Fwd: A question about Gnucash

[L. D. James]

On 04/11/2015 02:37 PM, Alex Aycinena wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Djamel<smouazer02 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:57 AM
> Subject: A question about Gnucash
> To:alex.aycinena at gmail.com
>
>
>   Hi,
>
> Please, what to do to no have an icon added on my file for each transaction
> validated in GnuCash.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
>
> It is not appropriate to send e-mails related to gnucash directly to
> individuals. Go towww.gnucash.org  and sign up for the mailing list and ask
> questions there. There is probably a french mailing list, but I am not sure.
>
> I'm not sure I understand your question but based on the screenshot you
> have sent I will assume that you are asking about all the files in your
> gnucash folder. See
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.gnucash_and_.log_files_filling_up_my_directory.3F
> which may answer your question.
>
> I am copying this response to the mailing list so that others may
> contribute anything they may want to answer your question.
Hi, Smouazer.

In the future, please use text in your subject that will distinguish 
your message thread from all the others and hint to what you're looking 
for.  This will make it easier for people with expertise or interest in 
your specific question to identify your thread.  All the threads are 
either questions or comments on Gnucash.  You might have considered 
using something like "why so many icons" or "how to avoid multiple 
icons", or something to that effect.

If you consider doing this, you might find, a lot of times your answer 
would come to you while you're taking the time to make your question 
clear.  If spending time with your question doesn't give you the answer, 
it will at least have given you some time to analyze it in such that 
when people start to fill in your gaps in understanding, it'll be easier 
to follow the dialog.

As far as the icons you refer to in your specific question, they are log 
files and backup files.  All the data is in the one *.gnucash file that 
you are working with.  If you have issues studying the log file might 
help you to trace and identify the problems you experience.  The backup 
file may come in handy if you make a mistake while you're working with 
the system.

You don't have to be concerned with the other work files.  But again, if 
you have a problem, an expert might be able to point you to one of those 
files to have you resolve your problem.

I don't know if there's anything you can do to prevent those important 
files from appearing.  You could periodically delete them.  Some 
programs have the option of disabling backup and log files.  But that's 
an option that I would never select... especially the backup feature.

-- L. James

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L. D. James
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