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I already have a freshly installed UBB 6 on a server and want to move members and posts from an old UBB 5 board on another server. Can this be done or do I have to upgrade the UBB 5 to UBB 6 first and then move it?

We strongly suggest doing upgrades and moves separately.

So, you can upgrade the old board and then move it, or you can move it and then upgrade.

Don't try to do both at the same time though - things invariably go wrong.

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Okay so I move it to a new server first. Only problem is the links of all posts all have the name of the old domain name. Is there a way to change these globally?

Its been so long since I've used a 5-series board, but there was a function to update threads in the control panel. After the move and resetting all the urls and absolute paths in the control panel you'll want to run that function which should update everything but the graemlins in the posts.

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Okay. Moved board to new server. Installed UBB6. Everything seems to be okay. Had a problem with one thread, but deleted it and ran it again okay.

Now. I copied the board a week ago. I haven't pointed to the new board yet, so users are still using old board. There are new posts and members on the old board since I copied it. Can I get ONLY the new posts and new members and put them into the new board or do I have to go through the upgrade again. Thanks.