[GNC] Locating Data and Log Files SINCE UPDATING to 3.8

[Dr. Timothy B. Jones]

Greetings:

 

I just had my first heart failure since become a user of GNUCASH five years
ago.  While I have recovered...in doing so I have found a huge problem I am
very confused about and don't know how to correct.  Please note:

 

1.	Windows 10 Home Version.on December 19
2.	I used GNUCash, saved and exited as usual without problem.
3.	UPDATED GnuCash Version on the morning of December 31 to 3.8. and
shortly thereafter entered new program, everything looked fine and added a
new invoice, posted new payment and updated counters for new year.  I then
logged off.
4.	Today, January 2, 2020, I launched and got an error that the current
data file in the history list was no longer available. Did I want to delete
it from history list.  I replied no and repeated to same result.
5.	Next I went to my backup files and the latest backup file was the
file from December 19.  With no where to go, I saved as to my file name of
TimothyBJonesEdD.gnucash and made sure we were pointing to my GNUCASH data
folder on my desktop...seemed to save just fine.  I closed GNUCASH and
reopened it..also with no problems.
6.	Next I went to my GNUCASH data folder on my desktop and the lastest
files there were December 19, 2019.  Where are the later files??
7.	I relaunched GNUCASH and this time I attempted to save to my stick
drive.  When I did so (using Save As in GNUCASH) it opened the last save
location which is my GNUCASH Data folder on my desktop and not only were the
files listed there, so were the files from December 31, 2019.  In other
words, I can only see the files AFTER December 19 IF I open the software and
open the "Save As" window.   YIKES!!!  
8.	I returned to the GNUCASH Data folder and made sure my settings were
such that no files were hidden..and yet I still cannot see any files made
after the update or after December 19.
9.	As one last thing...I used File Explorer to search
"TimothyBJonesEdD" "TimothyBJonesEdD.gnucash" and "GNUCASHBKUP" and none of
these searches produced ANY files created AFTER the update!  I cannot figure
this out...the are like phantom files with no way to verify they are there
or to backup to an alternate drive for safety.   The dependent variable here
is I UPDATED version to 3.8.

 

Can anyone help or shed any light on this or help me fix?


Thank you! tbj

Timothy B. Jones, Ed.D.

Author, International Speaker & Principal Consultant