Bug?

[Les]

It is much easier to manage if you create a folder to place all the
files in.  That way, they do not end up all over you desktop.

On 05/25/2016 09:31 AM, Dustin Henning wrote:
> The system makes a new log file every time it runs and/or saves.  The
> system also backs up the previous save file each time it makes a new
> save.  In my experience on Windows, it deletes older backups and logs
> when it saves once a certain quantity or age is exceeded (I'm not sure
> on the specifics).  You could deal with this by moving your main file
> to a special location (a such as a GnuCash folder on your desktop or
> in your documents) so that you don't have to see all of the files.  It
> may also be possible to change the behavior in settings, but you'd
> have to refer to documentation or wait for a more knowledgeable
> response if that was your preference.
>
> On 5/25/2016 10:19 AM, Jacqueline Greenleaf wrote:
>> New user here, I don’t know whether the behavior I’m seeing is a bug
>> or something I’m doing wrong.
>>
>> I set up a new file, storing it on my desktop, and starting working
>> with it. Every time I manually save, I wind up with a new gnucash
>> icon/file on my desktop, plus some assorted text dos with the
>> extensions .log and .lck scattered around.
>>
>> Is this expected behavior? Does the program really expect me to,
>> every time I manually save, to manually delete the older icons? What
>> about the assorted text files?
>>
>> I’m running the latest stable version of gnucash on a MacBook Air
>> running the latest OS X.
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
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