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There are probably times when you are giving a user a new workstation and need to move all of the Notes data to the new machine. You have copied all of the NSF's to the new machine, but then wonder what else needs to be copied. The key to this whole process is that you have installed (but not yet configured) the Notes client to the exact location on the new one as was on the old workstation. That is, on the old machine, you see that Notes is installed to the lotus\notes folder. Install the Notes client on the new machine to the same folders.
After installing the client, but before configuring it, copy the following files to the same folders:
notes.ini
names.nsf
desktop5.dsk (if you are on R5)
desktop.ndk (if you are on R6/R7)
bookmarks.nsf
user.dic (if the user has added entries to the personal dictionary)
And, as I pointed out earlier, if there are local replicas of databases, be sure to copy those over as well. Doing that will reduce replication times and keep the Workspace error free. The Bookmarks file is used to keep track of the users bookmarks (go figure) on the bookmark bar.
Once the files have been copied over, you can then start Notes. You will see that it will launch without asking you to configure it (provided you did install the Notes software in the same folders). All the Location/Connection documents will be intact and the user will have all of their Contacts and Groups. Further, you will have saved yourself time and effort.
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Comment posted by Mike Gonzalez03/17/2006 03:16:56 PM
Gregg, as a consultant, there are a couple more files that could be useful. Make sure that if there are multiple NABs that they all get moved. Also, for connectivity, "hosts" and other VPN infomation will need to be captured. I know you're talking mostly about a new user in a corporate setting but if someone out there is putting their laptop infomation on a PC at home or something like that, these files might be useful.
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