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Title: Migrating from IMATCH3.6 to the newest version
Post by: aki-bs on July 29, 2016, 02:07:03 PM
I now migrated from WIN7 to WIN10 and my actual IMATCH version 3.6 doesn't work any more - message "server is busy".

So I has to migrate to the newest IMATCH version. Is it possible to import the 3.6database directly into the newest version of IMATCH or is there a special way to migrate?
Title: Re: Migrating from IMATCH3.6 to the newest version
Post by: sinus on July 29, 2016, 02:32:43 PM
sorry, not time yet, but:

http://www.photools.com/2928/upgrading-to-imatch-5/


Title: Re: Migrating from IMATCH3.6 to the newest version
Post by: Mario on July 29, 2016, 02:47:20 PM
This information on that page is from 2014 (IMatch 5 released) but still valid.

See also http://www.photools.com/4472/upgrading-from-imatch-5-to-imatch-5-5/ for information about the major changes between IMatch 5 and 5.5.

If you are new to IMatch 5, please read the "For IMatch 3 users" and the "First Steps" in the IMatch 5 help. This will get you up and running quickly.

The database convert has its own help file which explains the steps to convert your IMatch 3 database to IMatch 5 in detail.
Title: Re: Migrating from IMATCH3.6 to the newest version
Post by: aki-bs on July 30, 2016, 04:14:29 PM
I'm a little bit confused.
Is it necessary first to migrate to Imatch 5 and after this to migrate to 5.5 or can I directly migrate to 5.5?
Title: Re: Migrating from IMATCH3.6 to the newest version
Post by: Mario on July 30, 2016, 04:19:50 PM
You can directly migrate.

We just showed you the upgrade page for both products because you are two years late and both pages contain important information you should read.
The database converter in IMatch 5.5 can import your old IMatch 3 database. Follow the instructions given in the database converter help for a smooth migration process.

Post here if you run into problems.