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Message 1492408 - Posted: 21 Mar 2014, 0:58:16 UTC

hi guys building a new pc,its a 4770k i7 with an R9 290 4G gpu. question is what are the steps involved with transferring my old acc onto the new puter?

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Message 1492457 - Posted: 21 Mar 2014, 2:03:35 UTC - in response to Message 1492408.  

Accounts are not computer based. Simply installed BOINC, attach to the project and use the same email address you used to create your account.
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Message 1492977 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 0:04:09 UTC

If you are retiring the old computer at the same time, and the OS matches you can move the entire BOINC DATA directory to the new machine, and continue from where the old machine stopped. If you are keeping both for a bit, then install fresh on the new computer.


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Message 1493011 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 0:36:50 UTC - in response to Message 1492977.  

If you are retiring the old computer at the same time, and the OS matches you can move the entire BOINC DATA directory to the new machine, and continue from where the old machine stopped. If you are keeping both for a bit, then install fresh on the new computer.


I've had no problems transferring the data directory to a new computer, without draining the cache, while changing OSes. I'm still using my original host number too.
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Message 1493026 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 1:04:31 UTC - in response to Message 1493011.  

I doubt you went from e.g. Windows to Linux, but that you changed from Windows Vista to 7. In the latter case it doesn't matter, but in the former it does.
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Message 1493028 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 1:08:50 UTC - in response to Message 1493026.  

No, I didn't go from Windows to Linux, but I went from XP to Vista to 7 to 8.1.
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Message 1493032 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 1:27:15 UTC - in response to Message 1493028.  

Which is what John meant with "if the OS matches": Windows to Windows.
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Message 1493064 - Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 2:10:14 UTC - in response to Message 1493032.  
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Which wasn't entirely clear. "OS matches" could mean Windows 7 to Windows 7.
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Message 1493873 - Posted: 23 Mar 2014, 4:36:41 UTC - in response to Message 1493064.  

okj thanx for the replys guys im going to install 'fresh' not keeping anything as im going to a 64bit system from a 32. also just for the specheads here its a 4770k i7 based build with 16gig with a r9 290 4g gpu......should be funky!!!!
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Message 1497221 - Posted: 29 Mar 2014, 19:25:31 UTC

32 to 64 works as long as it is Windows to Windows etc.


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