Using personal ecition, got a new computer

[X314]

Hi,

I have been using QlikView personal edition and created a quite strong and detailed reporting regime for my data. 

Now I got a new computer and I realize that I cannot open my files as they have been created on a different computer...

Is there anything I can do to work around this restriction? I still have access to my old computer and the setup there, but it would take me weeks to copy all scripts and recreate all objects etc.

Best regards 

Espen

[Maria_Halley]

@X314 

Hi, 

You can open your document in the new install. You can change computer 5 times before you get "locked out"

see

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/QlikView-Personal-Edition-FAQ/ta-p/1711127

[X314]

Hi 

Thank you for the link, I have ended up trying to do a document recovery as specified in this article:

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/How-to-recover-Layout-and-Script-from-a-corrupt-QlikView/ta-...

But the wheel is just spinning... I know that a few times some of my files has been corrupted and I might have used some recovery attempts during the last 4 years of developing... 

Is there any way to check if I have used all 4 attempts? 

Best regards

Espen

[Maria_Halley]

@X314 

You said you have access to the old machine. Does the document open there?

Are you using the same version of QlikView on both machines? 

Can you create and open new documents?

I am actually not sure if you can see how many recoveries you have left. 

[X314]

Hi,

I have my old computer open, and yes I can access the files there. I have them stored in "My  Documents" as a QDF structure. I made a copy of the structure and moved it to my new computer.

Both machines have the same version from 2018. Version 12.30.20000.0 

I can create new documents. But trying to open some of the old ones I get an error message saying it fails to open.

I'm getting a bit stressed, I run so many of my reports at work using QlikView.

[Maria_Halley]

@X314 

If you create a new document in the old machine. Just a very small test document with almost no data.

Can you move and open that?

Also what does the error say exactly?

[X314]

I created a testfile on my old computer, saved it and copied over to my new computer. Getting the same error message:

[Maria_Halley]

@X314 

Is N: A local disk? If not can you copy it to a local dis and try? Make sure you have full rights to the file.

[X314]

Yes you are right, it's a server location, but all other files have been in "My Documents"

I cannot see anything else that I have full rights on the file:

I tried moving the file, got the same error again... Disscussed the issue with our IT guy, a possible solution could be to clone the disk in my old computer... 

[Maria_Halley]

Are you using the same OS for both machines?