Difference between revisions of "Moving BudgetLink to a new machine or folder"

 
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If you have a new machine (PC) or wish to hand over BudgetLink operations to another person, the first step is to locate the [[BudgetLink Folder]] of your current version
If you have a new machine (PC) or wish to hand over BudgetLink operations to another person, the first step is to locate the [[BudgetLink Folder]] of your current version


If its installed on a shared folder on your file server then you dont need to do anything apart from navigate to that folder from the new PC and run the BudgetLink.exe. The first time its run from that new location a setup wizard will start to capture setup instructions.  
If its installed on a shared folder on your file server then you dont need to do anything apart from get access to the folder and then navigate to it from the new PC and run the BudgetLink.exe. The first time its run from that new location a setup wizard will start to capture setup instructions.  


If its located on your local PC then you need to move that copy to your new machine rather than install a new version of BudgetLink. To move BudgetLink, cut and paste the [[BudgetLink Folder]] to the new location.  
If its located on your local PC then you need to move that copy to your new machine rather than install a new version of BudgetLink. To move BudgetLink, cut and paste the [[BudgetLink Folder]] to the new location.  
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## Within the '''BudgetLink Copy''' folder:
## Within the '''BudgetLink Copy''' folder:
### Delete any old version folders withing the BudgetLink folder so just the latest one is kept ie v2021.9.1.1
### Delete any old version folders withing the BudgetLink folder so just the latest one is kept ie v2021.9.1.1
### Navigate to the Workspaces and then each Workspace folder and delete the Backups and Logs file
### Navigate to the Workspaces and then each Workspace folder and delete the Backups folder and the Logs folder
# Cut and paste the '''BudgetLink Copy''' folder to the new location;
# Cut and paste the '''BudgetLink Copy''' folder to the new location;
# Rename the '''BudgetLink Copy''' to '''BudgetLink'''
# Rename the '''BudgetLink Copy''' to '''BudgetLink'''
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