Best practices for migrating DT with a gap between an old and new laptop?

DEVONthink
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I’m moving university jobs at the end of this semester. As part of that transition, I will return my university laptop Macbook Pro, and won’t be able to purchase a new Mac until I officially start in January. So I will be without a computer for 4-6 weeks.

What are the best practices for ensuring that I can move my DT database with minimal loss of data? I have an SSD drive and will be using my iPad as my sole device until I get at my new job. I won’t need access to anything during that time, thankfully, since December will be mostly moving and holidays. But since all my other transfers had both machines side-by-side, I could always ensure the transfer went smooth and fix any issues on the fly. I won’t have that option now.

Thanks in advance for any tips, even if it is just as simple as dropping the database files onto the SSD.

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Welcome @lukemperez
Are you importing or indexing files into your databases?

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My apologies, I should have specified. Both, but I’m specifically thinking about the downloaded database. I have some indexed files that I plan on just re-indexing once I get the new machine up and running.

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No worries!

See Help > Tutorials > Migrate DEVONthink.
And as far as the indexed items, you do not need to reindex them if you put them in the same relative place. So if you’re indexing a folder in Documents, put the same folder in Documents on the new Mac.

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