Hi,
I currently run MPE on my existing OS/Workstation. I will soon move from Win 8.1 to Windows 10 and will perform a fresh install.
I wish to know what are the procedures for migrating from one comptuer to another without having to configure MPE from scratch and having to sync from scratch.
I was thinking of installing MPE on the new OS and then just restore the entire MyPhoneExplorer folder (my user folder). Will it work this way?
Can someone please explain me how to do so?
Thank you,
Spiro
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Hi Spiro, it will work with the userfolder but for Win10 probably you'll have to update to the current beta: http://www.fjsoft.at/files/MyPhoneExplo ... Update.exe
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Hi,
thank you for your reply.
When I will start from scratch, install MPE and then first configure it MPE does not allow me to save anykind of settings untill first sync was done.
How do I force MPE to point to existing userfolder and inherit all existing settings without having to sync for the first time?
What I do not have clear are the steps I have to follow.
Would it be possible if you can list them? This to avoid mistakes.
Thank you,
Spiro
thank you for your reply.
When I will start from scratch, install MPE and then first configure it MPE does not allow me to save anykind of settings untill first sync was done.
How do I force MPE to point to existing userfolder and inherit all existing settings without having to sync for the first time?
What I do not have clear are the steps I have to follow.
Would it be possible if you can list them? This to avoid mistakes.
Thank you,
Spiro
MPE will not save the setting until a userprofile is loaded, it has nothing to do with the sync. If the userfolder was restored on the right place then you will not have this issue. Check in Menu-File-Users... if there are any profiles and check the statusbar of MPE, you should see something like "User xxx is loaded"
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Basically MPE does not create any folder for settings under "C:\Users\<username>\AppData... correct?
I forgot to mention that MPE database has been moved elsewhere: so it is not in default place
To summarize,
1. I perform new install of OS;
2. install MPE on desktop;
3. copy/paste the entire "MyPhoneExplorer" main folder to the same place it was before on the previous OS
4. run MPE for the first time and automatically it will find that path?
Is this correct? I am courious to know how can MPE first time install know where the profile is installed? sound strange to me.
There is something I am missing here, in my steps.
Once I run MPE for the first time for sure it does not know anything of my smartphone. Would it be perhaps that after run first time MPE I just go into settings and under "Advanced 2" I change Database path, save and next time I run MPE will find everything?
[EDIT] I forgot to mention my MPE profile is not the standard MPE software uses. I have it placed elsewhere: so, when I will reinstall MPE from scratch it will never ever find it before first sync.
Can you please list the steps to follow? sorry for this question but this way I will not make mistakes.
Thank you
I forgot to mention that MPE database has been moved elsewhere: so it is not in default place
To summarize,
1. I perform new install of OS;
2. install MPE on desktop;
3. copy/paste the entire "MyPhoneExplorer" main folder to the same place it was before on the previous OS
4. run MPE for the first time and automatically it will find that path?
Is this correct? I am courious to know how can MPE first time install know where the profile is installed? sound strange to me.
There is something I am missing here, in my steps.
Once I run MPE for the first time for sure it does not know anything of my smartphone. Would it be perhaps that after run first time MPE I just go into settings and under "Advanced 2" I change Database path, save and next time I run MPE will find everything?
[EDIT] I forgot to mention my MPE profile is not the standard MPE software uses. I have it placed elsewhere: so, when I will reinstall MPE from scratch it will never ever find it before first sync.
Can you please list the steps to follow? sorry for this question but this way I will not make mistakes.
Thank you
Zuletzt geändert von SAngeli am So 13. Dez 2015, 10:46, insgesamt 1-mal geändert.
I am also running into this being in the middle of a fresh install of Win10 and similar questions (I apologize some of this is in another post with an unrelated heading but it is spot on topic for what you are asking). The good news is 1.8.7 is out and supports Windows 10! 
Have used MPE for years and on last system with Windows 7 and Android S5. Moved to Windows 10, new hard drive, same outlook PST file copied over (but now on Outlook 2016), same phone.
I have moved to new OS/hard drive before with MPE. I have never tried to copy folders from an old version/hard drive of MPE to a new version on a new OS and Hard Drive although FJ seems to indicate that can be done? Perhaps there is a way to just copy a specific folder over that allows you to load the user profile. If that is safe, that would be great!
