There are five main steps for you to complete: 1. Make a backup of your inventory on the old computer 2. Save the backup file to a portable device, such as a CD, disk or USB stick 3. Insert the device into the new computer 4. Start HomeBase 2.3 on your new computer 5. Recover the file from your storage device The full instructions for each of these steps is below. While the instructions may look long, the process is actually quite easy and you should not have any problems. Please note that you can also use any type of storage to transfer the file, including CD, disk or USB stick. If you do not have those options available, you could email the file to yourself and open the attachment on the "new" computer.
If you have not downloaded and installed HomeBase on your new computer yet, please Download HomeBase and install before proceeding.
To create a backup file on a disk:
1. Open HomeBase and select [File] from the menu bar
2. Select [Backup]. The "Backup HomeBase Data to" dialogue box is displayed
HomeBase automatically generates a backup name and places the file in the backup directory of HomeBase. Change the "Save in" location so that the file will be saved to floppy disk, CD or USB key. A progress window shows the progress of the backup. When the backup is complete, the "Backup Data" dialogue box is displayed. Click the [OK] button.
Your backup file has now been saved. Now, you just need to recover the backup file on the new computer.
Note: If you receive an error message when you save the file to the CD, disk or USB stick, it likely means that there is not enough room to save the file. You may need to try saving the file to your desktop first so that you can check the file size and then move the file onto a larger storage device.
Recover the backup file:
When you recover your backup file, any information you have in HomeBase already will be overwritten with the data in the backup file:
1. Start HomeBase
2. Insert the CD, floppy disk or USB stick into the new computer
3. Click [File] from the HomeBase menu bar and then select [Recover]. The "Recover HomeBase Data to" dialogue box is displayed
4. Select the file on your CD, disk or USB stick
5. Click the [Open] button. A progress window shows the recovery process. When the recovery is complete, the "Recover" dialogue box is displayed
6. Click the [OK] button. The Auto-Generate Book Numbers screen is displayed. If you would like HomeBase to generate book numbers for you click [Yes]. If you do not want to use this feature, and would rather generate the book numbers manually, click [No] (AbeBooks recommends using the auto-numbering feature in HomeBase.)
