How to use Groove on multiple computers (907326)

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You will use the following three-step process to install a Groove account on another computer:

1. Prepare the account file for use on another computer.
2. Import the Groove account on another computer.
3. Fetch your shared workspace data.

Use the following procedures depending on your version of Groove.

In Groove Virtual Office

To prepare the account for use on other computers, follow these steps:

1. On the Options menu, click Preferences, and then click the Account tab.
2. Click Setup Multiple Computers.
3. Type your e-mail address, and then click OK. When you are prompted, type your Groove account password, and then click OK.
   
   Note The account must be secured with a password for you to be able to use this feature.

To import the account on another computer, follow these steps:

1. Install and then start Groove. The version that you install must be the same version of Groove that you are using on the original computer.
2. In the Groove Account Setup Wizard, click Use a Groove Account you have already created, and then click Next.
3. Type the e-mail address and the password for the account, and then click Finish.

To fetch your workspace data, follow these steps for each workspace on the Workspaces tab:

1. Click the workspace.
2. In the Common Tasks pane, click Get Workspace From, and then click a source for the workspace data. The source of the workspace data must be online with Groove for the new installation to obtain workspaces from it.

Note If only one option exists to download the workspace data, you start to download the data immediately.

In Groove Workspace

To prepare the account for use on other computers, follow these steps:

1. Click Go To, and then click My Computers.
2. Click Multiple Computers.
3. Select a method to transfer the account file. If you select Via the Internet, type the account name, your Groove passphrase, and your e-mail address. Then, click OK. If you click Manually, through a file, specify the location where you want to save the account file, and then click Save.

To import the account on another computer, follow these steps:

1. Install and start Groove. The version that you install must be the same version of Groove that you are using on the original computer.
2. If this is the first time that you have started Groove since you installed it, click Fetch an account from another computer in the Activate Product window. Otherwise, click the Groove icon in the notification area, and then click Import Account.
3. In the Multiple Computers Wizard, use one of the following procedures:
   • If you prepared the account to be imported through the Internet, click My account file is on groove.net, and then click Next. Type the account name, your Groove account passphrase, and your e-mail address. Then, click OK.
   • If you prepared the account to be imported manually through a file, click I have an account file on my file system, and then click Next. Click Browse, locate the account file, click the file name, and then click Open.

To fetch your workspace data, follow these steps:

1. From the Groove window, click Go To, and then click My Spaces.
2. Click a workspace, and then click Fetch Space to retrieve the data. Note that the computer on which you created the account file must be online with Groove for the new installation to obtain workspaces from the computer.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each workspace.

Identities

For more information about how to add an identity to an account, see the "Adding an identity to an account" topic. To view the "Adding an identity to an account" topic, visit the following Groove Networks Web site: