[GNC] Backup files in another folder – solution for Windows

Glenn Fowler gfowler1 at outlook.com
Fri Aug 5 10:02:45 EDT 2022


Even with the SQLite database you still need backups.

One could use the built-in backup scheme to guard against user error or
database corruption and then also a copy to other media (cloud, external
drive, etc.) to guard against hardware failure.

On Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 9:37 AM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> An alternative is to use the SQLite backend. There is no file
> cluttering, and the added bonus of instant saves rather than periodic.
> I'm not sure how easy that is to set up on Windows, however.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 8/4/22 5:47 PM, GNC mailinglist wrote:
> > Hi,    I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was disappointed by the
> multiple backup and log files cluttering the directory where the main
> budget file is stored. I've searched and found out nobody even made a
> workaround. So I wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching folder for
> new files and moving them to another folder. Take a look at →  github.com
> https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher  .  The file has an
> explanation but feel free to comment here or file a bug there.    Best
> regards, Char
>
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