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All the (optional) files in the [[Reports folder]] can be copied across from a previous installation. It should not matter which release created past files, although ideally you need to ensure that the report naming and encoding described on that linked page remain the same.
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All the files in the [[data folder]] can also be copied across, but be aware your new installation has to use the same "locale" as the old installation, or MX will struggle as the locale affects how new lines are stored, and how MX expects old lines to have been stored. Microsoft Windows uses different line terminators to other operating systems, although MX should cope, any third party routines reading your data files will probably not accept a line terminator change.▼
Whilst you should copy ALL the files in the [[data folder]], from any old installation into the new installation, there are several extra considerations:
If your previous Cumulus installation was of the legacy software, version 1.9.4, or earlier, then you need to do a lot of reading:▼
* '''Your new MX installation will ignore any entries prior to the MX Start Date''' when it reads from [[Monthly log files]], such as [[Standard log files]], and [[Extra Sensor Files]]:
* [[Amending dayfile]] tells you about how MX is far more fussy about the content in [[dayfile.txt]]▼
** See [[Cumulus.ini#Data_Logging|'''StartDate=xxxxx''']] parameter, edit using ''Station Settings → Common Options → Advanced Options → Records Began date''
* [[:Category:Ini Files|.ini files]] explains how time-stamps are formatted differently in the extreme tracking files▼
* Be aware your new installation has to use the same "locale" as the old installation, or MX will struggle as the locale affects how new lines are stored, and how MX expects old lines to have been stored the same way.
* [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX]] gives some advice about differences in settings, but be aware that the way MX handles settings varies by release, and information on the linked page may be out of date▼
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▲* If your previous Cumulus installation was of the legacy software, version 1.9.4, or earlier, then you need to do a lot of reading:
▲** [[Amending dayfile]] tells you about how MX is far more fussy about the content in [[dayfile.txt]]
▲** [[:Category:Ini Files|.ini files]] explains how time-stamps are formatted differently in the extreme tracking files
▲** [[Migrating from Cumulus 1 to MX]] gives some advice about differences in settings, but be aware that the way MX handles settings varies by release, and information on the linked page may be out of date
==Configuration Files to copy across from any previous Cumulus installation==
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