[GNC] How to stop shortcuts from appearing on the home screen after every every transaction is entered?

[Stan Brown]

On 2021-01-08 07:56, Derek Atkins wrote:
> On Fri, January 8, 2021 10:50 am, Jesse VonStein wrote:
>> Very technology challenged user.
> 
> GnuCash creates a log file and backup data files as you enter and save
> your data.  This is to prevent data loss, so is a good thing.
> By default, GnuCash stores those logs and backup files in the same
> directory as your main data file.  So, if your main data file is on the
> desktop, then all the backup and log files will also be saved on the
> desktop.
> The BEST way around this is to move your data file off the desktop and
> into it's own directory (folder).  You can do this file File -> Save As
> and then selecting the target folder. 

I second that advice.

You can set the auto-save interval, and also set GnuCash for automatic
deletion of log files older than N days, in Edit » Preferences » General.

(In my opinion, it's unfortunate that GnuCash writes temporary files to
the data directory rather than %TEMP% or the equivalent, because it
leads to the problem the OP is asking for help. I know we had a
discussion a few months ago about this very common problem. There was
talk of adding an option, or an environment variable, to specify where
backup files should be stored, but I don't know if that suggestion has
been implemented, or will be.)

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