Excess Saving

Brian Dolbec brian_dolbec at telus.net
Thu Oct 20 02:27:29 EDT 2005


On Wed, 2005-19-10 at 20:12 -0700, JUNIPER wrote:
>     With "Days to retain log files" set at 2, I counted 52 log and xac 
> files, dating back some six weeks (we were on vacation 3 of those weeks) 
> clogging up my "home" folder. Nothing ever seems to get deleted unless I 
> do it mechanically. I reset the 2 to zero, yet that seems to make no 
> difference.
>     What I would really like would be for the current file to replace 
> the most recent saved file when I save and for the one saved to become 
> the backup (which, I think, is what Quicken does). I would rather not 
> have the log files at all, or at least have them be automatically 
> deleted at some point (like one or zero days).
>     Also, I don't see where I have the option of changing where a saved 
> file is put. I'd prefer to have them saved to the folder I created for 
> the purpose. Am I overlooking something?
>     Thank you,
>     Steve Juniper


Sorry, don't know about the backups and logs, but use the "Save As"
option in the "File" menu and save it to where you want it.  It will use
that file from then on.  The other option is to move it there and then
open the file in the new location.

-- 
Brian Dolbec <brian_dolbec at telus.net>



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