Copying or moving WINE to a new PC

June 3, 2017

A new PC with different username cause two issues for WINE when copying old PC user files to a new PC. If the Linux username changed, you have to update the “exec” lines of the .desktop files that reside in ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/ (or create softlinks). Sometimes the drive links in ~/.wine/dosdevices differ after copying. Update your shortcuts/softlinks as necessary.