losing data

[Chris Bester]

Hi Maf

Looks like I have in sorted out.

Many thanks

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Maf. King [mailto:maf at chilwell.net] 
Sent: 23 December 2013 11:58 AM
To: Chris Bester
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: losing data

Hi Chris.

I'm fairly sure that the line at the top you are talking about is the window "title bar"

On my system, this shows ( icon  - File name - name of account or report tab - Program Name [ie Gnucash] )  - indeed most programs show similar context- relevant information in the window title; my imageviewer, for example, shows (icon - filename - size - zoom % - prog name)

So, assuming this to be what you are seeing,  your currently open data file is called "Balance Sheet(eguile)Aug2013.gnucash"  which is (in my opinion) an odd choice of name for a set of accounts, although perfectly valid.

I suspect that at some point, you did a "Save As" when intending to Export a Balance Sheet report and then later (after adding data to the master file) somehow managed to open the newer saved file that only ran to August, so it appears that your data has vanished.  As long as you save the file when closing GC (it reminds you if needed), and there isn't some sort of system crash or power outage, data loss as you describe is not something that I have experienced, nor heard of on the list. Save Early & Save Often, as I've heard said before.

Gnucash is similar to programs like word processors or spreadsheets in that you can have many different data files for different purposes (think letter_toSanta.doc and Resign-letter_to_Boss.doc).  Gnucash just helps to hide this capability, because it auto-opens the most recently edited file as many use cases involve frequently using one main file.

If you open the Gnucash File Menu, it should drop down a set of command choices.  Near the bottom of that list, I have Properties, then the list of my
4 most recently used accounts files, then close and finally quit.

Do you have any data file names listed in that section of your file menu?  


HTH,
Maf

On Sun 22 December 13 20:58:11 Chris Bester wrote:
> Hi Maf
> 
> Cannot give you a screen shot, but this is what the various toolbars 
> look
> like:
> 
> In the top left hand:-
> Ikon- Balance Sheet(equile)Aug2013 gnucash-Members fees-Gnucash- ( 
> This is the bar that I am referring to and which I cannot understand.  It appears
> above the following tool bars and menu bars.)          Members fees is the
> account I am working in. File  Edit  View  Transactions  Actions  Business 
> Reports   Tools   Windows  Help Save   Close   Duplicate  Delete   Enter  
> Cancel etc. - etc.
> Accounts   Assets   Checking Accounts    Expenses  etc. - etc.
> 
> Your last sentence do not make sense to me.  Maybe my system is 
> different. I do not understand what you mean by, having the wrong data file in use.
> 
> Hope you can help.
> Chris
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maf. King [mailto:maf at chilwell.net]
> Sent: 22 December 2013 12:07 PM
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Cc: Chris Bester
> Subject: Re: losing data
> 
> On Sun 22 December 13 09:17:10 Chris Bester wrote:
> > Hi There
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I notice now that above my toolbar, on the top left hand, you can 
> > hardly see it, a bar appears with a tiny Gnucash icon and next to it 
> > ; Balance Sheet equile Aug. 2013 followed by the name of the account 
> > or report I am working with.  As I jump between reports or accounts, 
> > that name appears, but the Balance sheet equile Aug. 2013 remains the same.
> > I have also discovered that when I open Windows in my toolbar, the 
> > same appears there.  Could this have anything to do with my 
> > continuous losing data entered after the end of August?  What is bar for in any case?
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Any chance of a screenshot?  I'm not on a windows system, but my GC 
> window layout is something like: Window Frame with current filename in 
> it Menu Bar Tool Buttons Tabs for registers & reports Main display of 
> tree/register/report
> 
> If windows follows the same general layout, then I'd suggest that the 
> "balance sheet....2013" is the filename of the accounts data file that 
> is presently open.  This may suggest that you have the wrong data file in use.
> 
> Do you have any entries in File -> {recently opened file list}, which 
> is between File -> properties & File -> close on my version.
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.

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