[GNC] GC 2.6.19 & GC 3.8

Colin Law clanlaw at gmail.com
Mon Mar 2 15:36:55 EST 2020


On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 18:27, Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Colin:
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> It appears that they do indeed update together.

In that case both apps are accessing the same file.

Colin

>
> Les
>
>
> On 3/2/20 10:02 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> > If you update using one version does it update automatically in the
> > other?  If so then they are the same file, but accessed via different
> > routes on the file system.
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 15:56, Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Yes, I mean the account file.  I now have two seperate account files
> >> (2.6.19) and (3.8). However, since I am not knowledgeable in Linux file
> >> structure, I have decided that I will only open one file at a time.
> >> Once I am convinced that both are maintaining the same account balances,
> >> I will drop the 2.6.19 version.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> On 3/2/20 9:35 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 at 23:05, Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> I have just installed GC 3.8 via Flatpak and used my 2.6 version to
> >>>> start it but saved the file to a different location.
> >>> What file?  If you mean an accounts file it should save to wherever
> >>> you tell it to save, and if you open a file using File > Open then it
> >>> should save it back to that location.
> >>>
> >>> Colin


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