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Anaksagorija
10-01-2008, 10:48 AM
Hello everyone. recently i have encounteda problem with Google analytics. it happened that my ex partners have cancelled me an access to admin system of my sites so now I can only watch the results obtained. and I am planning to settle new accounts for my sites but at the same time I do not want to lose the data that I am getting currently. the problem now arises that to settle new accounts I have to install tracking codes and to delete the old ones. but if i delete them i will lose all the data.
does anyone know what will happen if there are 2 tracking codes on the site?

the system reports the following note:
We recommend that you do not include both tracking code snippets together on any given page. Doing so might generate inaccurate report data. You can, however, migrate select pages of your site to the new tracking code while the legacy code remains on others.

does it mean that i have to delete the old code for some pages and to add there a new one?
Will be greatful if anyone replies me or gives a hint where i can get the answers. thank you

AussieWebmaster
01-19-2009, 10:19 AM
sorry never saw this... you could just set up another confirmation page with the new code in it. Try duplicating it and renaming - may need the sign up to change to this confirm page etc. thus saving old code and building new

or go for it and duplicate for short period and see what happens

beu
01-20-2009, 12:08 AM
but if i delete them i will lose all the data.
I'd suggest exporting data using one of the export tools available online... After data is exported then it seems like the account could be deleted.

Zhoog
02-03-2009, 09:37 AM
How can you change tracking codes if your not the admin any more???

AussieWebmaster
02-03-2009, 01:59 PM
if you want to change the code you need to generate new code so need admin access - and then you need to get the code on the pages as well so need access to the site's server

Zhoog
02-03-2009, 06:21 PM
indeed! but Anaksagorija tells us that his/her administraotr rights have been removed. So she can't change the tracking code.. either in GA or on his/her website.