[GNC] Okay, why won't it let me restore from backup?

[ToddAndMargo]

On 5/7/19 12:08 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> What exactly did you do when you tried to restore it from backup?
> Without knowing what backup s/w or strategy you use we are in the dark
> on what you actually did.

What backup means is that I have copies of the data file squirrels away 
wher Gnu Cash can't find them.  I restored yesterday's file to
the target directory where GnuCash does look.  I got back the same 
closed account.  When I let GnuCash i on the secret as to where
the backups were, it ran the prior day's properly.  I then used
"Save As" to put it back where it normally resides and remove
GnuCash from seeing the backup archines.

Why it worked the second way and not the first is the mystery.