Where does Gnucash save it backup files when using mysql data source

[L. D. James]

On 07/04/2015 08:54 PM, Sean Porterfield wrote:
> On 07/04/15 19:59, L. D. James wrote:
>
>>>      I have found the backups of gnucash to be very invaluable.  In
>> However, I find it very convenient that when actually using Gnucash, it
>> actually backs up the data.  The data is backed-up when you use it.
> I manually run a script to dump the mysql database after I close
> Gnucash, compress it, and copy it to a server.  That could probably be
> more automated by including the call to gnucash in the script, but
> manual backups are fine for me.
>
> I do see that Gnucash creates files in ~/.gnucash/translog/ presumably
> for the transactions that were done in the session.  I didn't see
> anything else that resembled a backup.
Thanks, Sean.  Having a Gnucash wrapper would be a workaround solution 
to consider.  I'm not suggesting that Gnucash performs any mysql 
backup.  I'm just hoping for some type of default backup directory (such 
as what you looked for) and a feature to perform a backup when exiting, 
in the same or similar formate that it already uses (xml/compressed).

Currently I've been using the "save as" but the problem with that is 
that it changes to the "save as" file for the actual active file. The 
current backup feature it issues is to backup using numbers, but keeps 
the active file by the one the user is actually using.

I'm appreciating the feedback.  If anyone sees merit in this, it'll help 
me with the wording for the feature request.

-- L. James

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