Restore backup

Johannes Kapune listen at kapune.de
Mon Nov 30 14:43:03 EST 2015


no, not the *.gnucash.gcm file. You should have a *.gnucash file

if you had done "save as" it may be possible your filename is without 
extension .gnucash

Johannes

Am 30.11.2015 19:37, schrieb Chuck Vaughan:
> Johannes,
>
> Thanks for the reply. If I understand your suggestion, I put the Carbonite
> file *.gnucash.gcm in a Documents folder called "gc from Carbonite". When I
> go to GC and hit OPEN, I select the "gc from Carbonite" file and I get a
> message that says "can't parse the URL file://C:\Users\Owner\Documents\gc
> from Carbonite". I may not be understanding all the terminology. Thanks so
> much for your time and patience.
>
> Chuck
>
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>     1. Re: Reports Negative in RED (Edward Doolittle)
>     2. Re: Issue downloading transactions from Chase (Steve)
>     3. Re: Reports Negative in RED (Phillip Walsh)
>     4. Re: Unrealised Losses (Peter)
>     5. Re: Issue downloading transactions from Chase (David Bergum)
>     6. Re: Unrealised losses (Peter Hoban)
>     7. Restore backup (Chuck Vaughan)
>     8. Re: Restore backup (Johannes Kapune)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 12:10:55 -0600
> From: Edward Doolittle <edward.doolittle at gmail.com>
> To: Phillip Walsh <phillipivanwalsh at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: Reports Negative in RED
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> I haven't tried this, but perhaps you can set up an Excel spreadsheet
> template with a conditional formatting rule for the whole spreadsheet that
> formats negative cells in red. Then cut your GnuCash report from HTML and
> paste into Excel.
>
> On 25 November 2015 at 17:08, Phillip Walsh <phillipivanwalsh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> How can I get REPORTS to print negatives in RED example -$123.00
>>
>> Phillip Walsh
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> ? Toutes les fois que je donne une place vacante, je fais cent m?contents et
> un ingrat. ?
> -- Louis XIV, dans Voltaire, Le Si?cle de Louis XIV, Chap. XXVI
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:44:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Steve <butterandsalt at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Issue downloading transactions from Chase
> Message-ID: <1448837041632-4681712.post at n4.nabble.com>
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> Just an update...just talked to someone in Chase online support, and
> apparently the issue has *not* yet been resolved, he anticipates it will be
> "several more business days".  When it is resolved, we "should" be receiving
> a message in our secure inbox on the Chase site.
>
> fyi and for whatever the heck it's worth...
>
> S
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:55:18 +1100
> From: Phillip Walsh <phillipivanwalsh at gmail.com>
> To: Edward Doolittle <edward.doolittle at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: Reports Negative in RED
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> Thanks for that Edward. Have already tried that and it works. Am looking how
> to change the actual print report. Have looked at the schema but can't see
> where the colour control is.
>
> Phillip Walsh
> 4/2 Kenneth Road
> Bayswater VIC
> Australia 3153
>
> Mobile 0419 320 393
> Home 03 82881045
>
> On 30 November 2015 at 05:10, Edward Doolittle <edward.doolittle at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I haven't tried this, but perhaps you can set up an Excel spreadsheet
>> template with a conditional formatting rule for the whole spreadsheet
>> that formats negative cells in red. Then cut your GnuCash report from
>> HTML and paste into Excel.
>>
>> On 25 November 2015 at 17:08, Phillip Walsh
>> <phillipivanwalsh at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How can I get REPORTS to print negatives in RED example -$123.00
>>>
>>> Phillip Walsh
>>> 4/2 Kenneth Road
>>> Bayswater VIC
>>> Australia 3153
>>>
>>> Mobile 0419 320 393
>>> Home 03 82881045
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Edward Doolittle
>> Associate Professor of Mathematics
>> First Nations University of Canada
>> 1 First Nations Way, Regina SK S4S 7K2
>>
>> ? Toutes les fois que je donne une place vacante, je fais cent
>> m?contents et un ingrat. ?
>> -- Louis XIV, dans Voltaire, Le Si?cle de Louis XIV, Chap. XXVI
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:44:17 +1100
> From: Peter <p.hoban at iinet.net.au>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org, "Wm..." <tcnw81 at tarrcity.demon.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Unrealised Losses
> Message-ID: <565B8DD1.8030604 at iinet.net.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
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>     Message: 11 Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 03:31:59 +0000 From: "Wm..."
>     [1]<tcnw81 at tarrcity.demon.co.uk> To: [2]gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
>     Subject: Re: Unrealised losses Message-ID:
>
>       [1] just to separate out this point in case someone else is
>       following. It is unclear to me if P is trying to get an existing
>       Unrealised Loss into a GnuCash book (in which case Equity would seem
>       the sensible route) or if 2.6.1 has an Unrealised Loss on the
>       Balance Sheet which has got lost (arf!) in development, in which
>       case where did it come from as I think in 2.6.9 it would be called
>       Retained Losses. I'm not sure if we are at version cross-purposes or
>       not.
>
>     Thanks Wm.  I have been away for several days - not ignoring the
>     question, but unable to address it.
>     I don't think we are at cross-purposes.  I started keeping accounts on
>     a spreadsheet and only went onto GnuCash about 4 years ago.  I
>     continued to keep the spreadsheet but found I had many more errors
>     there than with the double-entry GnuCash, so I came to use the
>     spreadsheet to help me conceptualise.  I don't know how I managed to
>     get previous years accounts to reconcile and I don't have time to
>     explore that now, all I do know is that GnuCash 2.6.1 produces the
