Totally off topic, but I am at the moment migrating a pair of software packages from one computer to a really, really much better in every way one.

SO I do backups of the data repositories for each. They’re both north of 200 GB, so that takes a while.

Then I surrender the license on the old one, and pick it up on the new one. Try to use ‘Restore Database’ to transfer the data. Doesn’t work: “The backup was created by an older version of the program”

Shit.

Surrender license on new, kickass machine. Pick it up on the old one. Update the program there. REDO the backup. Again, 200+ GB. Takes time.

Then I surrender the license on the old one, and pick it up on the new one. Try to use ‘Restore Database’ to transfer the data. Doesn’t work: “The backup was created by an NEWER version of the program.”

GAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

Update program on new, kickass machine. Use ‘Restore Backup’ again. Finally, it works!

That was most of today, including the hour wasted while the license server at the vendors wouldn’t release the license.

Now it’s time for the other program. Old machine is running version 2.5.1. Surrender license on old machine. Pick up on new, kickass machine. Launch program.

Version 2.6. FUCK!

Surrender license on new machine. Pick up on old machine. Launch program. Update. Now re-do backup….

The kicker is that I had ALREADY updated the program on the old machine, but it only went from 2.5 to 2.5.1. What I SHOULD have done was to check AGAIN to see if it had ANOTHER available update.

Dammit, Jim! I’m a Molecular Biologist, not an IT Geek!!