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#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER HOW TO#
#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER INSTALL#
#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER UPDATE#

MKLINK /D BeerSmith2 C:\users\\dropbox\beersmith2 The command to create a symbolic link is: “MKLINK /D linkname target”. So in this case you would type:.Change directory to where your Beersmith folder was.If you do not have administrator rights on your machine you will need to right-click on “cmd” and select “Run as Administrator.” You cannot create the link unless you have administrator priveleges. Open a command prompt. Search for “cmd” and hit enter to open the prompt.Create a symbolic link to the Dropbox folder that will take the place of the Beersmith folder you just deleted.Delete the existing Beersmith folder. (Don’t worry. It’s ok.The path should now be: C:\users\\dropbox\beersmith2 Move a copy of your Beersmith folder into your dropbox folder.This folder should be located here: C:\users\\documents\beersmith2 This is your safety net in case something ever goes wrong. Create a local copy of your Beersmith folder as a backup.

#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER INSTALL#

Create a Dropbox account and install Dropbox. If you are using Windows 8 you need to install Dropbox on the desktop. The app will not work for this purpose. This will give you a folder on your hard drive that syncs with the cloud.

#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER UPDATE#

The instructions below assume default installations. If you have changed the location of any of the desired folders then update your pathnames accordingly. Follow these instructions for both computers to setup syncing for your Beersmith files. In addition, you cannot store equipment profiles, inventory, etc. So any adjustments made to your equipment will not be carried across to the other computer.Įnter Dropbox. Surely there has to be a way to sync my files in the cloud. After spending some time surfing the web I came across a very simple solution thanks to user calumscott on the Home Brew Forum. I had my Beersmith files share between my machines in less than 15 minutes. I have more than 15 recipes so I would have to decide what to put up there and constantly juggle what I have in the cloud. I am too lazy for this.

#TRANSFER BEERSMITH TO NEW COMPUTER HOW TO#

However, this makes me stuck with how to manage my BeerSmith 2 software that is now installed on two computers.īeersmith does offer cloud support, but you are limited to 15 recipes before starting on a monthly plan. I recently picked up a small Windows tablet/netbook that will let me work on the brewing stuff and the website without being tied to the desktop. Now I can be more present with the family and more easily pick up and work when I have some spare time.