Backup Files

[John Ralls]

On Dec 21, 2013, at 12:42 PM, John Donnee <jdonnee at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> I see that I have more than a 100 log and Gnu files in my personal directory on my iMac.
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> 1. I created a new folder called GnuCash Backup.
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> 2. I copied all of the files in to this folder.
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> Question
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> 1. Can I go in to the new folder and delete all of the old log and Gnu files from early November.

Sure, clean out whatever you're comfortable with.

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> Question
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> 2. I understand that a copy is made every time I close out of GnuCash. How do I set it so that these two files are copied in to the backup folder I created.

It's not exactly a copy. It's the last saved file, renamed with a date-time string, every time you save. Unfortunately GnuCash doesn't provide a way to rename it into a different folder, though that might be a nice enhancement.

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> Question
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> 3. Is is correct that it is the Gnu file and NOT the log file that would be the one that I would restore if I had too?

Yes.

Regards,
John Ralls