Bug?

[Robert Kesterson]

GnuCash makes multiple logs and backups as a safety precaution in case something happens to your main data file.  This is good thing.  It is not a bug. 

If you prefer not to see them, then make a folder on your desktop (NOT in GnuCash but in finder on your desktop) and move all of the GnuCash files into it.  Then when you open the GnuCash application, it will probably tell you it can't find the  file.  That's ok. Most browse to the main data file in the new folder you created on your desktop and open it.  GnuCash will remember the new location when you exit the application, so you will only need to do that once. 

>From then on, the extra files that GnuCash creates will be inside that folder with the data file and won't clutter up your desktop. 

As for there being multiple icons for the same file, I expect they are different revisions, not actually the same file.  If you right click the files and do "get info" you will probably see that the file names are different, even though they use the same icon. 

> On May 25, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Jacqueline Greenleaf <jacque at book-woman.net> wrote:
> 
> Well, of course. But I can’t see how to do this. The “create folder” button in the gnucash new account setup doesn’t seem to work. And while I can create a new folder on my desktop, I still have to manually move everything into it. I don’t know of any other program that manages its own files this way, that’s why I question whether this is a bug.
> 
> And none of this explains why I eventually get multiple gnucash icons, representing several instances of the same file.
> 
>> On May 25, 2016, at 7:36 AM, Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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