 and below. To get around the transfer key you can upgrade to a latest version.

To request a transfer key, follow follow the instructions below.

1. Start BudgetLink;
2. Answer OK to all the standard prompts that display until you get the BudgetLink welcome dialogue;
3. On the BudgetLink welcome dialogue, check the I accept the terms and conditions found in the End User License Agreement. and click Continue;
4. Click the Request Transfer Key button and send an email to Accounting Addons to obtain your transfer key;
5. Click Continue. You can continue using BudgetLink while you wait for your transfer key. Once you receive the key, proceed to the next step.

Please allow 24 hours turn around time. For faster response times please provide notice of the transfer key request so that we can be prepared to generate it for you.

Step 3: Enter your transfer key

Once you receive your transfer key, follow these instructions to enter it into BudgetLink.

1. Start BudgetLink;
2. Answer OK to all the standard prompts that display until you get the Transfer BudgetLink License dialogue;
3. Click the Enter Transfer Key button;
4. On the BudgetLink Licensing dialogue, click Enter Registration Key;
5. Copy and Paste your Transfer Key into the Registration Key field of the Registration dialogue and click OK;
6. Click on the Continue button of the BudgetLink Licensing dialogue;

BudgetLink should now be useable on the new machine. Be mindful you may need to update your data connection. See Changing how BudgetLink connects to your data file for more information.

Related Topics

• Troubleshooting Transfer Problems
• BudgetLink Folder
• How to transfer BudgetLink to another location (Folder / Computer)