Transfer files to a new computer

[PABresler]

I got a new control computer. Which files do I need to copy from the old one to have the same setup on the new one, and where do I put them?

Peter

[Jared]

Your equipment profiles are the main thing you’ll want to transfer. More info on that here:

Equipment Profile's migrating to new PC

I would highly recommend Dropbox over FreeFileSync, only because it is MUCH easier to use. FreeFileSync is clean. I’ve been using it for a couple years now on my home network to backup and transfer very large files between computers (connected via ethernet). But for smaller files like the SGP profiles I’d use Dropbox.

They basically get restored to the same place as where you copied them from. If you’re adding a new PC I would follow the recommendation about using Dropbox (or similar) as they all get synced.

Jared

[PABresler]

Where are the equtpment files located?

[Jared]

Oh sorry, I apparently linked the wrong message from that post. It can vary if you’ve changed it but you can get to it via the Tools/Options menu:

Equipment Profile's migrating to new PC

Yes. If you go to Tools/Options you can see where the default “Profiles Directory” is. Go to that directory and copy those files to the same location on the new computer. Or you can do what I do. I maintain 3 computers such that when a change is made to a profile on one PC the same is updated on the other two PCs as well. I change the default profiles directory to something more accessible or easy to remember, then I use a utility called FreeFileSync to mirror the directories. When a…

Jared

[Ken]

Also… for reference, we have a help article on how to share profiles with different machines here:

Sharing Profiles