[Windows/macOS]Migrating Files from an Existing Software Application to ScanSnap Home

Windows

When ScanSnap Manager is migrated to ScanSnap Home, files for existing software applications can be imported as files to be managed in ScanSnap Home.

The existing software applications to be migrated are as follows:

ScanSnap Organizer V4.1 or later (*1)
CardMinder V4.1 or later (*2)
ScanSnap Receipt V1 or later

*1:	Logging on to a computer with the same user account which you use for ScanSnap Organizer is required.
*2:	The database needs to be saved in an accessible place from the computer that you are using.

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To migrate files from an existing software application to ScanSnap Home, the drive on your device requires sufficient amount of free space for files to be migrated to it.

Required free space on a drive varies depending on the drive that you specified for the [ScanSnap Home] folder.

When the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder is set to a drive on a device that Windows is installed on

The drive requires free space that is at least 2.5 times larger than the total size of files to be migrated to ScanSnap Home.
When the save destination for the [ScanSnap Home] folder is set to a drive on a device that Windows is not installed on

The drive that is specified for the [ScanSnap Home] folder as well as the drive that Windows is installed on requires free space that is the same size as the total size of files to be migrated to ScanSnap Home or more.

Display the Scan Window of ScanSnap Home on the computer.
- To Display the Scan Window
Select [Open ScanSnap Home] in the menu that appears when you click at the top of the scan window to display the Main Window.
From the list that is displayed when you select [Help] in the menu → [Data conversion], select an existing software application with files to be migrated.
In the window for starting migrating files, click the [Start] button.

When the window for specifying a database file for business card data appears, go to step 5.

When a message appears indicating that the migrating of files is complete, go to step 6.
Migrate the database that manages the business card data for CardMinder.

In the window that appears when you click the [Change] button, select a database file for business card data, and then click the [Start] button.

The file format of a database is *.bid or *.cxdb.
Click the [Finish] button to close the window.

When the migrating of files is complete, a folder containing each existing software file is added in the folder list view in the main window.

macOS

When ScanSnap Manager is migrated to ScanSnap Home, files for the existing software applications can be migrated as files to be managed in ScanSnap Home.

The existing software applications to be migrated are as follows:

ScanSnap Organizer V1.1 or later (*1)
CardMinder V1.1 or later (*2)
ScanSnap Receipt V1 or later

*1:	Logging in to a computer with the same user account which you use for ScanSnap Organizer is required.
*2:	The database needs to be saved in an accessible place from the computer that you are using.

TIP

To migrate files from an existing software application to ScanSnap Home, the drive requires free space that is at least 50 MB in addition to the amount of free space which is two times larger than the total size of files to be migrated to ScanSnap Home.

Display the Scan Window of ScanSnap Home on the computer.
- To Display the Scan Window
Select [Open ScanSnap Home] in the menu that appears when you click at the top of the scan window to display the Main Window.
From the list that is displayed when you select [Help] on the menu bar → [Data conversion], select an existing software application with files to be migrated.
In the window for starting migrating files, click the [Start] button.

When the window for specifying a database file for business card data appears, go to step 5.

When a message appears indicating that the migrating of files is complete, go to step 6.
Migrate the database that manages the business card data for CardMinder.

In the window that appears when you click the [Change] button, select a database file for business card data, and then click the [Start] button.

The file format of a database is *.cmdb or *.cxdb.
Click the [Finish] button to close the window.

When the migrating of files is complete, a folder containing each existing software file is added in the folder list view in the main window.

Migrating Files from an Existing Software Application to ScanSnap Home

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