What I have done in the past is make sure all of my settings are correct on the new install and THEN plug in the phone, and sync for the first time with my adjusted settings.
As noted, the most recent version of MPE does not allow you to change your settings without a profile. And....you cannot create a profile without plugging in a phone.
So...I have MPE desktop installed, and the new MPE client on my phone (and assume you would have the same situation).
If I plug in the phone I fear it will automatically sync (happened to me a long time ago). If it does not, then once I "connect" to the phone, perhaps THEN I can correctly put in all of my settings that I have screen snips from my old install.
Regardless of what you do I would recommend that you have the setting set where it prompts you before committing any changes from a sync (so set that to 1). And I also had the question about whether if you are starting from scratch you have to set it to look at the whole calendar vs. just changes.
Seems a little scary to use the profile/settings from an old version of MPE, on a different OS, with a different outlook version, to sync on a new MPE/outlook-PST/OS. However it also seems a little scary to plug the phone in with default settings in MPE.
Perhaps FJ would be kind enough to clear this up for both of us. I love the software!
BJB
Have used MPE for years and on last system with Windows 7 and Android S5. Moved to Windows 10, new hard drive, same outlook PST file copied over (but now on Outlook 2016), same phone.
I have moved to new OS/hard drive before with MPE. I have never tried to copy folders from an old version/hard drive of MPE to a new version on a new OS and Hard Drive although FJ seems to indicate that can be done? Perhaps there is a way to just copy a specific folder over that allows you to load the user profile. If that is safe, that would be great!
What I have done in the past is make sure all of my settings are correct on the new install and THEN plug in the phone, and sync for the first time with my adjusted settings.
As noted, the most recent version of MPE does not allow you to change your settings without a profile. And....you cannot create a profile without plugging in a phone.
So...I have MPE desktop installed, and the new MPE client on my phone (and assume you would have the same situation).
If I plug in the phone I fear it will automatically sync (happened to me a long time ago). If it does not, then once I "connect" to the phone, perhaps THEN I can correctly put in all of my settings that I have screen snips from my old install.
Regardless of what you do I would recommend that you have the setting set where it prompts you before committing any changes from a sync (so set that to 1). And I also had the question about whether if you are starting from scratch you have to set it to look at the whole calendar vs. just changes.
Seems a little scary to use the profile/settings from an old version of MPE, on a different OS, with a different outlook version, to sync on a new MPE/outlook-PST/OS. However it also seems a little scary to plug the phone in with default settings in MPE.
Perhaps FJ would be kind enough to clear this up for both of us. I love the software!
BJB
Spiro,
Have you tried this? I've been without a backup since moving to Windows 10 so I will have to try something this week.....
Perhaps that first "connection" all it does is load up the MPE (not outlook) database with the new version. If so, that would be okay as long as your phone has the most recent info in your case.
In my case since I use outlook, I don't care what is in the MPE database, so if it just loads it into the MPE empty database on the PC, and the I can do the settings to sync to outlook, maybe that is okay. Because in my case, there are changes in outlook/PST and some changes in phone, so I need it to sync.
So if you don't have changes in your old PC MPE database you need on phone, perhaps pulling over those folders is not that critical.
Anyway, will keep an eye out for any input.
BJB
Have you tried this? I've been without a backup since moving to Windows 10 so I will have to try something this week.....
Perhaps that first "connection" all it does is load up the MPE (not outlook) database with the new version. If so, that would be okay as long as your phone has the most recent info in your case.
In my case since I use outlook, I don't care what is in the MPE database, so if it just loads it into the MPE empty database on the PC, and the I can do the settings to sync to outlook, maybe that is okay. Because in my case, there are changes in outlook/PST and some changes in phone, so I need it to sync.
So if you don't have changes in your old PC MPE database you need on phone, perhaps pulling over those folders is not that critical.
Anyway, will keep an eye out for any input.
