[GNC] Location of GnuCash data files

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On 12/31/18 13:26, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> That’s an easy go-to method for nearly any application. I teach it to my family regularly. It is very useful when they aren’t paying attention to where they just saved something moments ago as most apps default to a standard preference location (like Downloads or Documents) or the last-used location.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
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>> On Dec 31, 2018, at 2:20 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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>> 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
>>>
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