-.gnucash files

[AlainCageda]

Thanks Maf, I'll do that.

But:

- How do I set in which folder GnuCash puts the autobackup file? By default it used to be in "USERS>MY NAME. Now as you see it's in DOCUMENTS. This suits me fine because it makes it easier to back up to a HD but, if I don't understand how this works I fear to do something wrong in future.
- Why is the autobackup of today named 20120915xxxxxx rather than 20120917xxxxx?

Alain



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> De : Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net>
>À : AlainCageda <alaincageda at yahoo.fr> 
>Cc : gnucash-user at gnucash.org 
>Envoyé le : Lundi 17 septembre 2012 9h38
>Objet : Re: -.gnucash files
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>On Mon 17 September 12 08:25:00 AlainCageda wrote:
>> Hi!
>> 
>> I'm taking my problems one at a time. It will be more simple.
>> 
>> Here is one:
>> 
>> I use Gnucash most everyday. At the end of each session I make sure to save
>> my changes.
>> 
>> Today the prompt I get is this:
>> 
>> "Save changes to file C:\Users\Alain\Documents\Gnu Cash
>> backup\PERSO.20120112221031.gnucash.20120201103420.gnucash.20120915112953.g
>> nucash before closing?"
>> 
>> - I don't know how I get such long file names (this has been going on for a
>> long time) - (MORE IMPORTANT) why is the file not named on the basis of
>> TODAY's date?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Alain  
>
>Hi,
>
>A long filename like that means that you have opened a backup file (and worked 
>on it) several times over.  I'm fairly sure that auto-backup file naming is 
>covered in the FAQ somewhere, but in brief:
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>You started with PERSO.gnucash, and saved that on 2012-Jan-12 at 22:10, and an 
>auto-backup was created, called PERSO.<timestamp>.gnucash.  at some later 
>time, you opened and edited this file, saving it, casuing another backup to be 
>made on  1st Feb.  Same again before/on 15th Sept.
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>The dated files are the auto-backups, not your "proper" data file.  
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>Your best bet is probably to do a save-as on whatever you consider to be your 
>current data file under some sensible name (maybe in a new, clean folder?) and 
>delete all the accumulated cruft from your existing accounts data folder (then 
>try to only open the main file in the future!)
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>HTH,
>Maf.
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