diff --git a/dzgui/const/constants.py b/dzgui/const/constants.py
index 5352c01..a004505 100644
--- a/dzgui/const/constants.py
+++ b/dzgui/const/constants.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ WINDOW_DEFAULT_X = 1400
 WINDOW_DEFAULT_Y = 800
 
 LEGACY_CONFIG_PATH = ".config/dztui/dztuirc"
+LEGACY_COLS_PATH = ".local/state/dzgui/dzg.cols.json"
+LEGACY_IPS_PATH = ".local/share/dzgui/helpers/ips.csv"
 
 DEBUG_LOG = f"{APP_NAME}_DEBUG.LOG"
 SYSTEM_LOG = f"{APP_NAME}_SYSTEM.LOG"
diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index 06973a2..f9757b4 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from dzgui.const.enum import (
     ContextMenu,
 )
 
-from dzgui.const.constants import LIBRARYFOLDERS_PATH, APPID_DAYZ, APPID_DAYZ_EXP, HEX_RED
+from dzgui.const.constants import LIBRARYFOLDERS_PATH, APPID_DAYZ, APPID_DAYZ_EXP, HEX_RED, WINDOW_DEFAULT_X, WINDOW_DEFAULT_Y
 from dzgui.controllers.model import ModelManager
 
 from dzgui.config import update
diff --git a/dzgui/init/migrate.py b/dzgui/init/migrate.py
index 08a7c8b..64fb277 100644
--- a/dzgui/init/migrate.py
+++ b/dzgui/init/migrate.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from dzgui.const.constants import LEGACY_CONFIG_PATH
+from dzgui.const.constants import LEGACY_CONFIG_PATH, LEGACY_COLS_PATH, LEGACY_IPS_PATH
 from dzgui.config.convert import rc2json
+from dzgui.util._json import read_json, write_json
 
 
-def test_legacy_conf(config: Path) -> None:
-    if config.exists() is True:
-        return
+def migrate_legacy_conf(config: Path) -> None:
     old_conf = Path.home() / LEGACY_CONFIG_PATH
     if old_conf.is_file():
         j = rc2json(old_conf)
@@ -18,20 +18,36 @@ def test_legacy_conf(config: Path) -> None:
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def move_state_files(state_path: Path) -> None:
+def has_new_config(config: Path) -> bool:
+    return config.exists()
+
+
+def migrate_cols_file(res: Path) -> None:
+    old_res = Path.home() / LEGACY_COLS_PATH
+    if old_res.is_file():
+        j = read_json(old_res)
+        cols = j["cols"]
+        if "View" in cols:
+            return
+        cols["View"] = cols.pop("Perspective")
+        cols["Max"] = cols.pop("Maximum")
+    write_json(j, res)
+
+
+def copy_state_files(state_path: Path) -> None:
     home = Path.home()
     legacy = home / ".local/state/dzgui"
     if state_path == legacy:
         # TODO: log this
         return
     for file in legacy.iterdir():
-        file.rename(state_path / file.name)
+        shutil.copy(file, state_path / file.name)
 
 
-def move_ipdb(ips_path: Path) -> None:
+def copy_ipdb(ips_path: Path) -> None:
     home = Path.home()
     name = "ips.csv"
-    legacy = home / ".local/share/helpers/dzgui" / name
+    legacy = home / LEGACY_IPS_PATH
     if ips_path == legacy:
         return
-    legacy.rename(ips_path)
+    shutil.copy(legacy, ips_path)
diff --git a/dzgui/main.py b/dzgui/main.py
index e08615b..5ed56fa 100644
--- a/dzgui/main.py
+++ b/dzgui/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ from dzgui.const.update import ALLOW_UPDATES
 from dzgui.init.coords import get_local_coords
 from dzgui.init.dayz import is_dayz_installed
 from dzgui.init.flock import lock_acquire, lock_release
-from dzgui.init.migrate import test_legacy_conf, move_state_files, move_ipdb
+from dzgui.init.migrate import (
+    has_new_config,
+    migrate_cols_file,
+    migrate_legacy_conf,
+    copy_state_files,
+    copy_ipdb,
+)
 from dzgui.init.prefix import get_version
 from dzgui.init.prereqs import has_steam_client
 from dzgui.init.proc import is_dayz_running, is_steam_running
@@ -61,11 +67,11 @@ def main() -> None:
     xdg_paths = get_xdg_paths()
     XDG = parse_filepaths(xdg_paths)
 
-    # NOTE: one-time operation when upgrading
-    if Version(version) < Version("7.0.0"):
-        test_legacy_conf(XDG.config)
-        move_state_files(xdg_paths["XDG_STATE_HOME"])
-        move_ipdb(XDG.ips)
+    if has_new_config(XDG.config) is False:
+        migrate_legacy_conf(XDG.config)
+        migrate_cols_file(XDG.columns)
+        copy_state_files(xdg_paths["XDG_STATE_HOME"])
+        copy_ipdb(XDG.ips)
 
     _format = "%(asctime)s␞%(levelname)s␞%(filename)s::%(funcName)s::%(lineno)s␞%(message)s"
     logging.basicConfig(filename=XDG.debug, format=_format, level=logging.DEBUG)