[GNC] Using logs for recovery

[Dan]

Greetings,

Several times I have tried to use logs to recover after a crash and never
seem to be able to make them work.  (Please note that I am "intermediate
level" with GNUcash, and have very limited programming experience.)
After navigating to:  File → Import → Replay GnuCash .log file, I am faced
with many .log files following the most recently saved  .gnucash file.
None of the .log files I replayed seem to do anything.
My next step is to set up a test company and wreak havoc on the files
intentionally, and also recover correctly. Below are some questions I hope
will save me some time.
Thank you for your consideration. This site is very helpful.


My questions are:

Am I missing a crucial step here?

Will I need to replay several .log files? (To clarify, are the .log files
each for a specific time period, or does the most recent .log file contain
all activity since the last saved .gnucash file?)

Which .log file(s) should I use?

Which .log file(s) will "wreak havoc" on my accounts?

Thank you again,
Confused Dan