[GNC] Revising an old Gnucash file

[Adrien Monteleone]

Tom, forgive me if I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to 
accomplish. (based on the initial direction of some of the replies, 
perhaps I am not grasping the original question properly.)

But what do you mean by "ignore accounts"?

If you have any data in GnuCash, it *is* double entry. (GnuCash won't 
let you do anything else)

The Chart of Accounts you are using might well need some tweaking, 
(known as 'refactoring' in some software circles) but that can be 
accomplished with an existing book, without having to start over. (in 
most cases, even the worst case I can think of and have encountered, I 
still managed it, and I've 'refactored' my accounts several times and 
probably will again, I'm certain.)

Could you be more specific, maybe with an example, as to what you'd like 
to 'ignore' and why? (that is, how you think 'ignoring' an account will 
help you tidy things up.)

The situation may very well prove to not require 'ignoring' any account.

Regards,
Adrien

On 7/19/22 3:27 PM, Tom Browder wrote:
> I have my original Gnucase file which has been continually used (for about
> 15 years)  mainly as a simple check book app to replace Quicken. I am
> motivated now to (1) improve the account structure and (2) start moving
> toward a properly used double-entry system so I can use the full power of
> Gnucash.
> 
> Is there any way to ignore accounts while incrementally working on tidying
> up my mess? Or should I just give up and start afresh (ugh)?