Starting Over

[greenchicken]

I have been in the forum business since 1999 I currently use XenForo 1.5.18 and have data back to 2006 with many bad links, defunct image hosting companies etc. Hundreds of deceased users, Thousands of abandoned accounts, Google hates me and I want to clean up my act.

I have purchased the extension but the importer says version 1.4 but I am 1.5.18 can I still import to 2.2?

I am going to start over, all I want to keep is my users that have been here in the last 2 years and their account upgrades and my user groups and permissions

I want to dump all the content and start new
Is this possible?

 

[SyTry]

If you are using XenForo you just need to update your forum ^^

 

[greenchicken]

If you are using XenForo you just need to update your forum ^^

That's not what I want to do I know how to do that , thanks

 

[SyTry]

That's not what I want to do I know how to do that , thanks

Ah my bad, you want to make a fresh install with your data. Maybe a copy of your data into another installation ? I've never tried the Importer

 

[Paul B]

Use the batch update threads and users functions to delete the content, then upgrade to 2.2.

 

[greenchicken]

Use the batch update threads and users functions to delete the content, then upgrade to 2.2.

Yea I know how to do that too , I just have so much garbage installed over the years from importing from different brand names I just wanted a fresh clean install of the forum with only my users/usergroups/account upgrades

 

[Chris D]

You need to upgrade it to XF 2.2 regardless, then create a new, clean installation of XF 2.2 and install the Importers 1.4 add-on to that, then perform the import from the old site to the new one.

 

[greenchicken]

You need to upgrade it to XF 2.2 regardless, then create a new, clean installation of XF 2.2 and install the Importers 1.4 add-on to that, then perform the import from the old site to the new one.

Thats what I thought, thanks

 

[Lee]

Thats what I thought, thanks

It shouldn't be too hard to clean up without importing though, I wouldn't imagine.

 

[greenchicken]

Meh I changed my mind

Upgraded from 1.5.18 to 2.2
no problems whatsoever