Importing data from GnuCash files

[Steve Collins]

I have not changed any of the names of the files in the backup, so if I
just copy all of those folders over into the newly installed GnuCash
folders that were set up when I re-installed the program, will that link
everything?  I am definitely not an accountant, so I was not using the
program to its fullest extent in the first place, but I did have invoices
set up, a few customized reports, etc.  Obviously the most important thing
for me is the data, but it would really help if I did not have to go back
through and set up the entire program again........

Thank you for your help!


Steve Collins
scollins970 at gmail.com

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 1:30 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 6 April 2016 at 07:45, Steve Collins <scollins970 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I had a hard drive crash on my computer, but I had all my data backed up.
> > However, with the new hard drive I had to re-install GnuCash, and, of
> > course, none of the data is linked to it now.
> >
> > Is there an easy way to simply link the old data file from the backup to
> > the new installation of the program?  I have the complete GnuCash folder
> > intact in the backup, so I could move it to where the new program is now
> > saved, but I don't know where to point the program to pull the
> information
> > from those old files........
> >
> > I am just using the local Windows 10 version of GnuCash--no special
> > databases or anything like that, and I am definitely NOT an advanced
> user,
> > so simple instructions would be greatly appreciated.......
>
> To get your accounts file back simply copy the accounts file (probably
> called accounts.gnucash or something similar, it depends what you
> called it when you saved it) from your backup to a convenient
> location, probably a new folder under My Documents (or whatever that
> is now called in win 10).  Then in gnucash use File > Open to open the
> file.
>
> Colin
>