Reliability of Gnu Cash software

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I was a quickbooks user months before  it was released to the public.  five year ago I moved to the LInux Mint  desktop OS.  Over the years I tried different accounting programs that operate on Linux.  Once I took the time to learn GNU Cash only success to report.  I use the older version and it has bee rock solid.  FYI - the Linux distribution I use does not install any of the 2.6 versions.  I have 2.4.1.3 and it has been flawless.  There are some videos on youtube that are helpful.  I purchased the book and found it helpful.  

Remember to "turn off" the auto save feature and perhaps make a test company to make initial changes, before implementing changes on the "master" file.  

The plus of GNU Cash is that it follows basic accounting principles - In osme wasy it is better then Quickbooks - however the "printed" invoices are abvsolute crap.  I make my own.

Jack H.





On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 6:36 AM, Scott Armitage <account+gnucash at scott.armitage.name> wrote:
 
I've been using GnuCash since 2011, after I found out my online bank
would only display transactions back five years. I first began using
it as a simple means of recording all of my transactions for
historical record, but have since started using many other features as
well. It took some getting used to at first, as GnuCash is not Excel,
but the rigorous double entry system is invaluable in catching entry
errors earlier rather than later. It is much easier to figure out
what's wrong with something you just imported as compared to trying to
figure out what happened five years ago.

In the past year, I have also started using GnuCash to track my
investment portfolio. It is wonderful at this, although the "Advanced
Portfolio Report" is still trying to zero-in on my ideal use-case. My
biggest issue here is that although my investment broker tracks my
mutual fund shares to four decimal places, they only ever display them
to three, making it a little difficult to reconcile against my
statements =P

I agree with the comments above -- any errors or issues I've had with
GnuCash have been my own fault, not the software. In many cases they
were errors that I would never have caught if tracking it myself
through Excel or if using a different financial management tool.

The biggest suggestion I can give is to not make big, sweeping
changes. If you aren't quite happy with how you set up your accounts
at the start, make small, incremental changes. This will help stop you
from breaking something big which will take a while to figure out how
to reverse.

Good luck,
-S

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Richard Cooper <richtcooper at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm new to Gnu Cash software and would like to use as a replacement to proprietary accounting packages.
> However, before switching to Gnu Cash, I'd like to get an idea as to its reliability/performance - could someone point me to any recommendations/testimonials?
> Many thanks for your support!Rich
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