# Moving to a new machine & TOAD 10 at the same time **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143 "2010-01-21T16:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/1 "2010-01-21T16:52:25Z")
Hi I have TOAD v9.7.2.5 on my current laptop. I’m setting up a new laptop, and want to put TOAD v10 on it. FYI, the old machine has XP, the new machine has Vista. My guess is the easiest way to get my preferences across is simply to install v10 from scratch on my new machine, then copy my v9.7.2.5 user files directory over to my new machine. Anyone see any problems with this? Regards, Mike McAllister Principal Systems Engineer TKC Global, LLC Phone: 210 652 3751 Cell: 512 423 7447 Email: [michael@pairofsixes.com](mailto:michael@pairofsixes.com) P.S. Yes, I did check asktoad first, and if the answer is there, I didn’t see it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jbowman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/jbowman/32/22_2.png) [@jbowman](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jbowman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/2 "2010-01-22T08:48:10Z")
Hey Mike, The easiest way to do this is to copy your TOAD 9.7 app data folder to a thumb drive (or to the new machine) in a separate folder. Your 9.7 app data folder should be located in: C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Quest Software\Toad for Oracle\9.7 Then, on your new machine, install Toad 10. When you initially start Toad, it will ask you for a license key. You’ll need to re-enter this key into the license window of Toad 10. Once that’s done, it will take you to the initial setup wizard. The first dialog that appears will be the dialog to migrate user settings, as in the following example: Initially, it will have “Do not copy my user files” selected because no other version of Toad exists on the machine. Simply select the “Copy previous user files” option, and click on the ellipse button. This will bring up a dialog to allow you to select the folder containing TOAD’s user files from 9.7, as in the following: Simply select this folder, click OK, and then click the “Next” button back on the migration window. It will prompt you to reboot Toad, and on the reboot will migrate your user files over to TOAD 10’s newly created app data folder. -John ![image002.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/a/a6b4e7f850ea85fdc543653ffce4355143e2e29e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jbowman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/jbowman/32/22_2.png) [@jbowman](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jbowman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/3 "2010-01-22T08:48:10Z")
Hey Mike, The easiest way to do this is to copy your TOAD 9.7 app data folder to a thumb drive (or to the new machine) in a separate folder. Your 9.7 app data folder should be located in: C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Quest Software\Toad for Oracle\9.7 Then, on your new machine, install Toad 10. When you initially start Toad, it will ask you for a license key. You’ll need to re-enter this key into the license window of Toad 10. Once that’s done, it will take you to the initial setup wizard. The first dialog that appears will be the dialog to migrate user settings, as in the following example: Initially, it will have “Do not copy my user files” selected because no other version of Toad exists on the machine. Simply select the “Copy previous user files” option, and click on the ellipse button. This will bring up a dialog to allow you to select the folder containing TOAD’s user files from 9.7, as in the following: Simply select this folder, click OK, and then click the “Next” button back on the migration window. It will prompt you to reboot Toad, and on the reboot will migrate your user files over to TOAD 10’s newly created app data folder. -John ![image003.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/1/1a9613f76fce13bc2ceea3f1263c59b442d54145.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/4 "2010-01-25T09:56:01Z")
John Thanks very much, I’ll be doing this today! Regards, Mike McAllister Principal Systems Engineer TKC Global, LLC Phone: 210 652 3751 Cell: 512 423 7447 Email: [michael@pairofsixes.com](mailto:michael@pairofsixes.com) ![image003.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/1/1a9613f76fce13bc2ceea3f1263c59b442d54145.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/5 "2010-01-25T09:56:01Z")
John Thanks very much, I’ll be doing this today! Regards, Mike McAllister Principal Systems Engineer TKC Global, LLC Phone: 210 652 3751 Cell: 512 423 7447 Email: [michael@pairofsixes.com](mailto:michael@pairofsixes.com) [smime.p7s](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/e/e608d640569dcb41f92aa866fd48a5e54c8d8855.p7s) (5.09 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/moving-to-a-new-machine-toad-10-at-the-same-time/9143/6 "2010-01-25T09:56:01Z")
John Thanks very much, I’ll be doing this today! Regards, Mike McAllister Principal Systems Engineer TKC Global, LLC Phone: 210 652 3751 Cell: 512 423 7447 Email: [michael@pairofsixes.com](mailto:michael@pairofsixes.com) ![image002.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/a/a6b4e7f850ea85fdc543653ffce4355143e2e29e.jpeg)