Best way to convert LARGE PT2 db?

[six4withafro]

I have an old db in PT2, my all-time master db, which dates back to 2005 and is 5-6GB in size. What would be the best way to convert it to PT3? Export all the hand histories from inside the pt2 db? I'm asking because it's so old, and there are many new fields/columns in pt3.

thanks.

[kraada]

Exporting the hands from the PT2 database then using the Manual Import in PT3 will be the fastest way. The only reason not to do it that way is if you have manually added tournament summaries - then you need to use the Database --> Convert options in PT3 as that's the only way to get that data to transfer properly.

[six4withafro]

Thanks kraada. Just wanted to add an fyi: in PT2 you can only export about 115K hands from the GAME NOTES tab at one time. (that's always been my experience, anyway)

[kraada]

If you use the Utilities --> Export Hand Histories to File ... option it should export all of your hands.