Backup Files

[Dave Sergeant]

I posted about this last week. I have set the option to never save 
logs. This has indeed stopped the generation of backup files. But logs 
are still being generated in profusion so clearly they are NOT treated 
the same.

The way GC generates backup files embedded with the date is most 
confusing. I would be happy for it to keep a single backup, of the 
previous version, but not countless numbers of them. I am never ever 
going to use them as in any case I do manual backups to external media 
at regular intervals. The logfiles are redundant once I have closed the 
application and no use whatsoever.

Dave

On 5 Feb 2013 at 19:47, Fred Bone wrote:

> On 5 February 2013 at 9:49, Les said:
> 
> > I have my general preference set to retain 5 days worth of log files.
> > However, I have over 2 months residing in my folder.  Can someone
> > explain why?  Is it because GC makes a distinction between "log" files
> > and other files?
> 
> It treats log and backup files the same. However, it only deletes those
> that go with the current file you are working on. These can be
> recognised because they start with the same filename, and end with
> .<datetime>.log and .<datetime>.gnucash respectively.
> 
> For example, my current file is called "accounts-3.gnucash". The oldest
> log file is "accounts-3.gnucash.20130107151708.log" and the oldest
> backup is "accounts-3.gnucash.20130107162315.gnucash".
> 
> So if you open a backup and work with that (without changing its name)
> it won't delete the logs and backups of the original. Or if you have old
> files lying around (for example from test runs: I have several) then
> their logs and backups will be kept, until you next open the old base
> file.
> 
> If this fails to explain what you're seeing, post some sample filenames
> and perhaps something will reveal itself.
> 


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