Windows to Windows

Follow the steps below to transfer your program, your database and your images from the old computer to the new computer.

1. Install Book Collector on the new computer

• Download your latest version of Book Collector from your My CLZ account.
• Install Book Collector on the new computer.
• Unlock Book Collector with your My CLZ username and password.

2. Copy the “Book Collector” folder in “Documents” to your new computer

You need to copy the Book Collector folder from your Documents folder on the old computer to the Documents folder on the new computer.

• Important: Old computer: Close Book Collector if it’s open.
• Old computer: Go to your “Documents” folder and find a folder called “Book Collector”.
• Copy this folder to a USB stick, or burn it to a CD, or transfer it over your Network to your new computer.

!If you have saved your Book Collector database file (*.BKC) somewhere else, you need to find and copy it separately.
You will be looking for a file with the extension: *.BKC

3. Place the “Book Collector” folder in “Documents” on your new computer

• Important: New computer: Close Book Collector if it’s open.
• Go to your “Documents” folder and place the copied “Book Collector” folder here.
  (also place your database file here if it was stored separately on your old computer).
• If you’re asked if you would like to replace files, answer with YES.

*On your new computer, you should now have one folder called “Book Collector” in your “Documents” folder.
If by accident you now have a folder called “Book Collector – copy”, move all the files into the “Book Collector” folder.

4. Start the program and open your database

• New computer: Start Book Collector
• Use menu “File > Open Database” and open your Book Collector database file.
• If you can’t find the file, it should be in your “Documents > Book Collector” folder and it has an *.BKC extension.

5. Optional: Fix your cover images automatically

If you don’t see your cover images right away, it could be that the filepaths to your image/other files are broken. Use the ““Tools > Maintenance > Update File Links” screen to fix this.