BJB
@Spiro:
- install the new version
- if you did not change the standard datafolder then the MPE Datafolder will be in %appdata%\MyPhoneExplorer
- overwrite this folder with the old data or
- when you have a custom location: change the database path in the settings of MPE (this setting will require no active profile) and THEN overwrite the folder with your data
@BJB: With a new Outlook.pst its not recommened to move the database because MPE does store all old Outlook-Entry-IDs in the database folder which could raise problems with a diffrent Outlook.pst. Better make a fresh install and connect
- install the new version
- if you did not change the standard datafolder then the MPE Datafolder will be in %appdata%\MyPhoneExplorer
- overwrite this folder with the old data or
- when you have a custom location: change the database path in the settings of MPE (this setting will require no active profile) and THEN overwrite the folder with your data
@BJB: With a new Outlook.pst its not recommened to move the database because MPE does store all old Outlook-Entry-IDs in the database folder which could raise problems with a diffrent Outlook.pst. Better make a fresh install and connect
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Thanks! One thing though, this is not a new .PST file.....it is the exact same .PST file I was running on an older version of Outlook on another hard drive/PC. I just installed Outlook 2016 on a new hard driveand pointed it to my existing old .PST file. No conversion or anything. Not sure if that changes your answer? If so perhaps I can just copy my old folder over like @Spiro?FJ hat geschrieben: @BJB: With a new Outlook.pst its not recommened to move the database because MPE does store all old Outlook-Entry-IDs in the database folder which could raise problems with a diffrent Outlook.pst. Better make a fresh install and connect
But I have no problem starting fresh if that is better. I was just a little concerned because I could not adjust my settings for sync before connecting the phone.
When I connect the phone (which has data on it) the first time on my new MPE desktop install, will it just "connect" and populate the MPE desktop app without making any changes to the phone or outlook? That is my concern.
And if I start fresh, what calendar setting should I use for the "only look at changed items" checkbox. I have changes both on my phone and desktop outlook since my last sync as it has been a few weeks now...
Thanks!
BJB
Thought I would share my experience to help others.
I decided to go with a clean install of MPE on my Win 10 desktop and not try to bring over any profiles since I did not have confirmation that would work.
First, I of course backed up my outlook PST.
I connected the phone, it prompted me to name my profile, then when it asked me "do you want to sync now" I chose "cancel" (guess that should say yes or no). Now it may have meant just "download your data to MPE" but by saying cancel, it did setup my profile and allowed me to put in all of my custom settings. And I felt safer "syncing" with MY settings and not the default.
Syncing to outlook. I set contacts and calendar to confirm everything, even 1 change. I set it to sync both ways AND to compare the entire calendar, not just changed events.
Phone was still connected and I chose the "Blue arrow" to download from the phone to MPE my contacts, calendar and notes (each separately). Again....perhaps that is all that MPE would have done had I chosen OK but that was not clear, anyway this is how I did it.
AFTER downloading my contacts, calendar and notes,I synced to OUTLOOK (and I guess that is the confusion, "download vs. sync"). MPE correctly identified changes which I reviewed and said to go ahead and change. Ditto with calendar, tasks, and notes.
I have not yet reviewed everything but based on the changes I confirmed, it looks like all went well.
Hope this helps other users in the same situation. Doing it this way felt safe and I controlled the process.
BJB
I decided to go with a clean install of MPE on my Win 10 desktop and not try to bring over any profiles since I did not have confirmation that would work.
First, I of course backed up my outlook PST.
I connected the phone, it prompted me to name my profile, then when it asked me "do you want to sync now" I chose "cancel" (guess that should say yes or no). Now it may have meant just "download your data to MPE" but by saying cancel, it did setup my profile and allowed me to put in all of my custom settings. And I felt safer "syncing" with MY settings and not the default.
Syncing to outlook. I set contacts and calendar to confirm everything, even 1 change. I set it to sync both ways AND to compare the entire calendar, not just changed events.
Phone was still connected and I chose the "Blue arrow" to download from the phone to MPE my contacts, calendar and notes (each separately). Again....perhaps that is all that MPE would have done had I chosen OK but that was not clear, anyway this is how I did it.
AFTER downloading my contacts, calendar and notes,I synced to OUTLOOK (and I guess that is the confusion, "download vs. sync"). MPE correctly identified changes which I reviewed and said to go ahead and change. Ditto with calendar, tasks, and notes.
I have not yet reviewed everything but based on the changes I confirmed, it looks like all went well.
Hope this helps other users in the same situation. Doing it this way felt safe and I controlled the process.
BJB