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Setting up AccountRight on a new computer

Because your AccountRight company file is online, this means you can access it from any computer that has AccountRight installed with an internet connection (or from a web browser).

This also means if you have a new computer, or want AccountRight on more than one PC, all you need to do is install AccountRight.

Install AccountRight on a new computer

If other users log in to the new computer using their own Windows account name, they’ll need to follow these steps to install AccountRight as well.

  1. Get the latest AccountRight installer: download it here

  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install AccountRight.

  3. If you use personalised letters, have customised Microsoft Excel templates or use BASlink (Australia only):

    1. Copy these personalised files from the old computer onto a portable storage device. Use the table below to help find the files you might need to copy.

    2. Paste the copied files into the same location on the new computer. 
      Note that all other files, such as customised invoices and other forms are stored in your online company file and don't need to be copied.

If you use

copy the folder called

located here

personalised letters

Letters

C:\Users\<user.name>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\Current

Microsoft Excel templates

Spreadsheet

C:\Users\<user.name>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\Current\Reports

BASlink (Australia only)

Baslink

C:\Users\<user>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight

Once AccountRight is installed and any personalised files have been copied onto the new computer, you can work on your online company files.

If you work offline with Server Edition

If you're working offline with Server Edition, you'll need to move your company file (by creating a backup) and any other files you use, such as personalised letters and customised Excel templates.

Copy your files from your old computer

  1. Create a backup of your company file.

  2. Copy the backup file onto an external storage device, like a USB drive.

  3. If you use personalised letters, have customised Microsoft Excel templates or use BASlink (Australia only), you also need to copy these files onto the new computer. See below for the location of your personalised files. 
    Note that all other files, such as customised invoices and other forms are stored in your company file and don't need to be copied.

If you use

copy the folder called

located here

personalised letters 

Letters

C:\Users\Public\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x

Microsoft Excel templates

Spreadsheet

C:\Users\Public\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight\20xx.x\Reports

BASlink (Australia only)

Baslink

C:\Users\<user>\Documents\MYOB\AccountRight

Set up Server Edition on the new computer

You will need Windows admin permission to install Server Edition.

  1. Get the Server Edition installer: download it here

  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install AccountRight.

  3. Copy the files from the external storage device.

    1. Copy the backup file onto the Desktop (to make it easy to find).

    2. If you copied additional files from the first computer, copy these to the applicable folders (see the table above).

  4. Restore the backup.