To install BookHound on your new system, please follow these instructions:
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Back Up Your Existing BookHoundFolder:
- Locate your existing BookHound folder. Usually this is named BookHound 8, and is in yourMy DocumentsFolder
- Right Click on the folder, and select 'Compress to ZIP file'. This will create a .zip archive of your current BookHound.
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Download BookHound:
- Access the new installation file using this link: BookHound Windows 11 Fix.
- Download the 'BookHoundWin11.zip' file to your computer.
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Unzip and Install:
- Locate the downloaded file. This is usually in your Downloads Folder. Move it in to yourMy Documentsfolder and unzip the file. This will create a new BookHound folder.
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Transfer Data File:
- From your old BookHound 8 Folder, copy the 'Data.fmpur' file (right click, Copy).
- Paste this file (right click, Paste) into the newly created BookHound folder. You might be prompted to overwrite the existing 'Data.fmpur' file. If prompted, confirm to overwrite.
- If you are not prompted to overwrite, recheck the file path to ensure you're placing the file in the correct location.
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Launch BookHound:
- Open the new BookHound folder.
- Click on the BookHound application icon to start the program.
If you have a shortcut on your desktop of taskbar, you will need to delete this, and create a shortcut to the new location.