move pt3 to new computer the old way

[Laur]

Hi

Have a problem that windows on my HD has crashed. I have now installed a new HD and a new version of PT3. I can acces my old HD via cable as an USB, but that way I can´t run PT3 or PGAdmin ond the old HD. I really hope there are a way to move my PT3 on the old HD to the new?

Best regards
Laur

[Laur]

BTW I don´t have my processed files on the old computer, so can´t do it that way :-(

[kraada]

Do you have the same version of PostgreSQL installed now that you had installed on the old machine? (8.3, 8.4 or 9.0)

[Laur]

I have not installed PT on the new computer yet, but it think it will be the same version off PSQl because the laste time I reinstalled PT3 on my old computer was in januar.... so yes :-)

[kraada]

Ok, what you want to do is copy the Program Files/PostgreSQL directory from the old machine to your new machine and put it in Program Files on your new machine. Copy the PokerTracker 3 directory also. Reinstall PostgreSQL first using the same version - it should detect your old data directory and use it. Then reinstall PT3 - it will be in the same directory you just copied over, but you'll keep your customizations.

Then in theory everything should start up and just work.

[Laur]

So I shoud install psql and pt3 seperat or can I just install pt3 the normal way through the download site on pt.com (where it installs psql at the same time as pt3). As long as it's the same version A's on the old hd.

And just to be sure I move the directory (postgres and pt3) to the new hd before installing psql and pt3?

[WhiteRider]

Yes, move the directories before you install anything.
Personally I'd suggest installing PostgreSQL manually before you install PT3 - that way you can make sure you get the correct major version, and also get the latest in that line (so 8.3.17, for example).
You can tell which major version you have by looking at the number in the name of the subfolder inside the PostgreSQL folder on your old drive.

You can download from www.PostgreSQL.org/download

[Laur]

ok now I have installed it all, and I found out that I had a backup from januar and my processed hands since then, so almost all is fine.

Only thing is that I have made some changes to buddies the last month, but when I look at my old HD ind the PT3-folder the only thing I can find is the "Processed" folder..... any way to find the buddies.cfg file?

[WhiteRider]

The Buddies.cfg file is in this folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PokerTracker 3\Data\Config
..so if you don't have that, and the Buddies file isn't in your backup, then it has probably gone.