[GNC] help lost data file

[Art Chimes]

I have a general suggestion to the problem for Windows users.

The must frequently-used, helpful, can't-do-without utility I have on
my system is called Everything. In the blink of an eye it displays
every file matching your specified filename search criterion.

Type <*.gnucash> in the search box (without the brackets) and you'll
get every file on your system ending in .gnucash with the usual
directory information: size, date modified, path, etc.

Everything is not only my go-to tool to find a file when I don't
remember — or failed to notice — what directory it was saved in. It's
also valuable for navigating to a file when you know the location
since I can usually type the file name (or enough of it) faster than I
can click through the directory tree. Example: I'm looking for last
month's MegaCharge credit card statement. I type "2019 Mega" and with
no perceptible delay it will show me all the files on my computer that
have "2019" and "Mega" in their name. (Everything indexes filename
only. Content and some limited metadata searching, e.g. id3 tags, but
it's not indexed and can be very slow.)

Freeware at https://www.voidtools.com/

(Information provided to assist fellow GnuCash users who have
misplaced their data or other files. I have no connection with
Everything or Void Tools except as a happy user.)

Art