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Message 1673671 - Posted: 3 May 2015, 23:15:13 UTC

Since I just got a new computer, I had a look at those listed on the account and was reminded of the fact that the computer I had before the last one showed up as five different entries. So I finally decided to merge them, but sadly picked the most recent one and apparently it kept its creation date as well, so now it's weird and nags me, even if it's a computer I no longer have for over 7 years.
However, it couldn't merge the actual first entry for that computer because the CPU is shown differently, so if the newly merged entry could be merged into this old one, it'd actually be proper. (Assuming it merges into the one you pick and not the newest by default.) But it won't let me merge these two because it says the CPU was different, even though it wasn't, just that as of one point more details were apparently reported.

So, yeah, just something that nags me now that I did it quite on a whim and I'll feel crappy for it. Is there any way to merge 4080559 into 136548, keeping 136548's ID and creation date?

Thanks...
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Message 1673693 - Posted: 4 May 2015, 2:26:09 UTC - in response to Message 1673671.  

Since I just got a new computer, I had a look at those listed on the account and was reminded of the fact that the computer I had before the last one showed up as five different entries. So I finally decided to merge them, but sadly picked the most recent one and apparently it kept its creation date as well, so now it's weird and nags me, even if it's a computer I no longer have for over 7 years.
However, it couldn't merge the actual first entry for that computer because the CPU is shown differently, so if the newly merged entry could be merged into this old one, it'd actually be proper. (Assuming it merges into the one you pick and not the newest by default.) But it won't let me merge these two because it says the CPU was different, even though it wasn't, just that as of one point more details were apparently reported.

So, yeah, just something that nags me now that I did it quite on a whim and I'll feel crappy for it. Is there any way to merge 4080559 into 136548, keeping 136548's ID and creation date?

Thanks...


It always merges into the newest one.

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Message 1673786 - Posted: 4 May 2015, 11:03:45 UTC

Ah, nasty then. Sure wish I hadn't merged them in that case :/ Assuming there's no way to undo it now?

Mental note: Never merge again. It's annoying.
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