Right-click on the OCS Documents folder and select Copy
MOVING WINFAX PRO TO A NEW COMPUTER WINDOWS
Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the C:\OCS Documents folder (inside this folder you will see an OST and Quick Bid folder (assuming you use both products), and in those folders, you will see databases (*.mdb files), and perhaps subfolders for Backups, Images, and unique Project Folders - you want to make sure everything gets moved). Run a Compact and Repair on each database stored in the existing OCS Documents folder (review the product's User Guide for help with that, also)Ĭlose all databases (right-click on each and select "Close") and then exit out of the application (if you are moving both OST and QB, both applications must be closed before you start copying and pasting files) Never store Microsoft Access databases on a network drive. Although the programs can access these databases, your databases will be damaged over time. If you must locate your databases on a network or share them, you must migrate to Microsoft SQL Databases, see Related articles.įirst, open all databases that you are going to move from one machine to another (review the product's User Guide for help with that) You will need to determine where your files are currently being stored and if they are stored in a location other that C:\OCS Documents\ adjust the follow steps accordingly.
It is possible that your databases may be on a 2nd, local hard drive with a different letter than "C" also - you can tell where your databases are stored by looking in the Open Databases dialog box. Depending on how you have setup OST, your image files may not be stored locally, they may be on a network drive - you have to check your bids to see where your images are being stored, each bid can be linked to a different location. Moving your data from one computer to another involves moving your databases and images (if you use OST).īy default, your application database(s) and image files are stored on your local drive (C) in a folder named OCS Documents and a sub-folder with the application name such as "C:\OCS Documents\OST" or "C:\OCS Documents\Quick Bid".
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