[GNC] Cannot restore backup from mobile app

[john]

> On Oct 5, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Eric H. Bowen via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> I began making restaurant deliveries last night and I was using the
> GnuCash mobile app to record cash transactions. This morning I wanted to
> export them to the main GnuCash program as a .qif file. Well, there was
> a download glitch and the .qif file was lost. I had selected the "delete
> transactions after export" option so they're now erased from the mobile app.
> 
> I've tried to go back into the "Backup and Restore" menu on the app and
> selected "Restore most recent backup", but I get the error message, "An
> error occurred while importing the GnuCash accounts: At line 1, column
> 0, not well formed (invalid token)."
> 
> So far it's just one day's lost data, but how should I proceed in future?

Don't use the delete after export option, I suppose.

But maybe reconsider using GnuCash for Android at all because it hasn't been maintained for 3 years or so, its author having moved on to other interests.

Regards,
John Ralls