# Problems with connections migration from 9.7 to 10.0

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [November 5, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/problems-with-connections-migration-from-9-7-to-10-0/8938 "2009-11-05T06:37:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/problems-with-connections-migration-from-9-7-to-10-0/8938/1 "2009-11-05T06:37:05Z")

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Problems with connections migration from 9.7 to 10.0

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/problems-with-connections-migration-from-9-7-to-10-0/8938/2 "2009-11-05T06:37:06Z")

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Hi!

I’ve just installed Toad 10.0, but I choosed to install in another path  
than Toad 9.7.

In the first time I run toad 10.0 it asks to migrate user files from Toad 9.7.  
Then I supposed that my connections list will be migrated, including passwords  
that I have saved.

But when this process finished, I can’t see my old connections in the new  
connections screen.

Could anyone help me?

Thanks,

Rodrigo B. Campacci  
rbcampacci@yahoo.com.br

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/problems-with-connections-migration-from-9-7-to-10-0/8938/3 "2009-11-05T08:48:06Z")

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This is the first we’ve heard of an issue like this Rodrigo. My suggestion would  
be to shut down Toad and navigate to your Toad app data location (C:\Documents  
and Settings[user]\Application Data\Quest Software\Toad for Oracle)

You should see a 9.7 folder and a 10.0 folder. Usually I would just suggest to  
delete your 10 folder and run Toad again. This will mimic a fresh install and  
you will be prompted to copy over your settings again. I would actually try this  
first, and then if that doesn’t work, continue. The next thing I would try would  
be to copy connection files over manually. Remember, we are still in app data.  
These files are located in the User Files sub directory in Toad’s app data  
folder: CONNECTIONS.INI, CONNECTIONPWDS.INI. Copy the files over from your 9.7  
user files folder to your 10.0 user files folder

I hope this helps.

-Brad

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/problems-with-connections-migration-from-9-7-to-10-0/8938/4 "2009-11-05T09:26:29Z")

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Another thing to check, Rodrigo, is if you have a SettingsLocation.INI file  
located in the User Files subfolder of your 9.7 app data directory, which as  
Brad mentioned, should be located at:

C:\Documents and Settings[user]\Application Data\Quest Software\Toad for  
Oracle\9.7\User Files

This file was used in installations prior to 9.7 to allow a user to specify  
their own user folders, but was deprecated in 9.7 and replaced in Toad 10.  
Normally, this file wouldn’t be located in this folder; however, if it  
accidentally got in there, it could affect the migration logic. If this file  
exists, simply rename it or delete it and then follow Brad’s suggestion  
below to delete your 10.0 folder and run Toad again.

Let us know if this helps.

-John