Transferring Accordance to another computer

[TYA]

So I read Rick's wonderful post about transferring Accordance, and which files and folders you should save, and that was encouraging (as compared to another program with a whole lot more moving parts); but I just want to be sure...

 

To transfer Accordance identically to another computer (all my files, folders, preferences--everything), can I just copy and paste those folders over to the other computer, and essentially replace the existing folders ("Accordance," "Oaktree" "Program Data," "App Data")?

 

In other words, can I just replace, and overwrite the existing folders that were created on the new computer, since I just installed Accordance 12.3.6 on it?

 

And since I signed in with my own account, it offered to let me download everything I've purchased.  But that is about 20-35GB, and it would take forever with my internet connection.  I know those files appear to be stored in one of the hidden folders on my computer ("Program Data," I believe it is).  Will Accordance just let me copy and paste all those files into the "Program Data" on the new computer?

 

And what about User Bibles, which manually have to be imported into the program?  I know that those can't quickly be copied & pasted into the new computer, so to speak (they manually have to be imported).  But my question is, will the absence of those User Bibles on the new computer cause major problems, at least until manually import them?

 

Will Accordance crash or refuse to work because many of my Workspaces and settings are tied (or include) my imported User Bibles?  Or will their just be "holes" in the current setup until I manually import those User Bibles?

 

Thanks for any insights.

 

[TYA]

So I come to report back that, to my utter amazement, and pleasant surprise, after simply dumping all four of the primary folders mentioned in my post above (and in Rick's blog post) into the new computer, everything (including even my User Bibles) appears to be present, properly formatted, and functioning as on the original computer.

 

I hate to admit my skepticism--that I'm waiting for something to go wrong here--but if my skepticism turns out to be for nothing, then my hat is totally off to Accordance.  Your team built an amazing program that is easily backupable and transportable to other computers without the intricacies of some other Bible software's.

 

Let me put it this way: for another major Bible software I use, in order to make sure I could backup and transfer it exactly the same to another computer, I manually created my own instruction document which ended up being 100 pages long, just to remind me of where every different kind of file needed to go, and how to reinstall / re-import it once I installed the software on a new computer.  In other words, a very long, intricate process that no one would want to have to do.

 

With Accordance though, there were only four primary folders, as Rick detailed in his blog post, and I simply copied & pasted the contents from my original computer into the new computer.  Even my User Bibles (of which there are about 25), which I assumed would have to be manually re-imported on the new computer, showed up on the new computer!  I know that they were saved as part of the Workspaces, but I'm at a loss to understand how they are all present and accounted for.

 

All this to say, "Thank you, Accordance Team!"  This is a wonderful program, and all of you are a wonderful team.  Excited about what is to come in the future.

Edited August 6, 2019 by TYA

[R. Mansfield]

So glad to hear that worked for you TYA and that my blog post is still helpful!