Moving to Another Computer

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Moving a complete installation of Robo-FTP from one computer to another may be simple or complicated depending on your usage profile. You may find the following list helpful whether you are replacing your server, moving from a testing environment into production, or simply writing a disaster recovery plan.

 

Important

The instructions on this page are only applicable to the process of moving the current version of Robo-FTP to another computer running the same version of Robo-FTP. If you need to both upgrade to the current version and move to a new computer, you should first upgrade the old computer by following the upgrade instructions in the Migration Guide document distributed with the current version. Once you confirm everything is working in the current version on the old machine, follow the instructions on this page to move your Robo-FTP installation to the new computer.

 

1)Export settings from the old machine and import them on the new one using the "Export Settings" and "Import Settings" options from the File Menu on the main console window. If your Robo-FTP installation on the old machine was configured with shared settings you only need to import one settings file on the new computer. If instead your Robo-FTP installation on the old computer had settings defined on a per-user basis, you'll need to have each user individually export settings from the old computer and import settings on the new computer.
2)After you import the settings file, make sure that any files or folders referenced in your command scripts also exist on the new computer. Note: The contents of the \ProgramData folder are automatically included in the settings files restored in Step 1.
3)If your old computer has Robo-FTP installed as a service you'll need to reinstall the service on the new computer unless the service was installed using the Enterprise Dashboard.
4)If any of your scripts include the DBUSE command with the /odbc option you'll need to recreate the associated ODBC DSN on the new computer.
5) If you use Windows Scheduled Tasks or batch files to launch Robo-FTP these will need to be copied to the new computer.
6) Test to be certain everything is working to your satisfaction on the new machine and then transfer the license from the old machine to the new one.