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How to Move ezPaycheck Payroll Software to a New Computer

  • If ezPaycheck is still running on your computer, please follow the steps below to transfer data and transfer license.

  • If your computer is crash, please follow this guide to transfer ezPaycheck

    • Step 1: Transfer payroll data
    Step 2: Transfer ezPaycheck license


    Step 1: Transfer payroll data

    Step 1.1: Backup payroll data to the USB disk or a shared folder.

    Option 1: Use the ezPaycheck database backup feature

    Open ezPaycheck application on your old computer and insert your USB disk. Click the top menu "Accounts->Backup Current Company". You can backup your data to the USB disk.


    Option 2: If you are an accountant with many client accounts, you can copy database files to the USB disk manually.

    The default data folder for ezPaycheck is
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Halfpricesoft\ezPaycheck

    The database files are .mdb (Microsft Access database) files.


    How to read ezPaycheck database backup file (.mdb file)
    ezPaycheck database file is .mdb file and this file is password protected. Please do NOT open this file manually or with Microsoft Access. You must open the file with ezPaycheck software. Please follow the steps below to read your data.



    Step 1.2: Log on the new computer as administrator, download and install ezPaycheck payroll software. (You need to have the administrator permission to install the special fonts.)

    Download link:
    https://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp


    Step 1.3: Copy the database file from the USB disk to the new computer.

    Option 1: You can use the database restore function by clicking ezPaycheck top menu "Company->Restore Company".
    https://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll-software/ezPaycheck_restore_payroll_data.asp

    Option 2: You can copy the database files manually.

    The default application folder is:
    C:\Program Files\Halfpricesoft\ezPaycheck


    Step 1.4: Switch the current account to view data.
    Open ezPaycheck on the new machine, then click the top menu "Accounts->Select Company". You will see the database files in the list. Please select the new database file from the list and click the OK button to set it as the current database file.



    Step 1.5: Change the "list after date" to view more paychecks if needed


    More information: ezPaycheck data issue and solution

    If you see any data issue, please refer to this guide.


    Step 2: Transfer the License

  • If you purchased ezPaycheck previous version(ie: ezPaycheck 2024) and need to use ezPaycheck 2025 version on the new computer, you need to purchase a new license.

  • If you need to use ezPaycheck on both computers, please contact us to upgrade your ezPaycheck order and add one extra license.

  • If you will stop using ezPaycheck 2025 on the old computer, please follow the guide below to transfer the license to the new computer.

    • 2.1 Unregister ezPaycheck 2025 license from the old computer

  • Start ezPaycheck 2025 on the old computer, click the top menu "Help" then click the sub menu "register/unregister license key".
  • Unregister the license key.


    • 2.2 Register ezPaycheck 2025 license on the new computer




    More information: ezPaycheck license issue and solution

    If you see any license issue, please refer to this guide.