[GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input

[Glenn Fowler]

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On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 1:15 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Someone else can help with the logfile, and it *should* replay your
> steps, but I'd offer two suggestions for a different workflow:
>
> 1. copy the file locally first, then open it. (other users of DropBox
> may have additional/alternative practices to help with sync issues)
>
> 2. Import, match & reconcile one month at a time then save. Doing this
> in smaller batches has two advantages: the matcher is trained as you go,
> this means less editing work on your part, and more accurate match
> guesses on GnuCash's part; the incremental saves mean should a crash
> happen, you lose less work.
>
> Another option is to switch to the SQLite backend rather than the
> default XML. Of course, XML should work, but SQLite does instant saves,
> so if there is a crash, your at most likely to lose the last
> edit/import, etc. (and so doing things in smaller batches also means
> less lost work, without even having to remember to save.)
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/22/22 11:29 AM, Phyllis Bruce wrote:
> > Imported and matched all the years transactions for a credit card.  Then
> > hit the reconcile button.  Crash!
> > On trying to get back in I received a message that talked about
> > bounceback?  I'm sorry, I didn't write it down, but when I tried to
> reopen
> > it said that someone else might be using the file and the path to DROPBOX
> > was shown.  I possibly made a mistake in choosing to open anyway -
> because
> > 4 hours of work have apparently disappeared.
> >
> > Dropbox has a log file timestamp is 10:51 (the log also exists on my
> local
> > drive).  That is about the time of the crash.  Could it possibly be of
> help
> > in restoring all my work or do I need to do it over again?
>
>
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