[GNC] how to find where to move file

[davidcousens49 at gmail.com]

Chuck

This is the wiki article Adrien was referring to 
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations. This details the
configuration locations for each OS type (Windows Mac , Linux)  About halway
down the page there are some links to diagrams 
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Diagrams_-_Linux showing the
locations diagrammatically  for the three OS os's which may be a bit easier to
follow as the description in the wikiuses pseudo environment variable
definitiions. 

for info on migrating the data files and usere preferences 
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-migrate-settings.html#:~:text=GnuCash%20preferences%20are%20stored%20in,machine%20to%20migrate%20your%20preferences.&text=On%20Unix%20and%20macOS%20%2C%20these,display%20in%20the%20file%20manager
.

David Cousens


On Sun, 2022-01-02 at 20:35 -0700, Chuck wrote:
> Hi: guess I am just thick....
> 
> OK, so I am 89 years young so maybe the wiki I looked in is wrong?
> 
> Finding the place in my updated version of Linux Ubuntu is my problem,
> Help would be appreciated.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> Access to backup Reports
> 
> Chuck
> 
> Tue, Dec 28, 8:35 PM (3 days ago)
> 
> Have saved copy Gnucash/saved-reports-2.4-backup &
> Gnucash/saved-reports-2.4 from before, had to replace computer due to age &
> not being able to access spreadsh
> 
> 3
> 
> Adrien Monteleone via gnucash.org
> 
> 12/28/2021 7:50 PM
> 
> 
> to gnucash-user
> 
> Are you asking how to actually move the file? I can't help you with that
> 
> part. It is just something you'll have to learn.
> 
> 
> As for *where*, the answer is to put them in the same place on the
> 
> computer where you found them on the old one. (as long as you're using
> 
> the same operating system)
> 
> 
> But if you really need a specific directory, yes, that is in the wiki in
> 
> the section that discusses file locations. It is spelled out there as
> 
> plainly as possible.
> 
> 
> It is different for every operating system. There is a section for the
> 
> main types. (Windows, Mac & Linux)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adrien
> 
> Chuck <chuck598 at gmail.com>
> 
> 8:27 PM (7 minutes ago)
> 
> to adrien.monteleone, gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> 
> Thanks, Adrien,I will try that.
> 
> I do not think moving/copying the is a problem but where to copy them to is
> so this should help, Thanks.
> 
> Chuck
>