Deleting files

[Fleming]

Problem solved!
And I think it would be a good idea to put each new GnuCash 'file' (set 
of accounts) in a folder of its own when first saved so that these 
'numerous files' (backups, logs, etc.) can be easily identified and do 
not become mixed up with other files in a folder.
It does seem a bit of a shame that GnuCash uses the term 'file' in a 
different way from its use in everyday computing - too much scope for 
confusion.
Bill

On 18/01/12 23:30, David T. wrote:
> The "numerous files" are backups and log files of your actions. See 
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.gnucash_and_.log_files_filling_up_my_directory.3F
>
> If you are deleting the main file, you should delete these as well.
>
> David
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Fleming <mail at fleming41.me.uk>
> *To:* Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
> *Cc:* gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Deleting files
>
> There are numerous files, although the Tutorial and Concepts guide talks
> about one file under which there are many accounts and many more
> transactions.  So I assumed there was one file I needed to delete and
> all the others associated with it would also be deleted.  This turned
> out not to be the case. I had to delete all the files.
> Bill
>
> On 18/01/12 20:37, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Wed, January 18, 2012 3:21 pm, Fleming wrote:
> >> How do I delete a saved GnuCash file together with all its accounts and
> >> registers? I have a set of accounts I created for the purpose of
> >> learning to use GnuCash.  But I now want to delete these accounts and
> >> the file they are in.
> > Just delete the file.  The same way you would delete a spreadsheet 
> or word
> > processor document.
> >
> > If you're asking "how do you make GnuCash forget that you had ever 
> created
> > the file so that it doesn't show up in the recent history", for that you
> > will need to remove it from GConf.  For that I would recommend
> > gconf-editor.
> >
> >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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> > -derek
> >
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