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By admin in : Backup Restore Move // Feb 17 2010

There are two ways to transfer your current iCU2 to a new computer. Please select the one which is most relevent to you:Users with either a removable media device or networked computers:

  1. Download and install the iCU2 Account Backup Tool (to your old computer)
  2. Start the iCU2 Account Backup Tool
  3. Select your current iCU2 directory (it’s normally in My Computer – C – Program Files – iCU2)
  4. Tick the box that says “Include Saved Messages in Backup”
  5. Click on “Backup”. The Backup process may take a few minutes depending on how much data is being backed up.
  6. The iCU2 Account Backup Tool will now back up the following files you:
    a: Your Profile
    b: You Pal List
    c: Your Saved Messages
    d: Your Ignore List
    e: Any special settings you made (ie port configurations, saving of outgoing QMs etc)
  7. Once the Backup has completed, a file will be created in your “My Documents” folder called “06-29-04.ic2″ – The numbers in the filename will change according to the date you created the backup.
  8. You now need to transfer the created .ic2 file to some sort of removable media (blank CD, zip disk, etc) or if you have networked computers, you can simply transfer the .ic2 file to your new computer.
  9. Once you have transferred the .ic2 file. Go to your new computer, (If you have not already installed iCU2, please download and install the Trial Version of iCU2 to your new computer)s
  10. Download and install the  iCU2 Account Backup Tool (to your new computer)
  11. Select your current iCU2 directory (My Computer – C – Program Files – iCU2, If you chose the default location when installing iCU2)
  12. Click on Restore, select the relevant .ic2 file that contains your backed up data and then click on OK. The restoration process may take a few minutes depending on how much data was backed up.
  13. Once complete, start iCU2 and you should now have all of your original settings, pal list, saved messages, etc.

Users without any Removable media device or networked computers.

  1. Download and install the iCU2 Account Backup Tool (to your old computer)
  2. Start the iCU2 Account Backup Tool
  3. Select your current iCU2 directory (it’s normally in My Computer – C – Program Files – iCU2)
  4. Make sure the box that says “Include Saved Messages in Backup” is NOT ticked.
  5. Click on “Backup”. The Backup process may take a few minutes depending on how much data is being backed up.
  6. The iCU2 Account Backup Tool will now back up the following files you:
    a: Your Profile
    b: You Pal List
    c: Your Ignore List
    d: Any special settings you made (ie port configurations, saving of outgoing QMs etc)
  7. Once the Backup has completed, a file will be created in your “My Documents” folder called “06-29-04.ic2″ – The numbers in the filename will change according to the date you created the backup.
  8. You now need to transfer the created .ic2 files to some sort of removable media (blank CD, zip disk, etc) or if you have networked computers, you can simply transfer the .pals file to your new computer.
  9. Once you have transferred the .ic2 file. Go to your new computer, (If you have not already installed iCU2, please download and install the Trial Version of iCU2 to your new computer)s
  10. Download and install the iCU2 Account Backup Tool (to your new computer)
  11. Select your current iCU2 directory (My Computer – C – Program Files – iCU2, If you chose the default location when installing iCU2)
  12. Click on Restore, select the relevant .ic2 file that contains your backed up data and then click on OK. The restoration process may take a few minutes depending on how much data was backed up.
  13. Once complete, start iCU2 and you should now have all of your original settings, pal list ,etc.

Please note that this procedure does NOT transfer your saved messages. Only users with removable media or networked computers can achieve that.

Also, you may find that your pals are listed as UserIDs after doing the transfer. You can manually rename pals by right clicking on the Pal and choosing “Rename Pal” in the pal list.

You cannot use the exact same iCU2 on two computers. ie if you transfer your iCU2 from one computer to another, you can only use 1 of them because both will have the same UserID. Doing this may cause problems with both of your iCU2s and may result in you being blocked from the iCU2 servers.

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