Manager on new PC

[JimHouston]

Hello! I copied the directory of Manager in the Roaming directory of Windows on my old pc to an USB stick to put it on my laptop. Then my pc crashed and I cannot use nor transfer any of the files anymore.

I installed Manager on my laptop today and thought I just replace all the files, but this doesnt work for some reason.

How can I use the administration on my laptop? I have copied the complete directory with DotLiquid.dll - ManagerExtensions.dll - Eto.WinForms.dll etc…

Thanks in advance.
Jim

[Tut]

Copying files is not the way to migrate Manager. The proper way is to make a backup (on your USB would be OK), then download and install Manager to the new machine. Then use the Add Business button and Import Backup option on the new machine.

Make a backup of existing business

Before you start working with Manager, it's important for you to know how to backup your future accounting data. Backups will allow you to restore the original data after a data loss event. As long as new accounting data is being recorded, backups will need to be performed at frequent intervals. The most common method of performing a backup of Manager is to use the Backup button in the top-right corner when working with an accounting entity. Example Let's try to backup a business named "B…

Import a sample business

If you’d like to experiment with a sample business, you can import a fictitious company called Northwind. Northwind is a trading company selling food to customers all over the world. Manager has a lot of modules and the way Northwind is using Manager is just one of the many examples of how Manager can suit custom business requirements. Northwind is using Manager to: Track supplier invoices to know how much it owes to suppliers Issue invoices to customers and track how much customers owe to No…

Try doing a restore by navigating to a folder that contains all those Manager files. Since I don’t know what they are, I don’t know if Manager will recognize one as your data file. Understand that the application itself contains none of your data. It only calls the data files.

[JimHouston]

Thanks. But I didnt make a backup. I created an administration and put all data in. Then I copied the directory on a USB stick and now my pc crashed before I was able to create a backup. Can`t I do anything with the Manager files on my USB stick?

[dalacor]

You should be able to go to add business, import backup and then browse to where you saved the Manager folder on your usb memory stick and then find the .Manager file somewhere in there. I am not sure where the .Manager file is saved by default as I don’t use the default location.

[Tut]

What @dalacor said is what I meant when I wrote:

Try doing a restore by navigating to a folder that contains all those Manager files.