[GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input
Robert Heller
heller at deepsoft.com
Fri Jul 22 14:21:32 EDT 2022
You probably should hang onto the log files, until you have BOTH a good file
and a good backup of that file. You might want to keep some recent set of log
files, just in case something happens.
At Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:51:01 -0500 Phyllis Bruce <pobruce46 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Adrien, and Glenn
>
> I'd much prefer to keep the file local. I just discovered I can choose to
> NOT sync a folder to dropbox so I carefully navigated to the GnuCash folder
> on my PC and made that change. I will re-import by month henceforth. I've
> already done the hard work of figuring where stuff goes so it should be
> easier this time. I'll also decrease the autosave interval.
>
> Once I have a good file, do I need to keep the log files? They pile up in
> a double quick hurry.
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 12:16 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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