gnucash-user Digest, Vol 129, Issue 3

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

John Donnee <jdonnee at ec.rr.com> writes:

> Hi Colin, thanks for the answer. I do have another easy question.
>
> 1. Is there a “Backup” command? I could not find one except in the
> manual it says that GNUCash makes a backup when any transactions have
> been entered.

No.  You just copy your data file, just like you would backup a Word or
Excel document.

> So if I am not going to post any transactions but want to make a
> backup, do I use “Save As” since I do not see any “Backup” command?

No, you just need to copy the data file.

If you use Save As then the next time GnuCash opens it will use your
*backup* file, which is probably not what you want!!

> Thanks
>
> John Donnee
>
> 910.622.8111
> 8422 Emerald Dunes Rd.
> Wilmington, NC 28411

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-derek

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