>     following on my balance sheet: (copy & paste)
>     Liabilities
>     Liabilities                  $0.00
>     Total Liabilities                  $0.00
>     Equity
>     Unrealised gains                  $0.00
>     Opening balances                  $1,534,171.37
>     Retained Earnings                  $14,433.67
>     Unrealized Gains                  $1,009.14
>     Total Equity                  $1,549,614.18
>     Total Liabilities & Equity                  $1,549,614.18
>     My problem is that I have been unable to understand how the Unrealised
>     Gains figure was derived.  I tried entering revaluations manually but
>     the software wants to treat the entry as a purchase or sale of shares
>     which it is not.
>     If I should update my software I would need a source.  The version I am
>     currently using is the latest in the repository.
>     Thanks for your thoughts.  P
>
> References
>
>     1. mailto:tcnw81 at tarrcity.demon.co.uk
>     2. mailto:gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:54:31 +1300
> From: David Bergum <dib at red-sky.us>
> To: Steve <butterandsalt at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Issue downloading transactions from Chase
> Message-ID: <07346448-DC01-4362-A7EF-A0525DF1D3CC at red-sky.us>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 15:40, Steve <butterandsalt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just an update...just talked to someone in Chase online support, and
>> apparently the issue has *not* yet been resolved, he anticipates it
>> will be "several more business days".  When it is resolved, we
>> "should" be receiving a message in our secure inbox on the Chase site.
>>
>> fyi and for whatever the heck it's worth?
>
> Just as a data point, I use Gnucash for a business and iBank for a personal
> account.  I don't download anything from Chase in Gnucash.  However, my
> Chase Sapphire card transactions are downloading fine in iBank with no
> additional authentication.  I did get the email and expect something.  Maybe
> it is because i'm on the left side of the International Date Line?
>
>
> David Bergum				<dib at red-sky.us>
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>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:56:12 +1100
> From: Peter Hoban <peterhhoban at gmail.com>
> To: John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Unrealised losses
> Message-ID: <565B909C.6020100 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>
> On 27/11/15 11:28, John Ralls wrote:
>>> On Nov 26, 2015, at 2:38 PM, Peter <p.hoban at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, well!!  I find a dogs breakfast.  Clearly I have work to do to set
> this right.
>>> At this time my only suggestion is that the price editor show either the
> date or the price (or both) on the line of each entry - at present it shows
> only the name of the security which is the same on every line and only
> repeats the name at the top.  That makes it slow to find which are the
> prices to be removed as each item has to be opened then closed again to know
> before deleting.
>> Either you need to scroll the view to the right or add columns with the
> green arrow at the right end of the title bar. The available columns are
> Security, Currency, Date, Source, Type, and Price and by default they?re all
> on.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
> Thanks John - I must be getting myopic, the scroll bar seems so obvious when
> I look now.
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:36:31 -0500
> From: "Chuck Vaughan" <peopleskills at roadrunner.com>
> To: <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Restore backup
> Message-ID: <005d01d12b84$e3320a80$a9961f80$@roadrunner.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> I recently did a clean install of Windows 10 (upgrade from Win 7). The clean
> install was  intended to get rid of some persistent problems but has created
> a lot more. I did a flash drive of documents so I could reload my old data
> into the new system. I also had Geek squad do a backup when they did the new
> install just to be sure. Neither one seemed to save GC files. I have
> Carbonite and that restore lists a (set of books).gnucash file that should
> have what I need to restore my files. I have tried everything I could find
> in the Gnucash help and user threads. Brfore GC, I used Money Counts until
> Intuit bought them out and killed it. I like Gnucash because it is very
> similar. With Money Counts, when I wanted to resore, I just had to set up a
> set of books with the name I used before and then I could restore the data.
> I have tried that but not had any luck. I hope someone can give me a hint.
> I'm not really a computer whiz.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:10:59 +0100
> From: Johannes Kapune <listen at kapune.de>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Restore backup
> Message-ID: <565C7513.9000708 at kapune.de>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi Chuck,
>
> what happend when you copy the *.gnucash files to one of your directories
> and after this you start GnuCash and try to open one of this files?
>
> Johannes
>
> Am 30.11.2015 16:36, schrieb Chuck Vaughan:
>> I recently did a clean install of Windows 10 (upgrade from Win 7). The
>> clean install was  intended to get rid of some persistent problems but
>> has created a lot more. I did a flash drive of documents so I could
>> reload my old data into the new system. I also had Geek squad do a
>> backup when they did the new install just to be sure. Neither one
>> seemed to save GC files. I have Carbonite and that restore lists a
>> (set of books).gnucash file that should have what I need to restore my
>> files. I have tried everything I could find in the Gnucash help and
>> user threads. Brfore GC, I used Money Counts until Intuit bought them
>> out and killed it. I like Gnucash because it is very similar. With
>> Money Counts, when I wanted to resore, I just had to set up a set of books
> with the name I used before and then I could restore the data.
>> I have tried that but not had any luck. I hope someone can give me a hint.
>> I'm not really a computer whiz.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck
>>
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