![]() "Restoring from Backup will replace the contents of your current (FILENAME AND PATH) and could result in lost data. Make sure the three checkboxes for Invoices, Customers and Products are ALL checked. You will come back to the window with the "Restore " title.Click ONCE on the BACKUP file, then click the Open button. ![]() Once it says this, you should see the name of your BACKUP file in the window underneath. You should get a new Browsing window and you will want to change the "Look In" drop-down at the top here to say "3.5" Floppy A:". A dialog window will appear - put your 3.5" Floppy disk with your BACKUP file in your computer that you made in Step 1) then click the Browse button. To do so, click the File Menu, then choose Restore From Backup. Because the name is the same, we can restore the BACKUP file into this program to put all your information into the file again. You should now have an invoices file open that is the same name as you were using before.Once you've typed in the name, click Open - then click Cancel on the "Setup Wizard Step 1 " window that will appear. So if your file was called "company invoices" before in your older program, you again want to use that name here in the "Create " file dialog. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you name the filename here EXACTLY the same name as the invoices file you were using before in step 1). When clicking Create you will be given the option to "name" your invoice file that you are going to "Create".(If you do not get this message dialog with these buttons and the program automatically opens your old file, proceed to step 6) - you are not finished yet). You will most likely be presented with a dialog with buttons to "Create", "Open" or "Cancel ". After you've loaded the new program, Double-click the program's icon on the Desktop to open the program.Once your system reboots, INSTALL your newer Invoices & Estimates program version on your computer using the program's "Getting Started Quickly " Guide for reference. Once the old program is removed, restart your system (START -> Shut Down -> Restart).Do NOT "empty" the Recycle Bin until after you are confident that you have finished transferring all your data successfuly. If you have an older version of our invoicing program that does not register itself in the Add/Remove Programs listing, you should manually use the Windows Explorer to CUT the old program's main installation program folder in your (C:) drive and place it in the "Recycle Bin". Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs option in the Control Panel to remove the program from your system. Once you have a BACKUP ready to go on your floppy disk, you will want to remove your older MyInvoices program from your hard drive:.When you are done, you should get the message "Selected Files Backed Up Successfully ". Then, finally click the OK button to start making your backup. If you do, and you have selected the (A:) drive, click the Open button. You should have a "Filename" for your BACKUP similar to "filename Backup.bak ". Make sure that the "Look In" dialog at the top of the Backup window says "3.5" Floppy A:". Now, put a BLANK 3.5" Floppy disk into your (A:) drive and click the Browse button. Then, choose FILE -> Backup from the Menu. Before continuing, look in the "Title" Bar of the program and make note of the EXACT name of your currently open invoices filename (You'll need it later). To make a BACKUP file if you have not already done so, open your old program and then open your existing data file that you want to transfer. Only a Invoices "BACKUP" file will fully transfer your data when upgrading. Other kinds of manual backups that you might make using other methods will more than likely leave behind some of your data, and is not recommended. Please note that the kind of "BACKUP" that this KB article is referring to is the kind made from within the program, using the "Backup" command in the program's "File " Menu. If you know for certain that you already have a backup made from your older program, then continue to step 2. Make an Invoices "BACKUP" of your current file in your older program before starting your upgrade. ![]() The recommended method to move your data is as follows: However, if you do not fully copy and transfer all the file necessary (Invoices, Customers AND Products) that make up your saved data, you will risk losing data as you attempt to upgrade. If you upgraded from an older version of our invoicing software to our current Invoices & Estimates program, you can import your data from your older program to use in the newer one. Solution home MyInvoices & Estimates Current How do I upgrade my invoice information from an older program version to a newer program version? (KB012034)
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