Old Files

[Richard Barmann]

On 02/07/2016 09:37 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 7 February 2016 at 14:05, Richard Barmann <dick at stripingthetown.com> wrote:
>> I have a 285 old files in my business gnucash directory. I have to search
>> for the latest file  when I go into my Gnucash  program. I close and then
>> quit when I leave. What can I delete and how can I set it to open the latest
>> file when I go into the program.
> When you open gnucash it should automatically re-open the last used
> file.  Even if it doesn't then if you click on File hen you should see
> recently used files down the bottom of the menu.
>
> On the files, however, you mean the log and backup files (with the
> long number timestamp string in the name)?  If so then if you go to
> Edit > Preferences > General you can tell it how long to keep
> log/backup files.  Then old ones will be automatically deleted.
>
> If it is not the log and backup files then tell us the names of some
> of them so we know what you are talking about.
>
> Colin
I went to Preference /general and it was set to 30 days. I moved it down 
to 15 days but I still have .log files from last year. I also have the 
.gnucash  files .
When I close Gnucash I save/close/quit.
Dick