# Moving ROR Dev from one windows PC to another

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-ror-dev-from-one-windows-pc-to-another/194470>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 6, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-ror-dev-from-one-windows-pc-to-another/194470 "2010-09-06T16:39:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![DMaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DMaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DMaster)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-ror-dev-from-one-windows-pc-to-another/194470/1 "2010-09-06T16:39:35Z")

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Is it possible to move the complete ROR install/development directory  
or directories to new PC and continue to work/dev as the original one?  
Are there any registry entries that would preclude this working on the  
new PC?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DMaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DMaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DMaster)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-ror-dev-from-one-windows-pc-to-another/194470/2 "2010-09-06T16:44:07Z")

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On 4 September 2010 19:26, DMaster [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Is it possible to move the complete ROR install/development directory  
> or directories to new PC and continue to work/dev as the original one?

Yes, assuming you are talking about the rails application itself. You  
will also have to install the development environment (ruby, rails,  
gems and so on) in the same way you initially installed those on your  
original PC, which depends on your Operating System of course. Just  
install and setup the development environment and copy the  
installation directories across. Though since you should have your  
source controlled in a Source Control System (git is my favourite)  
then you should extract it from there rather than by copying the  
directories.

> Are there any registry entries that would preclude this working on the  
> new PC?

That will be handled by the install/setup of the development  
environment. If you are using mysgl or postgreSQL you may need to  
configure that also.

Colin