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emylistsddg at gmail

Jul 16, 2012, 2:39 PM

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getting gnupg keys from old computer to new

i used the wingnupg to install gnupg on a notebook i'm retiring. i mainly used the app and keys for my email client, "thebat".


i've installed gnupg on the new notebook, how do i get the keys from the old computer into gnupg on the new computer?

tia








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rjh at sixdemonbag

Jul 16, 2012, 3:51 PM

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Re: getting gnupg keys from old computer to new [In reply to]

Find the GnuPG configuration directory (on Windows XP it's usually
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\GnuPG, on Windows
Vista and beyond C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\GnuPG) and copy
that to the appropriate directory on your new laptop.

Once you've copied it, go into the directory and delete the random_seed
file. random_seed should never be copied between machines.

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mika.henrik.mainio at hotmail

Jul 17, 2012, 2:15 AM

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Re: getting gnupg keys from old computer to new [In reply to]

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On 17.07.2012 00:39, eMyListsDDg wrote:
> i've installed gnupg on the new notebook, how do i get the keys
> from the old computer into gnupg on the new computer?

Open terminal and run

```
gpg --export-secret-keys -a > secring.asc
gpg --export -a > pubring.asc
```

Then files secring.asc and pubring.asc should appear at your home folder.

On new computer, just run

```
gpg --import secring.asc
gpg --import pubring.asc
```

when they are in your home folder and they should get imported.

- --
Mika Suomalainen

NOTICE! I am on mobile broadband with very limited time, so I cannot
read emails very much.
The best time to contact me is probably weekends when I have better
connectivity with good luck.
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mailinglisten at hauke-laging

Jul 17, 2012, 2:37 AM

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Re: getting gnupg keys from old computer to new [In reply to]

Am Di 17.07.2012, 12:15:29 schrieb Mika Suomalainen:

> Open terminal and run
>
> ```
> gpg --export-secret-keys -a > secring.asc
> gpg --export -a > pubring.asc

Was my first idea, too, but Rob's suggestion is much better as this covers
neither the trustdb nor the configuration files or log files. There's not much
useless stuff in that directory. Doesn't make sense to copy single files.

Hauke
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