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How do I save Appleworks databases and documents when I upgrade to Maverick?

I have a lot of databases and documents in Appleworks. How can I access them if I upgrade to Maverick?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 11:58 AM

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Dec 2, 2013 11:04 PM in response to SusiSOS

As of Lion (10.7) the PowerPC compatibility "Rosetta" utility is no longer supported by Apple. So PowerPC programs such as AppleWorks no longer work.


You can run Snow Leopard (10.6) on an external drive or on a partition on your internal drive to continue running PowerPC programs under the Rosetta utility. Using the Startup Manager http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1310 you would boot Snow Leopard to run the PowerPC applications and then reboot a newer OS (10.7, 10.8 or 10.9) to run normally.


If you will be using the PowerPC applications often and you want to run them on Snow Leopard at the same time you run a newer operating system, then you can use Parallels. You need to call Apple to order it. You need the Snow Leopard Server version to use it with Parallels.


Snow Leopard Server for $19.99 + sales tax & shipping costs at 1.800.MYAPPLE (1.800.692.7753) - Apple Part Number: MC588Z/A (telephone orders only).

Parallels ($80): http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/

Dec 3, 2013 10:15 AM in response to SusiSOS

I would suggest reading the link in hands4's post and take the time now to move to a permanent solution away from Appleworks. It was deprecated a long time ago now, so if you insist on continuing to use, your problems over time will only get worse, not better. Given enough time, even making the transition to something else will become problematic. If your current system goes belly up in a year, or two, even if you have backups, finding a machine and an older copy of OS X for it, just to open those files could become a real headache.


Your other option is to simply not upgrade to Mavericks and keep running what you have now. But at some point, you are going to have to drop Appleworks and migrate those files to something else, if you want to upgrade hardware and OS at all.

Dec 3, 2013 10:32 AM in response to Csound1

Csound1 wrote:


I believe (but have yet to check) that Libre Office can open Appleworks databases, might be worth trying that as it is free.

Wilmut's article suggests that no other program will open AppleWorks databases directly (and he ought to know!)


The only solutions are to:


1) Run Appleworks, EXPORT the data and IMPORT the data into a newly created database in another program.


2) Continue to use Appleworks with one of the methods available to do so.

Dec 3, 2013 10:53 AM in response to Csound1

If you are insulted by a fact-based response to your suggestion that you have neither attempted yourself (for whatever reason), nor researched its inability to work based upon the noted expert, Roger Wilmut's oft-quoted article on this subject, then I apologize.


Most of us on the forum, would never suggest a solution that we had not attempted ourselves, or could link to others who have had success in doing so. To do otherwise, is a poor decision to involve the OP in a waste of his time, especially after others have posted workable alternatives that do work!


Reminds me of how you went about suggesting multiple times on this forum that Office 2008 would not install in Lion due to the lack of Rosetta, but later had to retract those suggestions with your tail between your legs...

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