Copy of Data File Question

[David Carlson]

On 1/1/2014 12:32 PM, Michael Hendry wrote:
> On 1 Jan 2014, at 15:48, John Donnee <jdonnee at ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> When I “Copy” the data file to another folder so that I can have a backup copy there are two files.
>>
>> 1. The GnuCash that is around 23 KB
>>
>> 2. The log file that is around 800 KB
>>
>> Do I need to copy both files?
> No. But note that the gnucash files with a date and time inserted into the filename are backups in themselves, so you don’t really need to do this.
>
> My current file is called MDH.gnucash.
>
> The most recent backup in my accounts directory is called MDH.gnucash.20140101181230.gnucash, which was created on the 1st Jan 2014 at 18:12 hours and 30 seconds.
>
> There is a sequence of backups all named in a similar manner.
>
> If you wish, you can use “Save As” to save the accounts you are currently viewing with a special name, or in a special directory. I tend to do this before upgrading my version of GnuCash, or performing a “Close Books” operation, and I use a name like:
>
> MDH_Before_Upgrade_to_GC2.6.gnucash
>
> Be warned, though, that if you don’t revert to the original filename (in my case, MDH.gnucash) before you shut GnuCash down, that this is the file that will be opened by GnuCash the next time it’s started. I avoid this by “Saving As” twice in a quick succession, once with the new name, and then again with the original name.
>
> Best of luck
>
> Michael
>
>

I think that it is a good idea to copy the data file about once a month
to some other drive, preferably physically remote, as a secondary backup.

David C