[GNC] Best practice to change name of GnuCash file ("book")?

[Derek Atkins]

File —> Save As
And choose a different name.
-derek
Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
On December 20, 2022 10:24:46 Eric Chapman <ecnews at etchapman.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I named my file incorrectly. I guess in GnuCash the data file is called
> a "book". I'm using .xml.
>
> Should I export and import with a new name (as discussed here in issue
> tracker: https://github.com/codinguser/gnucash-android/issues/634)?
>
> I'm attaching what I see as the types of files I can export from v. 4.13.
>
> I tried to export "Accounts", but I am not sure that's what I want,
> since the exported file is called *.gnucash, but that type of import is
> not listed on the "Import" dialog (see attached).
>
> Also, when I exported "Accounts", I also got a .log file which Finder
> shows as having zero bytes. What is it for?
>
> Thanks!
> Eric
>
>
>
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