Backup Files

[David Carlson]

On 12/21/2013 7:06 PM, John Donnee wrote:
> Thanks John, since GnuCash really doesn't have a Backup command, what is the proper procedure?
>
> Use "Copy" or "Save As"
>
> Thanks
>
> John Donnee
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>
>> On Dec 21, 2013, at 7:30 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. I created a new folder called GnuCash Backup.
>>>
>>> 2. I copied all of the files in to this folder.
>>>
>>> Question
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>> Question
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>> Question
>>>
>>> 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
>>
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Perhaps you saw the mail titled "Testing & Backup of GnuCash Files" on
this thread.  That probably includes references to answers to your question.

David C