[GNC] Location of GnuCash data files

[David Carlson]

The thread GNCupdating advice seems to have answers that could apply to
this thread.

Adding to both: In the release 2.6.xx family, a simple method to find the
last used data file is to start the File > Save as process and see where
GnuCash wants to put the new file.  Then cancel before actually saving.

David C

On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 1:42 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> It should probably be filed in Bugzilla, but I think it might already be
> there.
>
> I seem to recall asking this question myself some months ago after a
> thread about user confusion over these files. I unfortunately can’t find
> the thread and don’t remember the exact final point, but I do remember one
> of the devs stated a good reason for why the present situation is what it
> is, darned if I can remember it though. Maybe one of them will chime in.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> > On Dec 31, 2018, at 12:09 PM, David T. via gnucash-user <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> >
> > Been done.
> >
> https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature-request/suggestions/1470507-configuration-option-for-backup-location
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 23:18, Stephen M. Butler<kg7je at arrl.net>
> wrote:   On 12/31/18 9:29 AM, Stan Brown wrote:
> >> Under "Uddating advice", I believe Finbar Mahon wrote:
> >>
> >>> On reading it I see that what is missing is how to find where the
> >>> gnucash file is saved.  The problem is that where it is was specified
> >>> by yourself when you first saved your accounts file.  Just as it is if
> >>> you save a word processor document for example, so the wiki assumes
> >>> you remember where that is.
> >> True enough, and a couple of people have suggested how to find a file.
> >>
> >> But word processors typically DON'T put dozens of log files in the same
> directory or folder as the actual document. Because Gnucash does, when
> someone naively saves a Gnucash data file to her desktop, it's almost
> immediately cluttered with log files. The same was true when I naively
> saved my first GnuCash file to the same folder as my financial spreadsheets
> -- relatively quickly they were buried under a blizzard of log files.
> (Granted, I'm exaggerating a bit, for effect.)
> >>
> >> I understand the usefulness of the log files, but why aren't they
> written to the temp folder? Or better yet, why aren't they written to a
> user-specified location, with the temp folder as default?
> >>
> > This sounds like an idea that needs to be filed as an enhancement
> > request.  I'd suggest an alternative might be to create two sub-folders
> > in the folder where the data file is stored:
> >
> > 1. ./GnuCash-Backups
> > 2. ./GnuCash-Logs
> >
> > That would keep them from cluttering up the main folder but be readily
> > at hand and easily identifiable.  Of course, I've used *Nix style paths
> > but the idea should port to Windows (I don't know Mac).
> >
> > --Steve
> >
> > --
> > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM
> > Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com
> > kg7je at arrl.net
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