[GNC] Move files

Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) stan+gnucash at fastmail.fm
Sat Feb 4 14:39:37 EST 2023


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> On 2023-02-04 11:25, Fred Tydeman wrote:
>> I am running GnuCash 4.13 on Linux.
>> Will I run into problems if I move some of my files (books) to another
>> directory?
>>
>> I had been creating test files in the same directory as my real file.
>> I want to move all of the test files to another directory.

On 2023-02-04 11:32, Stan Brown (using GC 2.6.19) wrote:
This has been answered a zillion times, in one form or another. GC is
just fine with your moving data files, but the _user_ may get confused
because the list of recently used files (MRU list) shows only the name,
not the location.

If you do File » Save As, the file will show up in GC's MRU list, but
depending on how long that list is there may be a second, "orphan" entry
for the old location.

If you use your operating system to move the files, of course the MRU
list won't be updated, but as you say these are test files that probably
doesn't matter.

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com


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