new computer

[GarySchmitz3154]

I am about to recieve a new computer and am asking for the best and easiest way to move my whole INV folder structure to the new machine?

Best Regards

Gary

[JDMather]

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General-Discussion/Reinstallation-IV-2015/td-p/5187641

[GarySchmitz3154]

I am happy that you enlightened me on this licensing thing and that will be
very important to follow as to not burn an activation. can I simply copy my
Inventor folder to the new computer and the program will find the work or
do I need to put in a search path. all of my work is local on a stand alone
machine not drawn from a network

[JDMather]

Are you asking how to install a program

or

are you

asking how to copy a data folder?

Are you using Projects (*.ipj) or are you using Vault?

Edit:  ....since it is stand-alone I assume you are using Projects rather than Vault.

Are you using Content Center items?

[mcgyvr]

just copy the whole folder

(we assume your project file is in this folder too and as such it should all work magically 🙂 )

Or you might just have to edit your project file to point to the new workspace/folder

[GarySchmitz3154]

I am not using vault and all of the IPJ are in the folder so if I understand right the magic should happen.

that is what I wanted to know... if inventor would find the information or I needed to direct inventor to it.

 I have installed several times before however I was never concerned with the number of activations. if I wish to use an ancillary install on my home computer then I need to do the license transfer as described in the first reply. 

my concern is the unresolved link message.   

going from this example c;\Users\Larryc\documents\inventor\xxxxxxx\partname  to  c;\documents\inetntor\xxxxxx\partname

unresolved links can be real agravating to reslove when the path has changed.