1 - Open decoderPro on old computer.
2 - Select ' FILE ' , then? ' Export Complete Roster? '
3 -? New window? point to the save location of your choice and provide a NAME for the file. You can use the DATE as a file name (ex:10192019).
4 - The file is saved.

On the New Host computer,
1 - Open DecoderPro
2 - Select ' FILE ' then ' Import Complete Roster '
3 - New window, point to your saved file location and select the 'Savefilename' you used, Open.
4 - ' Accept? All '
5 - Roster is now Imported into new computer

Marc

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Hi Marc
Related question, slightly different context.? What if the 'new computer' already has a few locos in the roster, and they overlap the ones being imported?? What is the outcome - dialog per conflict, blind overwrite, auto-selection by date(what date?),
or?
Just asking, because I'm about to set up a new computer, and knowing me, I'll get around to migrating the old roster after I've set up a few new acquisitions.
If no answer is forthcoming, I'll try to remember to update this thread with the answer when I've committed the crime.
Regards
Blair

There is an Export/Import the full Roster and there is a Export/Import individual Roster Entries.? Individual entries just takes longer.

If it was me I would

1 - first Export the FEW roster entries of the NEW computer to SAVE them for Import.

2 -Then I would Export the FULL Roster from the OLD computer? and Import it to the NEW computer.

3 - Finally I would Import the saved roster entries from step #1.

The Import Full Roster is not blind overwrite, it opens a dialog box? were you confirm intention.
1 -? "Cancel Import " is obvious
2 - "Skip " is cancel the Import of the listed roster entry. listed by ID field/file name.
3 - "Ok" is start the import of listed roster entry
4 - "Accept All" is obvious.

The dialog box will also tell you if it is going to overwrite an existing entry. by the ID field (which is the file name of the roster entry).

How can you have roster entries on OLD and NEW computer with same date ?? If you do, you've got to stop and migrate and not work on both computers at same time. You are just? adding to possible conflicts by doing this.

Maybe others do it different.

Marc

Hi All,

These comments take care of the roster.
What about everything else?? I'm thinking of?the communications settings (I have my clubs and my home layout in my decoder pro).
I would also think that preferences settings as well as script files should be backed up.

Thanks,
Julius

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 01:49 PM, Julius Olajos wrote:

These comments take care of the roster.
What about everything else?? I'm thinking of?the communications settings (I have my clubs and my home layout in my decoder pro).
I would also think that preferences settings as well as script files should be backed up.

Thanks,
Julius

Since the thread was moving Roster from OLD Computer A? to? NEW Computer B, that is what was covered using tools provided by JMRI.

Now if you want the whole nine yards to be transferred, that is another matter and there are no automated tools within JMRI to permit/assist in this.?

I could go into " HOW TOO :, but there are several variables in Windows and user knowledge required that an error can render it all as crap.
You must have an idea of what you are doing and if you had, you would not be asking HOW TOO..? Something as simple as a Locobuffer-USB on computer A is on COM2. but on computer B it is on COM5, throws a wrench in it.

As an example/test,? I took my C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\JMRI from my Win7 computer and moved/copied it over to my WIn10 system.?
1 - On Computer B Rename C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\JMRI to? C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\JMRI_backup for safe keeping.
2 - On computer A, Copy? C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\JMRI? to memory key/thumb driver/media
3 - Move media from Comp A over to COMP B, copy C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\JMRI ? to COMP B C:\Users\XxXxXxXx\

Certain profiles did not start (COM port mis-match)
Wifi did not work (change of IP address)?
Roster was intact.
Nothing else of note.

Marc
.?

Thanks Marc,

Of course COM ports might be different, as well as IP addresses and MAC addresses, if these?are important (I don't need wifi, IP or MAC?addresses known).? Those are easy to diagnose and change should it be necessary.
I suppose script files can be manually copied over, and preferences can easily be duplicated.

You answered my question.? So there?are no automatic tools.

Thanks,
Julius

If you're looking at sharing files consider dropbox (or similar sharing service)

Preferences need to be setup separately on each computer

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I am passing on this info that I figured out.? If you have JMRI earlier version 4.16 you will probably find issues with trying to export a complete roster or individual roster entries to DecoderPro.? I had this issue, but once I had upgraded to Version 4.16 the ESU V5 entries were recognized, where they were not? with Version 4.14.

Paul

Julius,

On 24 Oct 2019, at 4:49 AM, Julius Olajos via Groups.Io <julius_olajos@...> wrote:

These comments take care of the roster.
What about everything else? I'm thinking of the communications settings (I have my clubs and my home layout in my decoder pro).
I would also think that preferences settings as well as script files should be backed up.

Copying/sharing the User Files Location will work across any computer. Likewise Scripts (if not already in User Files Location) should usually work fine.

Communication and other baseline profile preferences are usually machine-specific and may lock up JMRI on startup if copied.

It is possible to share profiles in the same way as User Files but more complex to set up. In the case of shared Profiles, JMRI does separate out machine-specific settings.

The Dropbox document Peter mentioned covers User Files sharing (with the same principles applying to copying):

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But Profile sharing/copying has a few more wrinkles/traps. We don't have a specific document for this, but this is a reference document for what is stored where:

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I actually share User Files between profiles and computers via a "~/Dropbox/JMRI" folder and entire profiles via a "~/Dropbox/JMRI Config Profiles" folder, but it's not trivial to set up.

You could try copying the entire Settings Location (see Help->Locations) but need to be prepared for a possible situation where you can't get going far enough to fix machine-specific preferences using the Preferences and may need help to manually edit/remove files to get going again.

Dave in Australia