How to import two Gnucash files from two computers to one computer

[Claire Light]

Thank you Maf, Nelson and David for such a prompt reply...I hope I am
replying correctly to the list, this is my first time :)
You are correct I am not trying to merge accounts....I definitely want to
keep them separate.

At the moment we have each of our GC account files (along with all of our
personal files) on our own thumb drives (USB).  These thumb drives get
backed up daily to an external drive...I hope this is acceptable.  I could
place these files directly on the computer as you suggested if necessary.

We are using the LINUX partition as one user, using the profile manager for
Thunderbird to access each of our mail accounts, and have separate folders
for our bookmarks in Firefox, etc....I prefer not to set up this partition
into two users.

You mention Maf,that you do not recommend sharing one login, which I have
been able to do without issue by doing what you mention File> open> load
other file.  This didn't seem ideal to me, so I un-did it and since you
don't recommend it, I am sure there is good reason.

This brings me to your reply Maf, "​I assume that you are going to have
independent logins on the linux box."
I would very much like to have two logins (without having to set up two
users on the LINUX partition) but cannot figure out how to do this...it
seems that there is something very simple that I am missing here.  Is there
some profile manager like in Thunderbird that is right under my nose and I
can't see?  And how would one person have multiple businesses or personal
accounts in a one user situation?
I would be very grateful for any further advice on this mystery.
Thank you in advance,
Claire



On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:

> On Sunday, 4 December 2016 18:26:46 GMT Claire Light wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > My husband and I switched from Quicken to Gnucash about 6 months ago and
> we
> > love it.
> > We each had our own computers from which to work on our separate personal
> > accounts, nothing complicated.
> >
> > We now have only one computer to work from a dual boot Windows 7 and
> Linux
> > mint 18...and are cutting the cord from Windows.  I have exported my
> > Gnucash file successfully to Gnucash on the Linux partition, and his onto
> > the Windows 7 partition, only because I have not figured out how to
> import
> > his file into the same Gnucash program as mine on the Linux partition and
> > be able to easily switch between the two.
> >
> > I have read on many occasions that we can have multiple accounts,
> personal
> > or business on the same Gnucash program...please excuse my lack of proper
> > wording and newbiness in expressing myself.  I have seen on a post how to
> > open a new file,  how to merge two files but have not found anywhere how
> to
> > import a second separate Gnucash  file/account, so that we can both work
> > from the Linux partition, at separate times, on our separate accounts.  I
> > hope my question is clear.
> >
> > Would someone be so kind as to direct me on how to do this ?
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Claire
>
> Hi Claire,
>
> ​​
> I assume that you are going to have independent logins on the linux box.
>
> Copy your account file to something like
>  /home/claire/accounts/mine.gnucash
>
> and copy his to
> /home/[hisname]/accounts/his.gnucash
>
> this is mostly outlined in the FAQ about moving GC data from one system to
> another, with the slight extension to 2 users.
>
> If you are only going to have 1 login which you share, (which I wouldn't
> recommend) then /home/[ourloginname]/heraccounts/mine.gnucash and /home/
> [ourloginname]/hisaccounts/ his.gnucash would work too, you'll just need to
> File->open within GC if you want to load "the other file"
>
> HTH,
> Maf.
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