Transfer of .gnucash folder from SSD system disc to HDD data disc

[L. D. James]

Gnucash's data is located in one compressed file.  You can save or copy 
that file to wherever you want to call it from.  Just click on: File -> 
Save as -> [Browse to where you you want the file to be saved ] -> [Type 
in the Name you want to call it] -> (Click) Save As.

What you're looking at in your Users directory is a work space and 
preference storage area.  You can delete that, move it, do anything you 
want to do.  It'll automatically be created again. If you use a 
different login name it'll create that directory under that different 
name.  However, none of the accounting data is stored there.  It'll be 
stored in the file where you actually save it to using the steps above.

-- L. James

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L. D. James
ljames at apollo3.com
www.apollo3.com/~ljames

On 03/29/2015 04:36 AM, Russellji wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a newby to this forum and GnuCash.
>
> I have recently upgraded to a new Windows 8.1 system with a SSD drive
> devoted to programs and a HDD drive for data.  When I installed GnuCash, it
> automatically placed the data files to C:\Users\Russellji even though I had
> changed my library and user locations to the HDD previously.  In fact it
> created the user Russellji as it had already been transferred to the HDD.
>
> So I cut and pasted the GnuCash folder from c:users\Russellji\.gnucash to
> D:\Users\Russellji\.gnucash and restarted the GnuCash program and it
> recreated c:users\Russellji\.gnucash!
>
> I have trawled the 'net for an answer, but could not find anything specific
> to this problem.
>
> Is there anyway of permanantly moving the data file so I can keep my SSD
> pristine?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Russellji
>
>
>
>
>
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