[GNC] Lost all settings after Flatpak update

[Colin Arndt]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for bringing this up. I experienced the same thing on Fedora 33 but didn't take the time to ask about it.
The welcome screen and tips displayed again and I had to re-enter my preferences for register display, etc. I remember thinking this was odd, which leads me to believe it hasn't happened with prior Flatpak updates. Would be curious to hear more about what might have happened.
Best,
Colin

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> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 22:40:52 +0800
> From: km22 <km22 at gmx.com>
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> Subject: [GNC] Lost all settings after Flatpak update
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> Hi,
> I am a Debian user and install Gnucash using Flatpak. I think Flatpak is
> setup to update automatically and the latest version of Gnucash seems to
> have been installed as of March 28th.
>
> When I started Gnucash I was presented with the typical popup tips and
> dialogs to set up a new user file from scratch.? The system did not
> remember any of my recently used files.? When I opened a recent gnucash
> file it loaded but all my settings are gone. For instance my tabs are
> all horizontal at the top of the screen rather than vertically to the left.
>
> Do you know whether it is normal for Flatpak updates to case user
> settings to be lost?? Is there a way to restore my previous settings?
>
> Thanks,
> Ken
>